The Greatest Hits Stigma

People don’t like greatest hits covers. It’s fine, they're ugly and if you’re a genuine collector of games, it’s not something you want in your collection.
But if you’re getting pissy about a greatest hits case eight years after the game is out, I don’t think I have the willpower to be near you.

[GuruStarr78]

Yeah, that green on the PS1 greatest hits case was Ugggggly!

[mikeslemonade]

It just shows that you're poor to wait for a game to go to greatest hits and then buy it. It also shows that your not a smart shopper because chances are if it's greatest hit you missed on a lot of opportunities to get the game below $29.99 because games normally are $29.99 or lower 6 months after they're released.

[Caithness]

Anyone remember when Zellers got in a whole bunch of Final Fantasy IX Greatest Hits with only French manuals and they priced them at $15.00 just to get rid of them?

That was so badass. I bought three and sold them to friend for $20.00 each. Ah, the things that made you badass back in juniour high... $5 profit!! Oh Yea!!

[Raptura]

Lmfao, ZELLERS. That place is SHIT. But a few times I found games there which were on sale before the release date.. Stupid store.

[blind-reaper]

so explain me why is SHIT getting games before release date???

[Johnny Rotten]

the red PS3 greatest hit's cases are pretty nice, they just need to get rid of the red stripe.

[ZombieAutopsy]

I'd like them more if they were more transparent.

[skwidd]

Oh yea, Johny! That red Killzone 2 package is really enticing me to spend money on that game again! I also don't mind the stripe XD

The PS2 red top wasn't too bad either. I have Ace Combat 5 and GT4 as greatest hits and I like the cover better on them. But yea.. the PS3 greatest hits covers are badass I think.

[Myst]

"Really, my whole point here is that I just don’t get this greatest hits thing."

This passage from the article completely showcases what is on my mind as to this greatest hits packaging. To me who doesn't really get some of the games on release it's great, the packaging doesn't matter to me since I don't look at it for too long and the price is cheaper. It's pretty much a win for a person like me. Though for people care I can see it being a burden. Though I must ask what is the point of going for original over Greatest hits?

[jemarval]

All i care is the game inside

[Stabicide]

totally agree with you

the gh case always looks out of place on the shelf

[Alos88]

I don't have the willpower to be near most people. I'm pretty sure if I was suddenly in a crowded subway I'd turn to stone. I doubt anyone would notice either.

[Slappy McGee]

I don't know why they can't just put some symbol on the front of the artwork like Nintendo did with their "Best Seller" games.

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Changing the artwork and putting the games in those tacky looking red or gray cases is unnecessary and just punishes those of us who like to collect games but could not afford them at the time or were busy working through a backlog of games and could not get it right when it came out.

[Slappy McGee]

Double Post

[Spenok]

"People don’t like greatest hits covers. It’s fine, they're ugly and if you’re a genuine collector of games, it’s not something you want in your collection."

You know, im a collecter. I have over 900 games in my collection, and i could care less if its a greatest hits box or not. I just want to have the actual case and im good.

[ZombieAutopsy]

True that, as long as i get some original artwork im good. You don't know how many times i'd go to gamestop and grab a used game with the original case/artwork and then they hand me one of their generic ones and i have to bitch at them and tell them to either give me my money back or the case i handed them.

[blodulv]

It's an eye sore that will not be included in my collection that's for sure...

No red PS3 cases, and No grey Xbox 360 cases thank you very much.

[J-Smith]

i am replacing my ps1 & ps2 *platinum* games as we speak LoL

the other day i got MGS1[ps1]off ebay[original version] & today i got Nightfire:007[ps2]off ebay[original version]to. i got 5 more games to go & the reason i am doing it is because they look cr*p in my PlayStation collection.

[NarooN]

Man who cares about the color of the case? Do you buy a game and just stare at the case all day? I loved the PS1 green stripe but the PS2 red stripe never really bothered me. I cared more for the game IN the case than I did the aesthetics of the case itself. Boggles me why the prices for "original" copies are so much higher than GH versions on sites like amazon and newegg.

[gypsygib]

They should just keep the covers the same and and put a greatest hits sticker on the plastic wrap. Theirs no need to make garish cases.

[crzyjackbauer]

They did that with the first gh for ps3
like gt5 prolouge
i really hate that red stripe since ps2

[ThisPlaceSucksBye]

I wish I could stab those people in the face.
It's a goddamn box.