sonycowboy
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I was just thinking about the fact that this generation has been owned by GTA. With over 10 & 11 million sold worldwide no other franchise except Pokemon can come close.
That being said, you can find GTA 3 used for $4.99 at most EB's or Gamestop's, presumably because of trade-ins, especially with the preorder of GTA:VC, where you were able to get a good trade value. I find GTA:VC used for $9.99 at many stores as well.
However, you don't see used copies of Halo much at all. I've asked over the years and gamestore employees always state that they don't get Halo in very often, and when they do, it blows right out.
So, now that Halo 2 is coming out, will the original finally be traded in? Or is it too cherished by Xbox gamers and it will continue to be a rare find as a used copy? And what does that mean about the long term prospects of each franchise? Does having $4.99 copies of GTA 3 devalue the franchise at all? Does it mean that GTA might lose some of it's long term value as a franchise?
NOTE: This is also true for most of PS2's major sales franchises. GT3, MGS2, FFX, & SOCOM can all be had for very cheap used, even way before this year, which you might expect with new sequels coming out for many.
It's just a very interesting dynamic that major PS2 releases can be found for so cheap when games like Halo & (for the longest time) Super Smash Bros Melee keep their value high for so long.
That being said, you can find GTA 3 used for $4.99 at most EB's or Gamestop's, presumably because of trade-ins, especially with the preorder of GTA:VC, where you were able to get a good trade value. I find GTA:VC used for $9.99 at many stores as well.
However, you don't see used copies of Halo much at all. I've asked over the years and gamestore employees always state that they don't get Halo in very often, and when they do, it blows right out.
So, now that Halo 2 is coming out, will the original finally be traded in? Or is it too cherished by Xbox gamers and it will continue to be a rare find as a used copy? And what does that mean about the long term prospects of each franchise? Does having $4.99 copies of GTA 3 devalue the franchise at all? Does it mean that GTA might lose some of it's long term value as a franchise?
NOTE: This is also true for most of PS2's major sales franchises. GT3, MGS2, FFX, & SOCOM can all be had for very cheap used, even way before this year, which you might expect with new sequels coming out for many.
It's just a very interesting dynamic that major PS2 releases can be found for so cheap when games like Halo & (for the longest time) Super Smash Bros Melee keep their value high for so long.
