How Much Does a Complete PlayStation 3 Set Cost?

The total market value of every PlayStation 3 game we have a verified price for, in all three conditions. Totals use NTSC prices from real recorded sales and move with the market every day.

Loose

$19,112

1050 priced games · median $9.87

Complete in box

$25,868

1050 priced games · median $12.00

Sealed

$42,605

1046 priced games · median $26.54

Buying every PlayStation 3 game complete in box would cost roughly $25,868 at today's prices across 1050 titles, an average of $24.64 per game. The median game costs $12.00, and 788 titles still sell for under $20 — most of the budget goes to a handful of chase games.

In fact, the ten most expensive PlayStation 3 games alone account for about 21% of the full set value.

The ten games that blow the budget

Magus box art

Magus

2014 · Aksys Games Localization

$311.94
Puppeteer box art

Puppeteer

2013 · Sony Computer Entertainment Europe

$194.98

Cheapest PlayStation 3 games to start with

NHL 12 box art

NHL 12

2011 · Electronic Arts

$3.62
NHL 09 box art

NHL 09

2008 · Electronic Arts

$5.25
NHL 13 box art

NHL 13

2012 · Electronic Arts

$5.27

What a "complete set" really means

Most collectors count the licensed retail releases for one region. Our totals cover every PlayStation 3 game in our catalogue with a bot-verified market price, so they are a realistic buying budget rather than a theoretical list price. Variants, regional reprints and promotional discs are not included.

Loose totals are the cheapest way in and usually land at a fraction of the complete-in-box figure. Sealed totals are dominated by a few graded copies and are far less liquid — very few collectors ever complete a sealed set.

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