The research, conducted by gaming site Solitaired, analysed data from popular technology trade-in site CeX to find which old video games will earn you the most money if you have them lying around at home.
They looked at the most valuable games for earlier generation consoles, including the First Generation of Microsoft’s popular Xbox which was released 22 years ago in 2001.
And it turns out that selling just a couple of old games you haven’t played for years could net you enough to buy a new console.
Here are the Xbox games you should be searching your cupboards, drawers and shelves for.
And it turns out that selling just a couple of old games you haven’t played for years could net you enough to buy a new console.
![You can expect to raise around £9 if you sell a copy of Greg Hastings Tournament Paintball MAX'D online. The shooting game was originally released in 2005.](https://www.scotsman.com/webimg/b25lY21zOmYyYzFhNmEzLTk0OGEtNDlhZC1hOGUwLWFkZjY2NTA0NGJhZDowYzRlZjY1Yy03MWE2LTQxZDEtYjVmZS03MDIzNThiMGUwOTQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
9. Greg Hastings Tournament Paintball MAX'D
You can expect to raise around £9 if you sell a copy of Greg Hastings Tournament Paintball MAX'D online. The shooting game was originally released in 2005. Photo: Contributed
![Players are challenged to control a tank in Steel Battalion: Line of Contact. The Xbox game, released in 2004, will set you back around £27 today.](https://www.scotsman.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjcwMTYxY2NkLTA0M2UtNDcyOC04MWE4LTI3MzlkYzJkY2U3ZDo5MzU4MmU1NS1iNzUyLTQxZTUtYmQ3Ny1iNmYyNzE2YjdmOGQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
10. Steel Battalion: Line of Contact
Players are challenged to control a tank in Steel Battalion: Line of Contact. The Xbox game, released in 2004, will set you back around £27 today. Photo: Contributed