When do you buy games?

[RyCanadian]

Are you the type of person that needs to buy a video game as soon as it comes out or can you wait awhile before you buy a game? I usually wait until Black Friday and the Christmas sales before I buy video games. I find you can get as much as 80% off games in the digital stores on the PS4 so thats when I load up on games and then play them throughout the year. I'm a bit slow when it comes to buying games because of that but it works for me

 

[Pavel Mosko]

I use to buy games when they came out if it was something I was looking forward to etc. before places like steam existed or at least became popular. But since then I have greatly been disappointed by PC games as a whole. And usually wait for them to come on sale.

And I have been into some games like City of Heroes / Villains that was once a subscription MMO/ MMPORG, that came back from the dead (canceled and gone for 8 years but brought back as a volunteer effort) and is free to play etc.

 

[Nithavela]

I prefer to buy indie games when they are relatively new. Any "big games" are bought when all patches and DLCs came out, and then I usually wait for the next sale.

But mostly I no longer buy games. Most games I play are free to play these days.

 

[Lg2000]

When something i play comes out, i always preorder . I mainly only play call of duty and nba2k.

I only buy digital(i play on xbox) so theres not really sales like that for digital media as there would be for physical media on black friday or other holidays.

 

[Phronema]

I wait now days for the bugs to be worked out, and the game to go on sale usually.

Very rarely there are developers who have earned my trust, and I'll buy their games upon release after seeing gameplay on YouTube, and very very rarely I'll pre-order. I'll ONLY pre-order if I've seen a substantial amount of continuous gameplay prior to release as I've had too many bad experiences over the past 5-7 years.

 

[MBM888]

My hubby is usually up on all the gaming deals throughout the year, so I feel like there's a constant influx of new or used games.

(When I say "all the deals", I mean AAAAALL the deals! Best Buy, Gamestop, Ebay, Target...whatever! He's just really great with that sort of thing, and has his own way of taking care of the cost.)

 

[MBM888]

I wait now days for the bugs to be worked out, and the game to go on sale usually.

Very rarely there are developers who have earned my trust, and I'll buy their games upon release after seeing gameplay on YouTube, and very very rarely I'll pre-order. I'll ONLY pre-order if I've seen a substantial amount of continuous gameplay prior to release as I've had too many bad experiences over the past 5-7 years.

Unfortunately, it's getting to be that way more and more. :/ I don't dare get excited about one anymore, because my heart's been broken too often. (Looking at you, Bethesda!) I don't know what the deal is with these big companies anymore. Maybe they've gotten too big for their britches.

 

[Sketcher]

I generally wait for sales, and also for DLC to be released.

 

[Phronema]

Unfortunately, it's getting to be that way more and more. :/ I don't dare get excited about one anymore, because my heart's been broken too often. (Looking at you, Bethesda!) I don't know what the deal is with these big companies anymore. Maybe they've gotten too big for their britches.

I think it's a combination of things, but mostly greed imo. The investors who are financing these large projects want high, and quick ROIs. It doesn't make things easier that the games in the modern era are much more complex than they were 25 years ago as well, and so it makes for a much larger margin of error possible. Then some are just horribly mismanaged as well **ahem**Bethesda, EA**ahem**.

I'm sure there's much more than that as for the causes, and problems in the industry today, but those are the big ones that I hear cited often.

 

[Ignatius the Kiwi]

Unless it's something I really want, I don't mind waiting for an online sale or if I see it cheap in a store. In the long run it saves you a lot of money and time to buy it cheap and usually they've fixed launch problems by that point.

 

[DragonFox91]

I don't play new games anymore, & rarely play video games.

But when I do want to buy a game, usually I wait for Christmas or birthday or some other big event.

 

[Soyeong]

Are you the type of person that needs to buy a video game as soon as it comes out or can you wait awhile before you buy a game? I usually wait until Black Friday and the Christmas sales before I buy video games. I find you can get as much as 80% off games in the digital stores on the PS4 so thats when I load up on games and then play them throughout the year. I'm a bit slow when it comes to buying games because of that but it works for me

I have a huge backlog of games, so there is not a pressing reasons for me to get games when they are new, especially when they will likely be heavily discounted in a year or two. Furthermore, games are now commonly being released in an incomplete state where they are still working on bugs and still have planned DLC, so patience is rewarded.

 

[MehGuy]

If it's a game I want I just buy it right away.. right now though.. I pretty much just play whatever PS Now and Ps Plus subscription offers.

 

[Walking the Path]

Are you the type of person that needs to buy a video game as soon as it comes out or can you wait awhile before you buy a game? I usually wait until Black Friday and the Christmas sales before I buy video games. I find you can get as much as 80% off games in the digital stores on the PS4 so thats when I load up on games and then play them throughout the year. I'm a bit slow when it comes to buying games because of that but it works for me

If there is a game I want, or have been waiting for, I will buy it. Mind you, I refuse to pay £80+ ($110) on a game, so in that case I would wait for it to come on sale.

 

[Dreams65]

Are you the type of person that needs to buy a video game as soon as it comes out or can you wait awhile before you buy a game?

That depends on the title. There are a couple of games I would buy as soon as they are released. Most games that I purchase on Steam I purchase during the holidays, that's when the prices are drastically reduced.

 

[angelsaroundme]

There is always a chance I won't like a game so I prefer to minimize wasted money by getting them on a discount.

 

[morningstar2651]

Are you the type of person that needs to buy a video game as soon as it comes out or can you wait awhile before you buy a game? I usually wait until Black Friday and the Christmas sales before I buy video games. I find you can get as much as 80% off games in the digital stores on the PS4 so thats when I load up on games and then play them throughout the year. I'm a bit slow when it comes to buying games because of that but it works for me

I'm definitely an outlier here. I buy several games a month...sometimes more than one each week. I also intentionally buy bad games and games where I'm not the target audience (e.g. Barbie Puppy Rescue)

I don't usually pre-order, but I'll buy some games at launch if I've been waiting for them to release.

I develop games and I teach people how to develop games. Also, I collect games and consoles.

 

[Larniavc]

Are you the type of person that needs to buy a video game as soon as it comes out or can you wait awhile before you buy a game? I usually wait until Black Friday and the Christmas sales before I buy video games. I find you can get as much as 80% off games in the digital stores on the PS4 so thats when I load up on games and then play them throughout the year. I'm a bit slow when it comes to buying games because of that but it works for me

Most of the times I wait. Unless I’m over come with the urge to buy.

Never pre order anymore.

 

[CMDRExorcist]

I rarely buy games when they first release. I like to wait until the prices drop and either catch them on a sale or just after the price has gone down over time. The only exceptions are the Monster Hunter franchise and anything related to Elite Dangerous.

 

[OLans1]

Usually I wait until there's a sale or event on before committing, then what I saved can be spent on DLC if its useful.