Thatgamecompany is probably not as well-known in the gaming industry as they should be. Countless times now, I've mentioned Journey, Flower, and thatgamecompany to various friends of mine and I've been greeted with a puzzled look. Why I've been met with such a look is quite simple, these game were never publicized in the way that they should have been. They don't cater to the average gamer and they're very different experiences than most games. The question is, are these games the artistic masterpieces that many analysts have claimed they are or is this one collection that's a miss?
Could you get rich by investing in PS3 games? Almost definitely not. Can you make a few bucks by flipping PS3 games over the years? Yeah, sure! It wouldn’t even be that difficult. But let’s face it: Once these games are in your collection, you’re probably keeping them forever.
After a game's multiple generations old, and can't be had new at a reasonable price, that's when I see nothing wrong with emulation.
What's the point of paying someone scalper prices when the dev/publisher isn't even benefiting from it?
I paid $30 for SH Downpour on PS3 now it's around $70-$85 Canadian Lolipop Chainsaw I paid $15 and it has really gone up in price. I wonder if Transformers War and Fall of Cybertron will go up in price two of the best Transformers games every made.
In 5 years time all those games will be worth at least $150 to $200 that you listed
Ever since Sony announced that they would shut down PS3 store these prices have skyrocketed and even though Sony backtracked now most gamers realize that it's a matter of time before the PlayStation 3 store is shut down. If you want these games get them while you can even if digital because once that story shut down the physical prices will just go crazy high we saw that already
And many of these games did not sell like crazy amounts so they are limited number of copies available for sale at any given time
Folklore is a game I've always really wanted to play, but I got a PS3 late in the generation, and it was already really expensive to find, being it didn't exactly sell well, therefore was already kind of a collector's item.
Kept hoping I'd find a cheap copy randomly at stores and flea markets, but never happened.
It was available at GameStop for a while for under $20. Don't know har happened but GameStop started to sell their used games based on ebay prices it seems
You can still find it for around $60-70 and which in my opinion is a good price for a game that will be worth double if not triple that in next 5 years
Have you considered modding your PS3? Neither Sony or the dev would be getting money from that Folklore purchase. Kind of a victimless crime at that point.
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Honestly, I just want to actually give the experience a try. I'm not someone who would buy it at a premium just to potentially rip someone off down the road.
I mean, there are collectors out there and if paying a couple hundred dollars is worth it to them then more power to them, but I'm not one to be on either end of that exchange.
I know it's taboo, but I might dig in and see the state of PS3 emulation on PC. I have a good PC, so it might be able to power through the often times poor performance, being PS3 is known to be hard to emulate.
I've never emulated anything past the PS2/Dreamcast but, as I said in my first post, I don't see anything wrong with emulation if the game you want to play can only be had used, with no money going to the creators.
How come imports always feel so much cooler than domestic releases?
By: Sunni Pavlovic // thatgamecompany Studio Manager:
Sony Santa Monica and thatgamecompany are excited to announce the Journey Collector’s Edition – a digital bundle of the studio’s remastered PS4 titles flOw, Flower and Journey – is available on disc and to download on PlayStation Store for PlayStation 4 today (or 2nd October in UK and Ireland).
Specially bundled for those new to the world of thatgamecompany, players can now experience this definitive collection of critically-acclaimed, emotionally-immersive and groundbreaking titles all in one package.
This is an Indi bundle for the ages. If you haven't experienced Chen and Kellee's masterpieces...this is your change.
I played this yesterday, i finished Journey it was different not really sure what to call it. I played flower for about 15 minutes & fell asleep with controller in hand, it was very relaxing but not very fun imo. Didnt even bother with flow.