Do rpg's hold their value better than other genres?

[Mozgus]

Also, many players (like myself) often start a game and don't finish it, so are reluctent to sell it until they get to conquer the entire game. This in combination with some of the games having low production runs and higher that average retail prices when they came out boosts the cost up a bit.

I didn't think about that one. That holds true with my own habits.

[disorderlyvision]

Here's an interesting article on the subject:

http://blog.videogamepricecharts.com/20 ... chive.html

According to the stats given here, they do tend to hold their value better than other genres. I'm not proclaiming infalibility on this article or anything, but it is informative nonetheless.

good find. thanks for posting the link.

[Drakon]

Personally I find rpgs to hold their value just as much as other genres of games. Some of my favourite games are really short and I can easily clear them in 1-2 hours of playing. And some of my favourite games are 30+ hours long. But I enjoy them the same.