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"When will platinum games be introduced to ps2"

we all know selling playstation games for £20 was a great way to sell the remaining stock of their old games, so why don't they making games like tekken tag and timesplitters £20 to attract newcomers to the console.

The games will have to stop selling as well before the range comes out, so we'll probably see small, consistent price drops before the range is launched.

the "platinium" range on ps2 will be called a very cheesy name something like mega hits :S

well when i went to toys r us the other day they were selling old games for £20, and army men games for a tenner.

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yep i read it in PSM2 and they have it in japan already (as always) and the us get i next year then i suppose we might a few months later. they've also brought this budget range out quicker than they did with the old platinum range which was close to the death of PS1.

sounds good GT3 and Tekken for £20 i'll snap those up

DreamWarBird wrote:
> I reckon games developers will put there own games under a 'Platinum' tag. Like
> on the Dreamcast, Acclaim re-relased there old games under the tag 'Acclaim
> Classics' for a discounted price. I think this will happen over time aswell as
> Sonys own 'Platinum' tag.


I'm not 100% sure, but I think Sony's license agreement prevents developers from releasing their own buidget ranges. There's nothing to stop shops reducing the price of older games, but not the developers themselves. I *think*.

There has been a budget range launched in Japan, at the equivalent price of £20, under the name "Mega Hits" which contains three titles at the moment - Onimusha, GT3 and Tekken Tag. The range currently scheduled to be launched in the US early this year - UK date is unknown.

I think the criteria for the PSone Platinum Range was that a game had to have been out for a year, and have sold one million copies or more. This has clearly changed for the PS2 range, as I don't believe Onimusha or GT3 have been available for a year even in Japan.

As I previously said, this bargain range is on it's way. A number of titles have already been spoken about as the first entires to the range.

I'm not sure of when they plan to get the whole system going but i'd presume towards the later-half of the year we'll be getting a 'platinum' range of some description.

ResÆvilfan wrote:
> I read in PSW a platnium range or something similar has already begun in Japan.
> Tekken tag, ridge racer 5 and many of the launch titles are availible at budget
> price, no word on the UK though :-(

I also read it but I dont know why there isn't one any where else as they took the numbers of copies sold worldwide ie each of these games even gran turismo 3 have sold more than 1 million copies worldwide.

Its like GoldenEye on N64. It was one of the first games on N64 but it was at full price for years after the realise!(well it was a Classic!)

Alot of older PS2 games can be bought pretty cheap. Oni is on special offer everywhere, or maybe they just need to get rid of it.

Platinum ranges are good. I've never actually bought a old game, but cheap games can be good for new buyers or people who dont want to spend £40 on a game. Alot of new PS2 owners may want to buy some of the better launch titles and at £40 maybe over looked by something freash and new. But at £20 it could be snapped up. I think Sony should start releasing the launch games on Platinum for £20. Then add a game after a year or so after its been to the platinum range depending on how good it did. Some thing like GT3 should be kept at the full price for longer than say an Army man game(which should only be about £10 in the first place).