I've turned into a total tightwad with my game buys... anybody else?

[WCP]

I don't know if anybody else on here is anything like me, but I've turned into this total cheapo guy when it comes to buying games. It's amazing how my spending habits have changed. I know that some frown on the fact that if you're buying used games, you're no better than pirates when it comes to supporting the industry. I understand the theory of this take, yet at the same time, buying a used game isn't illegal or anything. You never hear anybody talk smack about people going to Blockbuster and buying the used DVD's or going to a Indy used music cd store and buying used music cd's. But no, if you buy used games, you're killing the industry.

Anyway, I'm not really trying to start that topic, so never mind with that.


Back to me being a cheap bastard. I used to always pay the full $59.99 for games (plus tax). Usually almost $66 or so. I don't know exactly what caused it, but at some point I just stopped buying games on release day. I think it was because I had a GameFly account, and I just didn't think I needed to do that anymore. Then I dropped the GameFly account, but still didn't buy new games. Now, I try to wait till a game is below $30 (with tax and everything), before I even ponder getting it. Even then, I honestly have a very hard time buying anything unless it's under $20. The last purchase I made was Infamous for the PS3. I was able to pick it up via Craigslist for $16 straight up. That's the other thing.... Not only do I avoid new games, I don't even like paying tax or shipping, lol. So, I avoid GameStop, GameCrazy (RIP), Ebay and everywhere else where you might have to pay tax or shipping. Craigslist is pretty much my retailer of choice at this point. 9 times out of 10 I would say that I'm buying the game from the original owner. I like to think that the $16 that I gave to the dude that sold me InFamous will go towards his downpayment on Red Dead Redemption, but it's just as likely to go towards two grams of the finest greenery. LOL

[kupomogli]

I no longer buy games at release unless they're games I really want.

Games like Demon's Souls, Batman Arkham Asylum, Red Dead Redemption, and Episodes from Liberty City were first day purchases to me. Super Street Fighter 4 also, but I sold it already and made extra due to the $10 credit. Test Drive Unlimited 2 will be a first day purchase(I already preordered it) and if it's better than TDU, will be one of my favorite games this generation.

Unless I can't purchase the game new any longer, I don't buy used. If I can purchase the game new, I'll only purchase it used if they have none in and after making sure it's in pristine condition. If it's not new condition then I still won't get it.

Final Fantasy 13. All I had to wait was a month and I got it for $29.99 new at Kmart. Sure I could have waited until it was 19.99, but then I would have had to wait for atleast a year. I'd like to the $10 was a fair trade and just hope it is atleast a decent title.

Some of my favorite games on the PS3 I actually didn't get until they were under $30. Valkyria Chronicles for $29.99 at a Gamestop gamedays sale, though now it's $20. GTA4 is one of my favorite games on the system and is the only exception of me only purchasing games new. I got used from Blockbuster but I got it for $20 in new condition(I know the store manager so I took the time to look through every PS3 copy there and they had about 30 of them.) This was still when the game was selling for $60, so definitely a wise decision on a game I've really enjoyed.

[Eric Dude]

Buying used games does not equate to piracy. Anybody who implies such is a ninny.

[norkusa]

My rule of thumb is that I never spend more than $20 on a game, new or used. I hit the clearance end caps at Target at least once a week, so I find a lot of sub-$20 deals on 3-4 month old games there. My gaming backlog his huge anyway (still haven't even touched that $20 Valkyrie Chronicles I bought last year), so I don't care about getting stuff on release day unless it's something I REALLY want.

[RASK1904]

It would be awesome to be digging in Target and find some clearance Nes games!!! Lol!

On a real note, I see a ton of games. I buy maybe 4 a week. Maybe. I only pay under half of what I know there worth. I leave alot behind. Being "cheap" is good. I call it thrifty. Sounds smart. This is the one reason I do not have a ton of the 1$ games. No one wants to sell a game for .50$

I do this thing with %. I go for a higher total profit % buy spending less. Good business practice. Safer. Thriftier.

[Damaramu]

Tightwad here! Target price is usually $19.99 on a game. I'll go as high as $29. I'll pay full price if it's a game I really want. Last time I did that was for Street Fighter IV and Battlefield Bad Company 2.

I have no problems buying used as long as the game is pristine shape or close to it.

[emceelokey]

I typically won't buy a game brand new unless it's a game I really want and it's mainly an online gaming experience rather than a single player game. Games like Modern Warfare 2, The Street Fighter IV games, and Battlefield all were basically online games and I'm more inclined to get those on release just to keep up with the community for the first few weeks or so. The oonly other games I've bought on release lately have been God of War 3 and Bayonetta and I even traded some stuff in towards Bayonetta.

For me, I know I'm not really going to get into most games and if I do like I did with God of War III, I'll usually be done with it fast enough to be able to get a decent amount back selling it on ebay or amazon. I still haven't beat Uncharted 2 and that's a great game but I just couldn't get that into it and by now it can probably be found for $30 or so, so I'll just wait the few months and get it cheap.

Not only that but games go down in price WAY faster than they used to back even in the PSX era. I remember it would take two years or so for a game like Mario Kart to go down $20 back in the SNES days, and that's not even MSRP, that's just for a retailers deal. Now a game like Battlefield 2, which came out in February, can be found fairly easily for around $40 or so just 3 months later or so.

[WCP]

My gaming backlog his huge anyway so I don't care about getting stuff on release day unless it's something I REALLY want.

Yeah, this is definitely a big part of it for me. I have a huge backlog, so I honestly don't even need to be buying anything. If I stopped right now, and didn't purchase a single additional game for an entire year, I could probably just barely get thru my current gen backlog (don't even get me started on my retro backlog... I'd need 20 years in the slammer to get thru that, lol)




I remember it would take two years or so for a game like Mario Kart to go down $20 back in the SNES days, and that's not even MSRP, that's just for a retailers deal. Now a game like Battlefield 2, which came out in February, can be found fairly easily for around $40 or so just 3 months later or so.


You know, that's a really good point. I remember those days, and you're right. The prices would take much, much longer to come down in price. At least the good games anyways. You'd still see your $19.99 clearance games at Kay-Bee Toys, but you'd never see Mario Kart up there with the other $19.99 games. I'm not saying anybody would see Mario Kart for $19.99 this era either, but thats just because it's one of Nintendo's classic franchises, and they don't need to lower the price to move them. But consider games like Bioshock and Mass Effect and Gears 1 and Gears 2. All those games can be had dirt cheap now. Back in the SNES days, waiting for a game like Contra 3 to get into the bargain bins seemed like it took forever! (of course, back then I was buying Contra 3 on day 1, so my buying habits were way different)

[emceelokey]

You know, another thing is, is that people know and actually buy stuff on the first day now. It wasn't until the 32 bit era where games would have a big launch. Of course there were the high profile games and all that but Contra 3 was Contra 3 and that that wouldn't get old until Contra 4 came out...

[MarioMania]

My limit is $20 for a game

I'm on a Very Tight Budget, So I have to find deals under $20 or even $10

[Icarus Moonsight]

I can't even remember the last new game I bought at $40-60 retail (I got Sakura Wars Premium PS2 a while ago for $30 new). $30 has been the top for a while. Very rarely does a $35 buy happen even anymore; last was SMT Strange Journey, before that Knights in the Knightmare and Raiden IV. Unless we are talking about AES carts or other older systems used games, I just refuse to spend the 50-60 full retail anymore. Someone is going to have to grow a set and challenge the price scale, or redirect efforts into different types of games. Then I'll get fired up a bit more about new releases. They put trains in Zelda and everything goes freakin' nuts! LOL

[swlovinist]

Since the focus of my game collection is from 1972 to 2002, I seldom buy new games and definately wait to buy them used or on clearance. While I have the current consoles and handhelds, I have to echo what some others are saying. My backlog of games is huge, and at some point, I am just buying something that sits on the shelf. Of the 100 games I have for the new consoles, I have bought 75 of them used or clearance. I think that the used game market is being targeted by game companies now due to lost revenue. When that happens, you can count me as one person who will be very selective of making new purchases.

[chrisbid]

Buying used games does not equate to piracy. Anybody who implies such is a gaming industry prostitute.

fixed

[chrisbid]

last game i purchased at full price was new super mario bros wii. i figured the probability of me finding an affordable used copy or a new copy at a reduced price were pretty slim.

my collection is roughly 90% used.

first sale doctrine was upheld by the supreme court and codified by congress into copyright law. publishers that bitch can go f themselves

[calistarwind]

For me it is very tough not to buy a game on the first day. I work at a game store and seeing how every tues, weds is like Christmas and also one of my few joys of working long hours. Now occasionally I do buy used but the game has to be in really good shape. I have seen some of the customers habits and don't really want to know what they did with their games before hand.

[jonebone]

Last game I bought at full price on launch day was New Super Mario Bros. Wii and I'll probably pick up Super Mario Galaxy 2 on launch day as well. But I agree, my backlog is also infinitely huge and I really don't need to be buying anything at full price. But I don't mind paying towards a good cause and shelling out for a game that I know I'll enjoy.

[duffmanth]

I wouldn't say that I'm a tightwad, but there are definitely very few games I would spend full retail price on. So far this year, the only games I've paid full price for are Heavy Rain and God War III. God of War III was worth every penny, Heavy Rain...not so much. I probably only average 4-5 $60 games/year, and they're usually games that I REALLY want and have been waiting for for a long time. Gran Turismo 5 will be a day one purchase without a shred of hesitation. When it comes to rare games that I might be after, I 'm usually willing to pay a little more for them. The rest of my game purchases are new games that have been discounted to $30 or less, and used games that are in the $10-20 price range.

[shopkins]

I've always been cheap. Getting things as cheaply as possible is part of the fun of collecting for me. I do sometimes buy new games, but only big releases I've been waiting for for a long time like Mass Effect 2, games with significant pre-order bonuses or games I think might be hard to find, or find complete with all their extras, if I wait for them used, like the Persona re-release for the PSP.

Sometimes I actually catch myself going too far in that direction though and have to ask myself if I'm really going to have as much fun with the four cheap PS2 games I'm buying as I would with the hot new 360 game.

[megasdkirby]

Recently, I have decided once again to cut down on game spending with the hopes of saving as much money as possible, in case of emergencies. That, and because I have enough games to last me a lifetime (way over 1K, though would not be surprised if its between 2K-3K...I really need to make a list).

I will now only purchase games that are dead cheap. Thankfully, I check the liquidation bins in Sears on my time off, so I know what games have been reduced (for the most part, but I like to thank a few forum members for helping me out of said "list".)

Besides, spending $60 on one game versus getting at least 4-6 games for the same amount...it makes a huge difference for me.

[unwinddesign]

I wouldn't say I've become a tightwad, but I've stopped buying as many games. I buy new, always, because I don't want a used copy.

Most games are the same old shit over and over again, anyway, so it cuts down on the number of games I really want. I may buy a game a month, but usually Amazon has cut the price a bit off MSRP and they have some good discounts, too.

[carlcarlson]

I have no problem paying $60 for a game if I know I'm going to get 100's of hours out of. Some recent examples have been

Fallout 3 GOTY
Modern Warfare 2
Battlefield Bad Company 2
Starcraft 2

Otherwise I just wait for them to go on sale way down the line for $10 or so. I also occasionally buy lots and sell what I don't want to pay for everything else.

When your lists of wants is small it's not hard to game on a budget.

[sylvestor]

why pay $60.00 for somthing that will only be worth $30.00 six months later? Your throwing money away. It's like buying a brand new car. If you were to sell it the next day you would be loosing thousands of dollars. Thats the beauty of having a large collection,you don't need to run out and pay full price for the latest hot title. You can afford to wait. Then maybe your collection is actualy worth what your spending on it..

[BetaWolf47]

I usually wait for something to fall to $30 or less. Sometimes companies are stingier than us and never let things drop in price, or have a really short print run. Pisses me off. You can't say that companies aren't profiting from selling games for $29.99. Despite the development costs, optical discs cost less than a dollar to print.

[Emperor Megas]

I never pay more than $20 for a modern game, new or used. I'm sure that I can find one or two exceptions I've made over the years, but that's pretty much my rule.

I don't play online so there's really no reason for me to purchase a game when it first releases, unless it releases for 20 bucks anyway. I don't think I've payed more than $50 for a video game since the 16-bit days, and it was a rarity then. Back then I'd be more inclined to since I didn't have adult responsibilities, and because I didn't purchase very many games. There wasn't a big resale market either. In the early years there weren't many places to get used games, besides trading with your friends. Now-a-days though there are thousands of games available, and my backlog is massive. I have several hundred games I haven't even seen the title screen for yet on my shelves, so I can't think of a very good reason to pay those type of prices when there's so many titles competing for my money.

The only time I drop more than 50 bucks on a game is for something that I've wanted for years that's exceptionally rare, and even that's unusual because I have the patience of Job. I waited close to 10 years to get Radiant Silvergun, for instance, and when I did landed the copy I got it for $35.

[carlcarlson]

why pay $60.00 for somthing that will only be worth $30.00 six months later? Your throwing money away. It's like buying a brand new car. If you were to sell it the next day you would be loosing thousands of dollars. Thats the beauty of having a large collection,you don't need to run out and pay full price for the latest hot title. You can afford to wait. Then maybe your collection is actualy worth what your spending on it..

To play and enjoy maybe? Games aren't an investment, they're a source of entertainment. Are you seriously going to Walmart and looking for your early retirement?

[The 1 2 P]

I buy approximately one game a year(if that) at full retail. Last year that game was Halo 3: ODST, although I could have got it cheaper than that with a trade in deal. The majority of my games this gen(for the 360, Wii and PS3) have all been purchased for $5-$20. Theres a few I got for $20-30 but not many. I'm thinking about splurging on one game this year as well(either Alan Wake or Halo: Reach) but who knows. I have so many games this gen that I've bought on clearance and have yet to have a chance to play even a third of them.

But to comment on the OP, being a cheap bastard is a good thing, especially in this current economy. And it's not just good for gaming but pretty much anything you can get on the cheap that still has significant quality to it(for instance, you wouldn't want cheap condoms or toilet paper).

[Rickstilwell1]

I don't know if anybody else on here is anything like me, but I've turned into this total cheapo guy when it comes to buying games. It's amazing how my spending habits have changed. I know that some frown on the fact that if you're buying used games, you're no better than pirates when it comes to supporting the industry. I understand the theory of this take, yet at the same time, buying a used game isn't illegal or anything. You never hear anybody talk smack about people going to Blockbuster and buying the used DVD's or going to a Indy used music cd store and buying used music cd's. But no, if you buy used games, you're killing the industry.

Anyway, I'm not really trying to start that topic, so never mind with that.


Back to me being a cheap bastard. I used to always pay the full $59.99 for games (plus tax). Usually almost $66 or so. I don't know exactly what caused it, but at some point I just stopped buying games on release day. I think it was because I had a GameFly account, and I just didn't think I needed to do that anymore. Then I dropped the GameFly account, but still didn't buy new games. Now, I try to wait till a game is below $30 (with tax and everything), before I even ponder getting it. Even then, I honestly have a very hard time buying anything unless it's under $20. The last purchase I made was Infamous for the PS3. I was able to pick it up via Craigslist for $16 straight up. That's the other thing.... Not only do I avoid new games, I don't even like paying tax or shipping, lol. So, I avoid GameStop, GameCrazy (RIP), Ebay and everywhere else where you might have to pay tax or shipping. Craigslist is pretty much my retailer of choice at this point. 9 times out of 10 I would say that I'm buying the game from the original owner. I like to think that the $16 that I gave to the dude that sold me InFamous will go towards his downpayment on Red Dead Redemption, but it's just as likely to go towards two grams of the finest greenery. LOL

If I help to hurt the industry because I think older games have better gameplay, then it's a good reason for them to lose potential money on what they pass off as a good game nowadays. When the really good new one comes out I'll get it but game makers need to learn to cater to the classic gamer better. If all someone likes to play are 2D games, well they better bring them back if they want that person's money. More sidescrolling Marios, Donkey Kongs, and Sonics, top down Zeldas and Final Fantasies, and vertical/sidescrolling space shooters please :)

It's no different than somebody who decides they don't like video games any more and quits playing or buying them altogether. Old games and new games are much much different from each other on many levels. I'm one of the sleepers who comes out every time I hear of the return of a classic series.

[Slate]

I only buy games I know I will enjoy. Not counting XBLA games (Which I've bought two of in the last month and are the only two Arcade games I've bought in ages) The last 360 games I bought were Left 4 Dead 2 and Modern Warfare 2. I bought both new at Gamestop in November. So I am picky but its the games, Not the price, That I'm picky about.

Austin

[CDiablo]

I am. I buy almost every game new save for last gen stuff, but I seldom ever pay more than $20 for a game new. I usually pay full price for games I have to have(very very rare) or devs I want to support.

[MachineGex]

I have totally cut back also. The only game I will probably buy at full retail is Mario Galaxy 2 because Nintendo never cuts their prices and they are worth that much.

[megasdkirby]

I have totally cut back also. The only game I will probably buy at full retail is Mario Galaxy 2 because Nintendo never cuts their prices and they are worth that much.

I preordered that game too, but on Amazon, as they are offering a $20 "rebate" for any game after the purchase of that one.

So it's kinda like getting the game for $30.

[JSoup]

I don't game as much as I used to, so I buy less, thus I'm more careful about what I do buy. It's come to the point that any small gaming purchase doesn't seem worth the money. I've actually put serious thought into switching to 100% piracy, but even the meager funds that would go into that seems like a waste.

[RJ]

I havent bought a full-price game since Wii Endless Ocean, May 2008. Spending $20 for me on a game is pushing it & I really think it over. That said, I just bought Lego Star Wars OT & Rock Band 2 on clearance at Target for $10 each.

A good rule is if I see a game somewhere, I have to go back 3 different times & if it's still there I buy it. If it isnt, it wasnt meant to be.

Though I dont mind spending $20 on Wii Points cards. & games I know will be great like Picross 3D.

[BetaWolf47]

I'm with you on this. I always wait for games to drop in price. Sometimes they don't, though. They just stay at their ridiculous $49.99 or $59.99 for their whole life. Regardless of development costs, games should not be that much, considering they cost less than 50 cents to print.

[Lady Jaye]

It's rare that I've bought a game full priced (Dragon Age: Origins and Zelda: Wind Waker being two such titles), and when I do it's more likely to be a DS game than a console game.

[AceAerosmith]

why pay $60.00 for somthing that will only be worth $30.00 six months later? Your throwing money away. It's like buying a brand new car. If you were to sell it the next day you would be loosing thousands of dollars. Thats the beauty of having a large collection,you don't need to run out and pay full price for the latest hot title. You can afford to wait. Then maybe your collection is actualy worth what your spending on it..

I couldn't agree more with you. My wife doesn't give two damns about what games I buy, how many, or how much they cost. But, I still won't pay more than $40 for a new game or $20 for Blu-Ray. Take God of War III. I have friends who rushed out on Day 1 and bought it at full price. I'll wait until later this year when it hits Greatest Hits status and pick it up for $30. Same thing with Heavy Rain, Uncharted 2, and Splinter Cell: Conviction.

[jdc]

My spending habits have also done a complete turnaround. I don't HAVE to buy any games anymore. I'm a huge Monster Hunter fan, but have yet to buy Tri. It used to be that I would own that on day one. Now I've learned to wait. Besides that, I have a monstrous last-gen backlog that should be, and IS starting to be played.

[kupomogli]

I'm with you on this. I always wait for games to drop in price. Sometimes they don't, though. They just stay at their ridiculous $49.99 or $59.99 for their whole life. Regardless of development costs, games should not be that much, considering they cost less than 50 cents to print.

Just Nintendo games. Microsoft and Sony do drop their prices.

I'll just add a bit more to the thread since LBP2 info came out and Falcom games are coming out here.

Sony finally price drops Little Big Planet Game of the Year to $30. So I've held out this long to buy LBP. But then. Little Big Planet 2 gets announced. This is a good thing because I now don't have to buy LBP, but now I have to wait until the inevitable LBP2 GotY drops to $20 which will probably be another two years from now. Hope they don't release LBP3 soon after or I'll probably never own a game in the series.

Anyways. Because XSeed is releasing Falcom's games in the west, I'm either going to support Falcom with a first day purchase and not play the games until a new custom firmware comes around or something to decode them to play on an older firmware, or I'll have to upgrade my second PSP. Or I'll just wait until they price drop which I do want to support the company for doing this for the fans but also don't want to lose out on money.

I like supporting companies who release good games. I don't care about faux AAA titles at a $60 price tag like God of War 3, FF13(which I bought on sale for $30 a month after release, etc.) Those are AAA titles that I'm still probably going to get, but I'm talking about really good games that you can just tell are going to amazing titles. Red Dead Redemption, Yakuza 3, Demon's Souls, Batman Arkham Asylum, Test Drive Unlimited 2, Ys 7, Legend of Heroes Sora no Kiseki, etc.

There are a lot of other games I do want to purchase and look like they're great games, Resonance of Fate, Just Cause 2, etc, but while I'll buy a new game here and there, I do have to pick my full price games wisely. Also if I import I usually have to throw down full price on a good game or anything Gundam(which I happen to be a fan of.) So sometimes people are just forced.

Also started collecting Genesis which I only own two games for. Good thing about collecting for an older game consoles are that any big lot adds to your collection without you really paying too much per game. Too bad the Genesis games will get packed away and never touched like my other two. I'll end up emulating them all on my PSP since that's where I play all my other games console games 32 bit or less.

[The 1 2 P]

It's rare that I've bought a game full priced (Dragon Age: Origins)

I almost picked up the limited edition at Best Buy. Why? Because it was the first(and only) time I've seen the limited edition in Best Buy(their website doesn't even sell it despite haing a picture with the words "coming soon") or any other retail store. I passed because of the $80 price tag but since this wasn't a near by Best Buy I might check back there in a few months to see if they did a price drop yet.

[JSoup]

I think the last game I actually bought was the Metroid Prime Trilogy CE, simply because it was only $20 and that I normally find compilations to be a great deal.

[hbkprm]

i had to cut back on games since quiting my job

[NayusDante]

I was really thrifty on games for years, and it got me a ton of $1-2 games that I'm realizing I'll never play. I'd much rather sell those and use the money toward the $15-30 games that I actually want to play and keep. Now, I'm only picking up games in thrifts that I KNOW that I'll either play or profit on. A "maybe" is a no.

This year is actually looking good for new releases, so I'll actually be buying several on day one. So far, I've picked up FFXIII and 3D Dot Game Heroes, and next month brings Metroid and Mega Man Zero Collection. Later this year is Portal 2 and the three Ys releases from Falcom (YS - DO WANT!). That's going to dent the bank account a good bit, so I guess all those dollar games will go to good use, assuming I can sell them.

I used to balk at new game prices, but I was valuing a new $60 title to be the same as 30 $2 games that I won't play. If it means that I buy less and play more, I'm willing to forego being cheap.

[kupomogli]

If it's something you really want and you've already waited a year or more for it to drop to $30, I'd say unless you find it on clearance or a really good sale, it won't go much lower than $20. $10 is of course $10, but it's also only an hours worth of work to not wait for a long period of time for something you really want. I look at this same view for $60(or less) day one purchases.

If I've spent the time to look at literally every video from games such as Red Dead Redemption or Test Drive Unlimited 2, then I'm going to purchase the games day one. I'm not just going to drool over the games for a couple years for them to finally drop to $20. If that was the case, I still wouldn't own GTA4(though got a mint condition copy for under $30 in a couple months after its release.)

I never do this because I don't need the money, but say how there were so many good looking games that came out this March and you wanted them all. If you have a job, more than likely your employer would offer some sort of overtime if you're not salary. Work two or three days of overtime and you've made enough to get all the games that were released that you've wanted that month(considering that you wanted all the high profile games.)

[nebrazca78]

Waiting has become the norm for me as well. The only time I don't like waiting is for certain online games, such as the Halo series. If you really like playing online and being competitive, waiting too long gives millions of people a lot of time to get really good at that game. And the chances are you will never be able to fully catch up, you'll always be at least one step behind everyone who has been playing since launch.

Like many others here, the last game I bought at full price was Street Fighter IV. When something awesome like that does come out I still get the old "must have" feeling that used to be the norm.

Otherwise I have been picking up 360 games from eBay or Amazon for $15 - $20 shipped such as Bioshock or Mass Effect which I have gotten within the last few months. Someone else said that they don't like paying tax or shipping, but does it really matter if the final shipped cost is the same? Personally I look at the final cost and how much tax or shipping cost is involved is immaterial.

Also when a system is about to die or dead the insane deals start showing up. I have gotten a ton of regular Xbox games for $5 - $10 shipped and many are even brand new. I don't really go to local stores anymore, buying online is so much more convenient. Unless I'm going to shell out the $60 standard asking price for a 360 game and get it upon launch.

I have found within the past couple years that I have been spending way more on classic games. Not only as a whole but on a game by game basis. For some reason newer generation games aren't as collectible to me. I've been going for a complete U.S. Sega console collection for a while but have never wanted to have the complete library of U.S. Xbox or Xbox 360 games. When it comes to those type of newer systems just getting specific games is better. Maybe it's just the whole nostalgia factor.



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[gepeto]

The gaming war has soften quite a bit. This tremendously cut down on the must haves. Now stuff comes out across all platforms. All that is left is who can get it the cheapest.

I also cut back from hunting because I feel as though I am all caught up. LOL There is only a little left for me to acquire that I want. I believe it is called a ceiling. Sad in a way but the future has changed so rapidly. Gamefly used games and amazon really gave the retailers a punch to the gut in terms of cheap deals.

[SpaceHarrier]

My spending habits have also done a complete turnaround. I don't HAVE to buy any games anymore. I'm a huge Monster Hunter fan, but have yet to buy Tri. It used to be that I would own that on day one. Now I've learned to wait. Besides that, I have a monstrous last-gen backlog that should be, and IS starting to be played.


Aside from the Monster Hunter part, this. Finally gettin to all those "rainy day" games.

As for being a tightwad.. how is this: Just a couple days ago I finally bought Lunar Silver Star Harmony for PSP as I hadn't bought a game for that handheld in over a year. They still had the special edition, which I found hard to believe and of course it was only $10 more for the soundtrack and other extras.

I still got the regular edition.

[duffmanth]

Just Nintendo games. Microsoft and Sony do drop their prices.

I'll just add a bit more to the thread since LBP2 info came out and Falcom games are coming out here.

Sony finally price drops Little Big Planet Game of the Year to $30. So I've held out this long to buy LBP. But then. Little Big Planet 2 gets announced. This is a good thing because I now don't have to buy LBP, but now I have to wait until the inevitable LBP2 GotY drops to $20 which will probably be another two years from now. Hope they don't release LBP3 soon after or I'll probably never own a game in the series.

Anyways. Because XSeed is releasing Falcom's games in the west, I'm either going to support Falcom with a first day purchase and not play the games until a new custom firmware comes around or something to decode them to play on an older firmware, or I'll have to upgrade my second PSP. Or I'll just wait until they price drop which I do want to support the company for doing this for the fans but also don't want to lose out on money.

I like supporting companies who release good games. I don't care about faux AAA titles at a $60 price tag like God of War 3, FF13(which I bought on sale for $30 a month after release, etc.) Those are AAA titles that I'm still probably going to get, but I'm talking about really good games that you can just tell are going to amazing titles. Red Dead Redemption, Yakuza 3, Demon's Souls, Batman Arkham Asylum, Test Drive Unlimited 2, Ys 7, Legend of Heroes Sora no Kiseki, etc.

There are a lot of other games I do want to purchase and look like they're great games, Resonance of Fate, Just Cause 2, etc, but while I'll buy a new game here and there, I do have to pick my full price games wisely. Also if I import I usually have to throw down full price on a good game or anything Gundam(which I happen to be a fan of.) So sometimes people are just forced.

Also started collecting Genesis which I only own two games for. Good thing about collecting for an older game consoles are that any big lot adds to your collection without you really paying too much per game. Too bad the Genesis games will get packed away and never touched like my other two. I'll end up emulating them all on my PSP since that's where I play all my other games console games 32 bit or less.

I hear you on this, I was looking at Excite Truck the other day for Wii, it's still $50-60 new.

[SamuraiSmurfette]

I have to say I'm in the exact same boat.
Last game I bought on release day (full price) was Assassin's Creed 1.
I STILL haven't played it.
This made me realize, why am I doing this?

It's gotten to the point where I have to consider a $20 game purchase REALLY HARD now.