11-year-old PlayStation game selling for 10x the original price thanks to movie link – as fans beg for re-release
GAMERS are fetching a pretty price for a popular PS4 game that was released 11 years ago and can no longer be bought digitally.
Owners of the title have already pocketed more than ten times the original value on eBay when unopened and sealed.
But even opened items are selling for triple their launch value.
It’s all come about since the new Deadpool & Wolverine movie hit cinemas.
The new film achieved an impressive opening weekend in the US, taking in $205million (£160million) at the box office.
This made it the eighth biggest movie opening ever – and best of the year so far.
In 2013, Activision released a Deadpool game for PS3 and Xbox 360.
Two years later, it was made available on PS4 and Xbox One too.
A digital downloadable version was also made available but by 2017 it had been pulled over a licensing issue with Deadpool owner Marvel.
The new movie has renewed interest in the game despite receiving lukewarm reviews at the time.
A new sealed PS4 version of the game with an 85+ grading has already sold for $625 / £583.
But several pre-owned and used copies of the game have gone for well over three times the original value, at around $213 / £167.
The game originally retailed for $49.99 / £49.99.
You could have picked up the game for about $11 / £9 second hand when the second Deadpool movie was released, according to PriceCharting.
Fans of the comic book character have called for the game to be re-released digitally, despite the licensing issue.
“They should relist the game,” one user wrote on Reddit.
“If Microsoft and Disney were smart, they’d get into an agreement to renew the license so the game could be relisted,” another said.
“I just bought a PS4 Deadpool physical copy couple months ago for $60 which is one of my higher cost physical purchases in a while,” a third added.
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- Use key words – eBay automatically filters listing titles for key words, so it’s crucial to use the terminology people search for – especially brand and product names.
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- Be realistic with pricing – Try searching for similar items on eBay, to make sure you’re going for the right price and always ask yourself “would I pay this price for this item?”
- Donate to charity – When listing your item, consider donating a percentage of the sale to a cause of your choice – from 10% to 100% – you can donate the funds raised from your item straight from the platform.