Maybe this is common knowledge amongst the fandom but I was today years old when I learned how rare Xenosaga Episode III is.
Apparently there were only 340,000 copies made *worldwide* and approximately 120,000 of those were distributed in North America. I’ve had mine since 2006 and kept it with the rest of my Xeno collection never thinking anything of it until I saw an article today that covered some of the most rare PS2 games.
It’s selling for anywhere between $250-$300 pre-owned right now.
The game is way too sentimental for me to ever let go of, but my mind is blown.
"That's quite a birthday present." Jr. tried to downplay his excitement, but the hitch in his voice and the way his hands kept reaching for the machine in front of him gave him away.
Gaignun smiled, and clapped a hand on Jr.'s left shoulder. "I thought you'd like it."
It was a red and black replica Ducati DesertX—a replica, because Ducati hadn't existed for more than four thousand years—lovingly recreated and now stored in their private garage. By modern standards it was a simple machine, but just the act of looking at it transported Jr. back to a time when humanity had only one world to explore, when what existed over that ridge could be . . . anything.
The temptation was too great. Jr. decided to screw decorum, and swung his left leg over the seat of the wonderful motorbike.