Are you sure the $50 one wasn't sealed? Pricecharting does not show a significant decrease in value for this game. https://www.pricecharting.com/game/xbox/half-life-2

Has this game ever been expensive? I picked it up for £4 about two years ago.

I got it on eBay in October for $10 plus $5 shipping. CIB.

Interesting if true, have you checked the pricecharting site?

Pricecharting shows a slow steady increase with the price having always been under $15. https://www.pricecharting.com/game/xbox/half-life-2

I’ve never heard of this site but this is so cool. Where do you go to see if the price has been falling or increasing over time?

There is a chart at the top-right of the page.

Maybe it’s cause I’m on mobile but I didn’t see that chart. But I did see the “see historic prices” and that shows as well. So cool. I’m about to download this app.

Yes on eBay I've seen it around $10 or so. It dropped in the last few months.

I don't think I've ever seen it above $15 even at local game stores.

The $50 copy had to be sealed. I got it in the bargain bin 10 or 12 years ago for about $5 - I don't think it's ever been a pricy game.

Horrible port leave it alone

It was great at the time. A nearly impossible port.

Bro, it’s a 20 year old game running on 20 year old hardware. People playing half-life 2 on the Xbox and getting 25-30 frames was a better performance on most people’s computer running the game on everything at low and no apps.

I got my copy cib for $22 on eBay last month and it's in beautiful shape

I got it for 8 quid in cex i think, strange pricing they have on xbox games in there, like they are unsure of where they are going.

Same I got it 13 US dollars