Why are old PS2 games getting expensive?

Old PS2 games are getting expensive because demand is rising while good copies are getting harder to find.

Main reasons:

• Nostalgia: People who grew up with the PS2 now have money to buy back the games they loved.
• Limited supply: Many cult games had small print runs, especially horror, JRPGs, and niche titles.
• Licensing issues: Some games can’t easily be re-released because of expired music, car, or likeness rights, so the disc is the main legal way to play them.
• Condition matters: Complete copies with the case, manual, and clean disc are much rarer and cost more.
• Speculation: Collectors and resellers buy up desirable titles, pushing prices higher.

Big hits are usually still affordable because millions of copies were made. The expensive ones are the rare, hard-to-port, or complete-in-box games.