Poll: When do you get a new game?
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For a game I really want, I usually get it when I can. For a game I just want to play, or if it's really short, I will wait until the price goes down.
I will only wait on line for the release of a game or gaming system if I am certain that it will be too hard to find it another way. I waited for three and a half hours in the freezing cold so I could get my hands on a wii, but when left 4 dead 2 comes out I'm just going to order it on amazon.
i only get games i really want on release day so stuff like L4D2 and mass effect 2 im going to get on release
I'm a poor teenager. I look at all the reviews, play demos in game shops or play the game at friends' houses, and then list the games I want from ones I want RIGHT NOW, to ones I think will be OK, and buy the one at the top of the list as soon as I have the money.
I used to get games as soon as they came out. Recently I've slacked off. Well it depends what game it is and how much I want it. E.g. I've been meaning to get Resistance 2 for a while now and finally got it today cos I noticed that it's now only £20 in Game. But if Kingdom Hearts 3 came out midnight tonight then I'd already be stood outside the shop waiting for it
Nahh. I usually only get a new game if it really peaks my interest, like Red Faction: Guerrilla did when it came out (great purchase might I add), or when I can get a huge discount (I picked up UFC 2009 at a Gamestop, brand new for $19.98).
The next new game I'll probably get is the bundle of Devil May Cry, etc. (idk the whole bundle off hand) that Capcom just released.
The next new game I'll probably get is the bundle of Devil May Cry, etc. (idk the whole bundle off hand) that Capcom just released.
I don't have much disposable income so I heavily rely on pre-owned and Classic/Platinum re-releases (lower price) bought online at bumper prices. I hardly ever buy in retail stores, I never get as good a deal as online, even when factoring in shipping costs. Occasionally some promotion or trade in deal gets me or some really cheap bargain bin title but usually I'd rather bide my time and wait for AAA games to drop in price.
I suppose I am lagging behind a bit in gaming as I did not move on to 360 till I had really played every 6th gen game that was worth playing. Similar with PC. But this works out well for me as while Gears of War initially retailed for £40 I managed to recently pick it up NEW for about £12 from Amazon.co.uk.
As I slowly play through all the best of 2007 by the time I get to 2009 they will have dropped to a reasonable price. Maybe even Modern Warfare 2 will have dropped to a reasonable price, I'm not done with COD4 yet, haven't even played COD:WAW yet so I can easily wait and would rather wait. Everyone should wait and teach Activision a lesson for this blatant price gouging. MW2 does not cost significantly more to make, they are just milking it.
Another benefit of waiting is you can reconsider a title once the hype has died down and the studios have less control over skewing the review scores with selective previews. You really get an idea of what games are really worth it if there is still buzz for it a year or so after launch. Also get to see which game fares better in DLC and so on.
PC games do me great, generally only £25-£30 new compared to £40-£45 for console titles while for certain developers they are much better on PC in terms of graphics, performance, controls, patches, online, etc. I mean Bioshock is now going for only £13 on Steam. The back-catalogue packs have also been great and Orange Box is still the best £30 I have ever spent and am still playing it 2 years later.
XBLA is a godsend. Games like Shadow Complex for less than a tenner and classics like Wolfenstein 3D for just over 3 quid just seem too good to be true. PSN is nice too.
Ultimately, I am very reluctant to pay more than £20 for a game, unless it has some really exceptional value like a large game-pack, or has really amazing multiplayer. But more important than mere length of play and replay is variety of that gameplay and that means even the 100 hour RPGs aren't going to make a £40 game seem any more appealing.
I suppose I am lagging behind a bit in gaming as I did not move on to 360 till I had really played every 6th gen game that was worth playing. Similar with PC. But this works out well for me as while Gears of War initially retailed for £40 I managed to recently pick it up NEW for about £12 from Amazon.co.uk.
As I slowly play through all the best of 2007 by the time I get to 2009 they will have dropped to a reasonable price. Maybe even Modern Warfare 2 will have dropped to a reasonable price, I'm not done with COD4 yet, haven't even played COD:WAW yet so I can easily wait and would rather wait. Everyone should wait and teach Activision a lesson for this blatant price gouging. MW2 does not cost significantly more to make, they are just milking it.
Another benefit of waiting is you can reconsider a title once the hype has died down and the studios have less control over skewing the review scores with selective previews. You really get an idea of what games are really worth it if there is still buzz for it a year or so after launch. Also get to see which game fares better in DLC and so on.
PC games do me great, generally only £25-£30 new compared to £40-£45 for console titles while for certain developers they are much better on PC in terms of graphics, performance, controls, patches, online, etc. I mean Bioshock is now going for only £13 on Steam. The back-catalogue packs have also been great and Orange Box is still the best £30 I have ever spent and am still playing it 2 years later.
XBLA is a godsend. Games like Shadow Complex for less than a tenner and classics like Wolfenstein 3D for just over 3 quid just seem too good to be true. PSN is nice too.
Ultimately, I am very reluctant to pay more than £20 for a game, unless it has some really exceptional value like a large game-pack, or has really amazing multiplayer. But more important than mere length of play and replay is variety of that gameplay and that means even the 100 hour RPGs aren't going to make a £40 game seem any more appealing.
For me it depends upon the game; if it's a title I've been looking forward to, I'll get it in the first week and maybe even on release day itself. (Alas, I'm too geezerly and weighed down by work responsibilities to get away with "Midnight Madness" releases these days. *sigh*) If it's just a title I think I might like, I'll wait a week or two and catch the general response of players... then pick it up if they really liked it, or wait until it's marked down if the response was lukewarm.
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It depends what game it is really. For example, I picked up Batman on the day of release, but I didn't get Soul Calibur 4 for ages. Also I did actually wait outside my local GAME store at midnight to be the first to get the DS-i in my area. I know it's a semi pointless system, but I'm such a nerd I had to pick it up.
I've never gone to a midnight release, and never intend to. The closest I came was when I was in Tesco's with 100 odd people queuing for what turned out to be WoW Wrath of the Lich King. (I don't play it)
The most anticipated games will always be overordered, and if I've waited X amount of months then I'm sure a few more hours won't harm me. GTAIV is a prime example of all stores opening at midnight and still having ridiculous amounts of the game left, with the special edition showing a small chance of running out.
Usually internet purchases come a day before street release anyway.
The most anticipated games will always be overordered, and if I've waited X amount of months then I'm sure a few more hours won't harm me. GTAIV is a prime example of all stores opening at midnight and still having ridiculous amounts of the game left, with the special edition showing a small chance of running out.
Usually internet purchases come a day before street release anyway.
Yeah the poll I had set up didn't go through cause either my internet and computer are shit(which is true by the way) or the website has some bugs (I guess) and I can't edit either for some reason, so now I look like twat, sorry for the inconvience.blood77 said: