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Chrono Cross (PS1): PSA Pop Report & Prices

Published 2026-06-13 · Updated 2026-06-13 · by Jason Trogdon
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PSA has graded 244 Chrono Cross PlayStation copies on record — 244 sealed. PSA tracks 5 distinct production variants separately because they’re priced differently by collectors. This page is the per-game pop + price + grading reference for Chrono Cross on PlayStation — updated weekly from PSA’s official population data and PriceCharting’s market catalog.

Loose
POP 0
Market: $14
CIB
POP 0
Market: $25
Sealed
POP 244
Market: $30

Quick Facts

Variant Comparison

PSA recognizes 5 distinct production variants of Chrono Cross, each tracked on its own population row because collectors value them differently. The variants this game discriminates on: Canadian-market edition.

Variant Loose Pop CIB Pop Sealed Pop Total
Made in USA, Greatest Hits, Canadian Version 2 2
Made in USA, Square Enix Release - Greatest Hits 2 2
Made in USA, Square Enix Release - Greatest Hits - Online Store Copy 178 178
Made in USA, SquareSoft Release 61 61
Made in USA, SquareSoft Release - Greatest Hits 1 1

PSA Pop by Condition

PSA tracks Chrono Cross populations independently for loose carts, complete-in-box (CIB), and factory-sealed copies — collectors price each condition separately because rarity and demand diverge sharply. Tables below show the grade-tier breakdown per condition, aggregated across 5 variants PSA recognizes for this title.

Loose Cartridge

PSA hasn’t graded any loose copies of Chrono Cross for PlayStation yet.

Complete in Box (CIB)

PSA hasn’t graded any cib copies of Chrono Cross for PlayStation yet.

Factory Sealed

Total graded: 244

Sealed summary by variant:

Variant Total Pop Top Numeric Grade Best Seal Grade
Made in USA, Greatest Hits, Canadian Version 2 9.8 A+
Made in USA, Square Enix Release - Greatest Hits 2 9.0 A+
Made in USA, Square Enix Release - Greatest Hits - Online Store Copy 178 10 A++
Made in USA, SquareSoft Release 61 9.8 A++
Made in USA, SquareSoft Release - Greatest Hits 1 9.8 A+

Factory Sealed Grade × Seal Matrix

Rows show PSA numeric grades. Columns show seal grades. Cell values are PSA population counts. Aggregated across all variants. Top observed grade: 10 (PSA ceiling).

Grade A++ A+ A B+ B NS Total
10 56 56
9.8 77 24 16 2 119
9.6 6 2 4 1 13
9.4 11 5 1 1 18
9.2 5 4 2 11
9.0 5 3 1 1 10
8.5 4 1 1 1 7
8.0 3 2 1 6
7.5 1 1 2
7.0 1 1
6.5 1 1
Total 163 44 27 6 3 1 244

Per-variant grade × seal matrices

Click any variant to expand its full grade × seal breakdown.

Made in USA, Greatest Hits, Canadian Version (2 sealed pop)

Top observed grade: 9.8 (PSA scale extends to 10).

Grade A+ Total
9.8 2 2
Total 2 2
Made in USA, Square Enix Release - Greatest Hits (2 sealed pop)

Top observed grade: 9.0 (PSA scale extends to 10).

Grade A+ Total
9.0 1 1
8.0 1 1
Total 2 2
Made in USA, Square Enix Release - Greatest Hits - Online Store Copy (178 sealed pop)

Top observed grade: 10 (PSA ceiling).

Grade A++ A+ A B+ Total
10 56 56
9.8 75 9 4 1 89
9.6 6 6
9.4 10 1 11
9.2 1 1
9.0 5 1 6
8.5 4 1 5
8.0 3 3
7.5 1 1
Total 160 13 4 1 178
Made in USA, SquareSoft Release (61 sealed pop)

Top observed grade: 9.8 (PSA scale extends to 10).

Grade A++ A+ A B+ B NS Total
9.8 2 12 12 1 27
9.6 2 4 1 7
9.4 1 4 1 1 7
9.2 4 4 2 10
9.0 1 1 1 3
8.5 1 1 2
8.0 1 1 2
7.5 1 1
7.0 1 1
6.5 1 1
Total 3 26 23 5 3 1 61
Made in USA, SquareSoft Release - Greatest Hits (1 sealed pop)

Top observed grade: 9.8 (PSA scale extends to 10).

Grade A+ Total
9.8 1 1
Total 1 1

Current Market Prices

All prices below are pulled directly from PriceCharting’s public catalog and refreshed each time this article regenerates (typically weekly). PriceCharting computes their values from active and recently-sold listings on eBay + their dealer network — independent of any data on this page. The Sealed column reflects PriceCharting’s “manual-only” / new tier — factory-sealed retail at average condition; specific graded-sealed prices vary sharply by numeric grade + seal letter (use the Sealed eBay browse link below for grade-specific comps).

All 5 PSA-tracked variants share the same PriceCharting prices because PriceCharting indexes at the title level, not the variant level. Variant-specific pricing surfaces on eBay sold-comp data — check the Sealed / CIB / Loose browse links below for variant-aware market signals.

Heritage Graded Sales

Heritage Auctions sold results below are real auction transactions for Chrono Cross on PlayStation. They complement the PriceCharting loose / CIB / sealed benchmarks above; they are not estimates and they are not blended into PriceCharting’s ungraded market prices.

Summary rows are title-level Heritage sale signals, sorted by format, recency, and realized-price signal. PSA production variants can price differently, so the sale records keep Heritage’s own variant notes visible instead of pretending every auction lot maps cleanly to a PSA variant row.

High-grade games can trade years apart, so older auction records stay visible; treat the latest-sale date as part of the comp, not just the dollar amount.

Format Grade Sale signal Latest sale Comps
Factory sealed (Squaresoft Release) CGC 10.0 A++ Last sale $3,000 Dec 18, 2025 1
Factory sealed (Squaresoft Release) VGA 90+ Median $2,750 Mar 28, 2026 3
Factory sealed (Squaresoft Release) WATA 9.8 A+ 2 comps, wide spread $812-$1,680 Dec 18, 2025 2
Factory sealed CGC 9.8 A+ Last sale $1,500 Jul 25, 2024 1
Factory sealed VGA 85+ 2 comps, wide spread $350-$1,170 Dec 18, 2025 2
Factory sealed (Squaresoft Release) VGA 85+ $600-$844 range Dec 5, 2024 2
Factory sealed (Squaresoft Release Promotional Copy UPC Punched) WATA 9.6 A+ Last sale $525 Dec 18, 2025 1
Factory sealed (Squaresoft Release) WATA 9.6 A+ Last sale $425 Mar 10, 2026 1
Factory sealed VGA 85 Last sale $219 Mar 17, 2026 1
Factory sealed (Sony Security Label) WATA 9.8 A+ Median $3,120 Dec 15, 2022 5
Factory sealed (Sony Security Label) WATA 9.6 A+ Last sale $2,400 Jan 29, 2022 1
Factory sealed (Sony Security Label) WATA 9.8 A Last sale $2,160 Oct 31, 2021 1

Showing the top 12 Heritage sale signals; the sale-record table below includes every Heritage auction sale used on this page.

Sale records:

View all 36 Heritage sale records
Date Sold For Grader / Grade Format Variant Notes Source
Mar 28, 2026 $2,750 VGA 90+ Factory sealed Squaresoft Release Lot 7452-28306
Mar 17, 2026 $219 VGA 85 Factory sealed Lot 312611-68050
Mar 10, 2026 $425 WATA 9.6 A+ Factory sealed Squaresoft Release Lot 312610-67043
Dec 18, 2025 $3,000 CGC 10.0 A++ Factory sealed Squaresoft Release Lot 44338-80007
Dec 18, 2025 $812 WATA 9.8 A+ Factory sealed Squaresoft Release Lot 44338-80008
Dec 18, 2025 $525 WATA 9.6 A+ Factory sealed Squaresoft Release Promotional Copy UPC Punched Lot 44338-80009
Dec 18, 2025 $350 VGA 85+ Factory sealed Lot 44338-80010
Nov 22, 2025 $2,051 VGA 90+ Factory sealed Squaresoft Release Lot 7428-28234
Jun 26, 2025 $2,875 VGA 90+ Factory sealed Squaresoft Release Lot 44314-80015
Dec 5, 2024 $844 VGA 85+ Factory sealed Squaresoft Release Lot 44282-79003
Jul 25, 2024 $1,500 CGC 9.8 A+ Factory sealed Lot 44262-80012
Jul 16, 2024 $600 VGA 85+ Factory sealed Squaresoft Release Lot 312429-68057
Feb 24, 2024 $1,680 WATA 9.8 A+ Factory sealed Squaresoft Release Lot 7359-28275
Dec 14, 2023 $900 WATA 9.8 A Factory sealed Lot 44225-79011
Nov 21, 2023 $94 WATA 9.6 A++ Factory sealed Greatest Hits Square Enix Online Store Later Production Lot 312347-68085
Oct 19, 2023 $960 VGA 85+ Factory sealed Japanese Version Lot 44217-79159
May 2, 2023 $49 WATA 8.5 A+ Factory sealed Greatest Hits Square Enix Online Store Later Production Lot 312318-66148
Apr 18, 2023 $69 WATA 8.5 A++ Factory sealed Greatest Hits Square Enix Online Store Later Production Lot 312316-68117
Apr 11, 2023 $139 WATA 9.6 A++ Factory sealed Greatest Hits Square Enix Online Store Later Production Lot 312315-67113
Feb 14, 2023 $192 WATA 9.8 A++ Factory sealed Greatest Hits Square Enix Online Store Later Production Lot 312307-67163
Jan 24, 2023 $192 WATA 9.2 B Factory sealed Lot 312304-69135
Jan 17, 2023 $288 WATA 8.5 B Factory sealed Sony Security Label Lot 312303-68143
Dec 27, 2022 $1,170 VGA 85+ Factory sealed Lot 312252-69167
Dec 15, 2022 $1,200 WATA 9.8 A+ Factory sealed Sony Security Label Lot 44174-79014
Nov 5, 2022 $1,440 WATA 9.8 A+ Factory sealed Sony Security Label Lot 7290-29183
Aug 7, 2022 $3,120 WATA 9.8 A+ Factory sealed Sony Security Label Lot 7288-29261
Jul 20, 2022 $360 WATA 8.0 A+ Factory sealed Sony Security Label Lot 312229-68122
Apr 23, 2022 $3,240 WATA 9.8 A+ Factory sealed Sony Security Label Lot 7286-29184
Jan 29, 2022 $2,400 WATA 9.6 A+ Factory sealed Sony Security Label Lot 7284-29151
Oct 31, 2021 $2,160 WATA 9.8 A Factory sealed Sony Security Label Lot 7263-29300
Oct 19, 2021 $504 WATA 8.5 B+ Factory sealed Sony Security Label Lot 312142-68097
Jul 20, 2021 $1,320 WATA 9.0 A+ Factory sealed Sony Security Label Lot 312129-68082
Jul 13, 2021 $1,800 WATA 9.2 A+ Factory sealed Sony Security Label Lot 312128-67067
Jun 15, 2021 $3,120 WATA 9.8 A+ Factory sealed Sony Security Label Lot 312124-68082
Mar 9, 2021 $528 WATA 9.0 A Factory sealed Sony Security Label Lot 312110-67081
Dec 21, 2020 $180 WATA 6.5 A+ Factory sealed Sony Security Label Lot 122051-16116

Listings

Each link below opens an eBay search filtered to that condition, scoped to Chrono Cross on PlayStation. “Sold” pulls completed/sold listings (use this for price research). “Listings” pulls current active listings (use this to find a copy to buy).

Why Chrono Cross Matters for Grading

Chrono Cross is one of the more heavily-graded PlayStation titles, with 244 PSA populations on record across loose, CIB, and sealed. Strong submission volume signals collector demand — and grade premiums are the market’s vote on which copies are scarce. Notable: every graded copy is in the sealed condition — collectors clearly favor that condition tier for this title, and the other conditions are either ungraded territory or grade-and-flip opportunities. Because PSA tracks 5 variants separately, production-code identification matters before submission. The pop-by-variant breakdown above tells you which variant is the rarer find.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Chrono Cross PlayStation worth grading?

Mostly for sealed copies. The sealed-state population (244) outweighs CIB and loose for Chrono Cross, indicating sealed is where collector capital concentrates. CIB and loose grading is viable but margins are thinner after fees.

How rare is a graded sealed copy of Chrono Cross?

PSA tracks 244 graded sealed copies of Chrono Cross for PlayStation. The grade-tier breakdown above shows how those split across PSA’s numeric grades — top-grade copies (9.4+) are the scarcest and typically command the strongest premiums.

Should I buy a graded or raw copy of Chrono Cross?

Depends on your goal. Graded copies cost more upfront but come with PSA’s authenticity + condition guarantee — the right move for buy-and-hold collectors. Raw copies are cheaper but require condition assessment yourself, and the grading lottery means a $50 raw cart can come back as a $25 PSA 7 OR a $200 PSA 9.4. Use the per-condition pop and price data above to calculate expected value before you commit.

Why does PSA track multiple variants of Chrono Cross?

PSA recognizes 5 distinct production variants of Chrono Cross on PlayStation. Variants reflect real production differences — different factories (Made in Japan vs Made in Mexico), packaging die changes, ESRB-rating retrofits added partway through the console’s life, or Players Choice reissues from later runs. Collectors price them differently because rarity diverges, and PSA tracks each on its own population row so the data reflects the real market structure.

Sources

Pop counts pulled weekly from PSA Video Games population data. Prices from PriceCharting. PSA acquired WATA in July 2021 and completed the rebrand to PSA Video Games on October 20, 2025. PSA Video Games population data is the continuation of WATA’s population history. Heritage graded-sale comps come from Heritage Auctions sold archive lot pages linked in the sale-record table.

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About Jason

Jason has been collecting cards since 1999 and retro video games since 2008. Based in the Southeast US. What The Slab cites real eBay sold comps, PriceCharting data, and PSA pop reports — no guesswork. Read more →