Article about a recent revelation by the Youtube Channel Modern Vintage Gaming: The game "Alien Resurrection" by Argonaut contains a code which allows to run burned CD copies of Playstation 1 games.

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[–] Hubi@lemmy.world 53 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Holy fuck, I had no idea. I just checked the prices online and they are absolutely insane. Why is it so expensive? I got the game and the console for like 20 Euros about 10 years ago. It's not in great condition though.

Edit: Oh, it's just so expensive because of this video? That's pretty crazy.

[–] Norgur@kbin.social 71 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Because scalpers expected this to be in demand after the news broke and set their bots to buy every cheap copy by unknowing private sellers in order to create a oligopoly and heavily gauge pricing

[–] JanoRis@kbin.social 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

But isn't the whole point to play a burned copy of the game?
This seems like scalping concert tickets to a concert that allows you to copy tickets in the printer.

[–] PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago (1 children)

No, the legit copy of the game allows you to play pirated copies of other games. It bypasses the piracy check in the console and allows you to swap discs to a pirated copy of whatever other game you want.

[–] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Loads emulator and laughs.

[–] PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

While I agree, there are entire communities built around retro consoles. But that also means legit copies of retro games can be difficult to come by.

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Sure, but at these prices, it's less expensive to get a modded PS1.

[–] IWantToFuckSpez@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The price is only high because the scalpers set the price that high. Whether they can find a seller is another question.

This like when a penny stock suddenly jumps up because one idiot bought it at a high price when supply was low.