GlossaireWhy Collectors Chase Black Label PS2 Games Over Greatest HitsTwo copies of the same PlayStation 2 game, side by side on a shop shelf. Same disc, same manual, same everything – except one spine is black and the other wears a red stripe. To a casual buyer they're interchangeable. To a collector, only one of them is the copy.
That red stripe is the Greatest Hits banner, and learning to read it – along with Platinum, Player's Choice, Nintendo Selects and the rest of the budget re-release family – is the fastest way to level up from "person with old games" to
