Image source, Activision/Marvel
- Author, Graham Fraser
- Role, Technology reporter
A nine-year-old PlayStation 4 video game has skyrocketed in price following the release of the long-anticipated film Deadpool & Wolverine last week.
Fans wanting to get their hands on the 2015 game Deadpool have paid as much as £116 on eBay – with an unopened copy in top condition selling for £330 last week.
It is no longer available for digital download, meaning gamers must seek out physical copies if they want to play it.
Deadpool & Wolverine, which stars Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman as the titular characters, has had the sixth-biggest box office opening ever.
Image source, Activision/Marvel
The game first launched in 2013 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, but it is the 2015 re-release that is becoming difficult to find without paying high prices.
According to PriceCharting, which tracks media sales online, the PS4 game – which originally retailed for £49.99 – could have been picked up for just £9 in May 2018 when the second Deadpool movie came out.
But the hype over the third instalment of the franchise, and the popularity of its stars Reynolds and Jackman, has seen the price of the game steadily inflate since filming began in May 2023.
And its July 2024 release has seen the game’s price shoot up even further to a record high.
It made $211m at the domestic box office, and opened with $233m internationally.
On Instagram, Reynolds thanked fans for going out to see the film, calling the success “kind of hard to process”.
Reynolds and fellow Hollywood actor Rob McElhenney bought the Welsh football club in 2020 and have seen the team promoted to League One.
The takeover and subsequent success was documented in the TV series Welcome to Wrexham.
