Rather than modern titles though, many are instead choosing to spend their time enjoying retro games as evidenced by the huge jump in prices since lockdowns first began.
Updated April 25, 2021, by Thomas Bowen: With a large proportion of the world's population stuck indoors over the past year or so, the amount of time that people spend playing video games has increased dramatically.
These are the fifteen rarest video game consoles, and how much they're worth. Many of these consoles are beautiful, but anybody hoping to get their hands on them all is going to have to pay a pretty penny assuming, that is, that they can even find them for sale.
RELATED: The 10 Rarest Video Game Accessories (And How Much They’re Worth) But when special collector's editions, custom made consoles, and rare consoles from the past are taken into account, it's easy to see what an extensive and expensive hobby console collecting can become. Sure, there are hundreds of millions of PS4s and Xbox Ones throughout the world, so those can't really be considered as such. The thing about video game consoles is that they're often called a collector's item but only certain ones are.