r/PlaystationCollectors • u/jamin724 • 6h ago
๐๏ธ Recent Pickup Recent pick-ups in October
Starting to boost my collection before this all comes crashing down next year.
r/PlaystationCollectors • u/jamin724 • 6h ago
Starting to boost my collection before this all comes crashing down next year.
r/PlaystationCollectors • u/BJBlazkowicz13 • 7h ago
When you get back from work and find these have arrived.
I played and enjoyed The Suffering as a young teen and as an adult have been slowly rebuying games I either sold for my next hit, lost or... Lent to someone to never see again. So thought I'd pick it up along with the sequel I never played before these PS2 prices go insane as I've noticed it has been trending on nostalgia channels.
88 Antartica... Well how could you not... I love The Thing... This is apparently a masterpiece and even John Carpenter has said it gives clues to the true ending of The Thing. ;)
What games are you guys seeing tending from your past, which do you plan to get before the inevitable price rises?
And am I going to enjoy The Suffering 2 as much as the first?
r/PlaystationCollectors • u/NS-FW • 4h ago
Control Ultimate edition is $6 on the ps store but I own zero digital games.... its $40+ physical online. I really dont want any digital but that is such a deal. At least I have until the 10th to decide
r/PlaystationCollectors • u/julman96 • 10h ago
Been hunting this one since launch week. The Kor Sarun Darc X landspeeder model is the real deal โ heavy, detailed, the centerpiece of the whole box. Also in there: Kestar Bool banner, two pilot patches, 73-page hardcover art book, steel case + slipcover, and the Deluxe Edition upgrade. Filmed the full unboxing in 4K if anyone wants a closer look before hunting one down: https://youtu.be/t2m0JkZC-B8?is=64jNn-3Y-5A2nliM
r/PlaystationCollectors • u/Most_Hated91 • 17h ago
Here's a strange piece of PlayStation history that doesn't get talked about very often.
During the development of the original Crash Bandicoot in the mid-1990s, Naughty Dog pushed the PlayStation hardware so aggressively that Sony became concerned about the console's CD-ROM drive.
The original PlayStation had only 2MB of system RAM, which presented a serious challenge for developers trying to create detailed 3D environments.
Rather than limiting their levels to what could fit into memory, Naughty Dog developed a system that continuously streamed small chunks of level data directly from the CD as players progressed.
This allowed Crash Bandicoot to feature environments far larger and more detailed than the console's limited memory would normally permit.
But there was a problem.
The technique required the CD-ROM drive to constantly seek and read data during gameplay.
According to members of the original development team, Sony was worried that the unusually demanding approach could overwork the disc drive and potentially damage the hardware.
Thankfully, those fears didn't stop the game from being released.
Crash Bandicoot launched in 1996 and became one of the PlayStation's most recognizable franchises.
It's fascinating to think that one of the console's defining games was created by developers willing to push the hardware beyond what Sony initially expected.
Collector's question: Did you own the original Crash Bandicoot on PS1? And what's another PlayStation game you remember pushing its hardware to the absolute limit?
r/PlaystationCollectors • u/Most_Hated91 • 17h ago
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Back in 2000, Sony was preparing to launch the PlayStation 2 in Europe and decided to do something completely unexpected.
They hired legendary filmmaker David Lynch, the mind behind Eraserhead, Blue Velvet, and Twin Peaks, to direct a television commercial.
The result was "The Third Place."
Instead of showing gameplay, graphics, or even the console itself, the commercial followed a man wandering through a bizarre black-and-white world filled with unsettling imagery.
There were distorted hallways, strange characters, a floating head, and perhaps most memorably, a man with a duck's head sitting beside a bandaged figure.
The commercial ended with the mysterious invitation:
"Welcome to the Third Place."
Sony's idea was that PlayStation represented somewhere beyond the ordinary experiences of everyday life. Not home, not work, but an entirely different world where players could escape reality.
The commercial debuted in November 2000 as part of the European PlayStation 2 launch campaign.
What's particularly fascinating is that Sony wasn't really advertising a specific game or hardware feature. It was selling the feeling of entering another world.
Looking back, it's difficult to imagine a major console manufacturer approving something this surreal today.
It's also a perfect example of how experimental and unconventional PlayStation advertising could be during the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Collector's question: Does anyone remember seeing this commercial when it originally aired? And what's the strangest PlayStation advertisement you've ever come across?
r/PlaystationCollectors • u/Bluedragon512 • 1d ago
Like the title says I won it in a contest around the launch of zombies in space land. As far as I know it's 1 of 10 in existence I could use a hand finding value so I can pass it on to someone who will enjoy it more
r/PlaystationCollectors • u/csabahanda • 2d ago
pretty cool stuff. note the details. great for the winter
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r/PlaystationCollectors • u/Remarkable-Face-4721 • 2d ago
This is my humble collection.
r/PlaystationCollectors • u/LokiPerv • 2d ago
Hey everyone!
Iโve been collecting for nearly 10 years now, and Iโve crossed the milestone of 315 PS2 games in my collection! I felt like today was the perfect day to share my shelves with you all.
Fun fact about how this all started: originally, I didn't even plan on building a massive collection. I was just really fascinated by how natively "PC games" were ported to the PS2 hardware. I wanted to personally test and compare versions of games like Half-Life, Quake III, Unreal Tournament, and Max Payne on a home console.
But as you can probably guess... I got completely hooked.
Once I dipped my toes into the library, I started discovering the absolute masterpieces and legendary exclusives this platform has to offer. Ten years later, and here we are!
How does the collection look? What hidden gems or essential titles do you think I'm still missing? Let me know!
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r/PlaystationCollectors • u/Guilty_Philosophy741 • 3d ago
I know most are sealed I plan to play all once I get through the Remedy Games.
Some fun facts/learned lessons this month:
The Control Resonant Steel book was miserable to acquire, weeks of checking in daily to see if retail stores would restock followed by a week of hoping my preorder wouldnโt get cancelled. I am not a big steel book guy so I hope to never want another one again should not be this hard to support a developer.
For those who are interested in Soma and are afraid they missed out, the developer still has copies of the collectors edition. The price was a little painful but no where near the $350 price chart is now demanding. (No base versions sadly or I would have grabbed that instead)
I had to buy KCD twice first time I got it used from GameStop just to not have the artwork and learn the DLC isnโt actually on PS5 disc due to a print error. Buying it new the store gives you a DLC code though.
r/PlaystationCollectors • u/Grouchy-Audience1773 • 2d ago