Do you typically buy games when they come out?

[llsaidknockyouout]

I've generally made it a rule to not buy games when they first come out, unless it's something I'm really interested in.

1) $60 is expensive. And since there's lots of great ebay/steam/indie/bargain bin titles $10-20 that can provide the same amount of enjoyment and content, I'd preferably go for one of them.

2) Games depreciate in value. And often times, I would buy a game, forget to play it for a few months, not enjoy it a lot, and realize I can only get 1/3 of what I paid for it now.

3) I avoid hype bubbles by buying games a year later. If it's a good game, it'll be good a year later. If not, then it's not a good game.

4) I've made a few buys out of impulse just because the game was there on the shelf and regretted it.

 

[Scarim Coral]

It depends how much it cost and how much I want it.

Example- I bought Hyper Light Drifter since I wanted YEARS for it to come out. Even then it was only ?13 (10% off on release day well week) when other games (not on Steam) are usually ?30+ on release. It only took me a week to complete it (I'm not a completist like some people) and had moved it (it was still worth the purchase as I enjoyed it).

Example 2- Overwatch and Battlborn. I have been interested in these games for a while now but it seen to have gotten mixed opinions in the beta. Also both games are like ?30-?40 and I have no idea if I would really enjoyed the games itself (I'm not buying both, just one of them). Overall I gonna wait for the reviews on release and some time for the sales to kicked in.

 

[Bilious Green_v1legacy]

For physical game I wait about six weeks for when the price drops or the second hand copies become available. For Steam games, I either buy discount keys if I can find one, or I wait for a sale. By buying this way, I can afford more games, and I always have something to play while I wait for the new hotness to drop in price. However, I will probably make a rare exception for Uncharted 4 because if there is such a thing as a sure bet when it comes to video games, its Naughty Dog.

 

[Mister K]

It depends on how much I want to play this game. But considering that I already have a huge backlog, novadays I rarely buy games at launch.

 

[Sharia]

I do, yes. I buy on average 40-50 games a year that were actually released that year. I tried holding out on a couple of occasions but it was a pain in the ass to keep track of all I wanted. I'm just in a financial position to not give a damn over a couple of quid.

 

[Wiggum Esquilax]

I never buy games when first released, and I never pre-order. I've been burned too many times by major bugs never patched, too often I've been disappointed by late-game content not being equal to early reviews, and I have a Steam backlog which playing costs me nothing.

 

[Charli]

Only certain gaming franchises and developers have that level of trust with me.

I would only buy a game on a release if it was by an indie developer I love. (Terraria Otherworld will be bought on release, Anything Toby Fox so much as licks (He is owed my cash) and anything by Edmund McMillen.)

Also, Pokemon Games, the only games I ever preorder, because Nintendo and Gamefreak have my trust fostered over at least 15 years.

Blizzard have around 10 years of trust fostered but I am starting to feel a little more like holding onto my purse with them lately.

Nothing else, anything else I wait for the price to drop, or a sale.

 

[Orga777]

Depends on the game. If it is something huge that I have been looking forward to, I will buy it. For instance, the Odin Sphere remaster coming out in June has already been preordered by me for the Limited Edition (because it is affordable at only $70 for what I am getting.)Heck, if it is an Atlus RPG at all, I will tend to get it as quickly as possible. I will do the same for Persona 5 when that comes out. However, they are one of the few exceptions of a company that I would do that for. Mostly I just wait for a price drop about 90% of the time.

 

[Johnny Novgorod]

I prefer waiting. Time weeds out the bad games while the good games get cheaper and/or packed in collections.

 

[DefunctTheory]

I used to, but the industry that supposedly wants my money up front has beaten the 'First In' impulse out of me. For the most part, I'm perfectly willing to wait it out, either for someone I trust to give me the thumbs up that its good, or for the price to drop.

The only recent exemptions I can think of are Star Fox, which inspired an uncontrollable wallet spasm, Twilight Princess, which I got from Amazon so it was 12 dollars off, and I've played it before so I knew what I was getting, and HunieCam studios, which again, I knew what I was getting, and at 6 bucks who cares?

 

[Sharia]

I prefer waiting. Time weeds out the bad games while the good games get cheaper and/or packed in collections.

Are you confusing popular and good?

 

[josemlopes]

Depends if I really want them that much, also you can now get some games at launch at 30$, got Rainbow Six Siege that way.

 

[Saelune]

No, cause I don't buy a lot of new games, but when I want a game, I get it day one. A Koei Warriors game, definatly. A Elder Scrolls game, hell, Skyrim I went to the midnight release. Dark Souls 3 though, well, I have to beat 1 and 2 first, and maybe Demon Souls. Working on that though.

A lot of games I don't play until years later when its on sale on Steam.

 

[SecondPrize]

I only ever did for specific titles or games by specific developers which I knew would be good. The list of devs I'd auto-buy from on day one has shrunk to the point where there's nothing on it now, so no, I don't. I don't sail the high seas in search of plunder so I don't try things out first and typically wait for good reviews from specific people on something that I'm interested in or a good discount on something that got middling to fair reviews.

 

[Johnny Novgorod]

I prefer waiting. Time weeds out the bad games while the good games get cheaper and/or packed in collections.

Are you confusing popular and good?

Are you misconstruing syntax?

 

[The Enquirer]

30-40 bucks is the most I believe I've spent on games in years, so I'll buy a new game if it falls within that pricing.

 

[MysticSlayer]

The last game I bought on release day was BioShock Infinite. It was the sequel to one of my favorite games of all time, and the reviews were very positive. I didn't see a reason to not spend $60 on it. Given that I've played through it a few times and love as much as the original, I'd say it was worth it.

Generally, though, $30-40 is the max I'll spend, but I have to be convinced I'll really like the game. Otherwise, $20 is the most I'm generally hoping to pay. That tends to fall into the category of being something that I'll view worth it if it isn't just an awful game.

 

[Wintermute_v1legacy]

Not at all. When I buy a "new game", it usually means the game has been released 1 or 2 years ago.

 

[loa]

Only indie games since they tend to have sane release prices.

 

[WeepingAngels]

I've generally made it a rule to not buy games when they first come out, unless it's something I'm really interested in.

1) $60 is expensive. And since there's lots of great ebay/steam/indie/bargain bin titles $10-20 that can provide the same amount of enjoyment and content, I'd preferably go for one of them.

2) Games depreciate in value. And often times, I would buy a game, forget to play it for a few months, not enjoy it a lot, and realize I can only get 1/3 of what I paid for it now.

3) I avoid hype bubbles by buying games a year later. If it's a good game, it'll be good a year later. If not, then it's not a good game.

4) I've made a few buys out of impulse just because the game was there on the shelf and regretted it.

It's funny how after 10 years, we still haven't gotten used to the price of $60. I haven't either and for all the years that the standard price was $50 I don't remember ever thinking that "$50 is too expensive for a video game" but that is my first thought every time my son asks for a new game or I see one coming out that I am interested in. $50 was a sweet price point, I don't think $60 will ever be since it's been a decade and we still aren't ok with it.

I have bought a few 3DS and Vita games on launch but those are only $40.

I get angry when I think about the actual cost of a modern AAA console game after the DLC. Fuck, they even try to pre-sell the damn DLC.