Summary
ASilent Hillfan secured an incredible deal at auction, grabbing some of the best-known games in the franchise for a mere dollar. The haul has otherSilent Hillfans feeling envious, as classic PlayStation titles are becoming rarer and harder to secure without spending a lot of money.
Silent Hillhas seen something of a resurgence in recent years, with Konami finally returning to its legendary franchise. TheupcomingSilent Hill fhas a lot of gamers intrigued, a new film is in the works, and theSilent Hill 2remake was very well received. However, for many fans, nothing beats owning one of the original copies of the games.
On Reddit, user warburrito2 shared their incredible haul with fans in theSilent Hillcommunity. In a photo, warburrito2 shows off original PlayStation 2 copies ofSilent Hill 2, Silent Hill 3,andSilent Hill 4: The Room. According to the user, they managed to get all three of these games for a mere $1. If that weren’t enough for survival horror fans, the deal also included a copy ofFatal Framefor the PS2. The games include the manuals, though warburrito2 noted that thesoundtrack forSilent Hill 3didn’t seem to be in the case.
A Trip to Silent Hill Is Rarely Cheap
Those responding to the post have been extremely enthusiastic and envious of the fan’s find. Many asked questions about how they managed to pull this off, to which they answered that a friend of their brother buys storage trailers and auctions off the contents. It seems like the games were all kept in good condition while in storage. Users have pointed out that buying these games online typically costs at least $100 for each one, withSilent Hill 3andSilent Hill 2typically being the most expensive. While warburrito2 doesn’t have a PlayStation 2 orbackward compatible PS3to play the games on right now, they are a fan ofSilent Hill, so they might end up playing these themselves.
Finds like these typically excite game communities, but they also highlight an underlying and ongoing problem with older video games. Some games are trapped on their old systems, with no digital releases or new physical copies for fans to approach them at reasonable prices. As the years progress, many games are being ported to newer systems, but that isn’t true of everything. The originalSilent Hill 2and3haven’t had an official release since they were made part of theill-reviewedSilent Hill HD Collection, and have never been officially ported to current-gen systems. Many fans have resorted to emulating the games or using patches to make the Windows releases playable on modern gaming PCs. Outside of that, fans have to keep their eyes open in hopes of finding a great deal like warburrito2 did.
