Retro Gamer Gets Incredible Haul for Just $30

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Retro gaming seems to become more popular as each year passes. With renewed interest in remakes and remasters granting even lesser-known games some time in the spotlight, newer Xbox consoles accounting for compatibility with older legacy titles, and Sony forming its own preservation team, old-school gaming is nowhere as niche as it was a decade ago. That said, even with the extra focus, great deals on retro gear and games can still be had, as evidenced by one Reddit user who managed to make a massive fifth and sixth-gen purchase for just thirty dollars.

In a post submitted to r/psx, a subreddit dedicated to Sony’s original PlayStation console, Reddit user LOLY_SK showcased a huge haul they managed to secure consisting of multiple PS1 and PS2 consoles along with accompanying controllers and an original Xbox system for good measure. The original PlayStation has received quite a bit of added attention recently thanks to Sony’s PS Plus Premium service, though some would argue that there’s no replacing the actual systems.

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Along with the consoles and controllers came a set of semi-obscure game discs, the most notable of which was the wonderfully weird Counter-Strike port for the Xbox. Additionally, LOLY_SK secured three separate memory cards, likely one for each console. While old PlayStation memory cards are nowhere near as rare or expensive as those used on the PS Vita, some retro collectors completely forget to grab them, misremembering when onboard storage became commonplace in consoles.

The r/psx post seems to have been received with a healthy amount of skepticism from other users. While some respondents congratulated the original poster on their terrific find, others