The Rarest PS3 Game Ever Is About To Be Released

It's not often that you get an alert that a video game is going to be rare before it is even released, but MonkeyPaw Games has put out the word that it's on the verge of sending Class of Heroes 2G for the Sony PlayStation 3 out into the world as a one-time, limited printing. Available only by preorder, Monkeypaw will print enough copies to meet initial demand and then plans no further releases. Don't expect to find this game at retail.

[XiSasukeUchiha]

Must buy!

[MattG-PTB]

Between the rabid fan base and the collector market, I bet they sell out quickly.

[admiralvic]

"I bet they sell out quickly."

I never got this logic in reference to Class of Heroes. I believe both times (at least this time for the PS3) the game failed to hit their initial signature target and I believe the PSP version was on sale for months before it got enough to make production viable. This will be no different and considering stock in infinite (as they're going to run as many as they need), only demand is finite, which probably isn't that high.

Heck, you can still buy the PSP game (only like 3,000 or so were made) on eBay for only $70 ( http://www.ebay.com/itm/Cla... ). Considering this only went from $36.99 to $70 (on a good day) isn't much appreciation considering the rarity.

[FamilyGuy]

Have you seen the game play for this title?

Definitely not for me.

[Goro]

Going to buy it but i'm never actually going to open it.

[Gezmoyassine]

Just get yourself two copies,one to play and one to keep sealed.

[Goro]

No, i'm going to buy one to play from the PS Store because it's half the price of a retail version.

[chuck826]

Just to make fools buy it!!!

[yeahright2]

Blatant artificial scarcity? I'll pass.

[HappyWithOneBubble]

Ultra rare game equals big money some day.

[MasterChief3624]

No. Rarity does not mean value. I could make a game in my basement and give it to a couple friends. They'd be the only ones to have it. But if they sold it on eBay? They'd get nothing for it.

Value is determined by rarity to a point, but also history. And generally, if a company is touting something as rare, that means it will not be worth much down the road. The most valuable things are the ones that no one expects to be rare. Xenoblade Chronicles, for example... never did I read the game was going out of print, and then it did. Add to that the GameStop exclusivity and it is hell to find a copy for a good price.

Following that, the next games in Project Rainfall (I think that's what it was called), The Last Story and Pandora's Tower... I bet so many people have those unopened in a box somewhere, hoping for them to make bank. But the thing is, lightning only strikes once in the world of collector's items.

The one huge exception I can think of is Disney. The Disney "vault" is something of an anomaly in that despite them touting it as a limited release, they do still maintain a high value. That might just be because it's Disney, though.

But look at all these collector's editions, limited editions... My rule of thumb is that if the product says it's limited or a collector's item, 99 times out of 100, it will not be worth anything down the line- simply because people will buy the heck out of it and there will then be no demand.

People pay high prices for rare commodities they actually want and were ripped from them unexpectedly. Or as I said, history can play a factor. Comics in the 30s and 40s were printed en masse and everybody read them... but the paper was cheap and most people used their old comics as mulch. Even though there were a million copies of Action Comics #1, given the fact that people never saw it as a possible investment, the supply dwindled down and now you have to have crazy money to purchase that issue. It blew up because that was the first appearance of Superman.

To win, you pretty much have to buy everything off the beaten path and eventually you will get something that sticks and sticks super hard. But if you just focus on stuff that touts itself as a valuable product, you will never win. Unless there is a recall of some sort, but even then that very rarely equals collector value.

The too long, didn't read version of the above post: Rarity =/= Value. There are many other factors at play than rarity. And if it says it is limited, it usually will never be worth much.

[Goro]

Rarity does mean value in most cases, just look at the NTSC version of Afrika on PS3. It got horrible reviews yet it is still worth more than most brand new game even when it's used, this is simply because it's so hard to find.
The only other strictly limited edition games i can think of on PS3 is TLOU Post Pandemic, Uncharted 2 Fortune Hunter Edition, Ni No Kuni: The Grand Wizard Edition, Persona 4 Golden Solid Gold Premium Edition & Dark Souls II Webhallen Edition. All 5 of those are now worth about 3-5x more than what the retailed for at launch.

[SonyStyled]

i bought 4. i personally dont mind having approx 1 sq foots worth of video games taking up space boxed in my closet for the next 30 years

[StrykerDragoon]

They need to make Tomba 1 and 2 HD collection. screw this game

[rezzah]

The total amount available is equal to the amount of preorders. It is similar to the Ninokuni LE preorder. Just ordered my copy.

[chippychan]

The thing is that it's ALSO going to be available digitally. When a game has a digital release at a set price where you can get it any time, why would someone pay higher amounts to get it physically? I mean, I can see spending a little extra to have the disc, but I don't think it's ever really going to EXLODE in value.

I also don't think the digital version will be too big to download either (I know some people have data caps and limited space on their PS3's). These types of games typically have small file sizes.

[rezzah]

Its not the game alone that is considered a collctable it is the whole package itself. Ninokuni can be bought digitally as well, but the limited edition version is currently sold at a higher price compared to when it was released.