I rent my games from Lovefilm, it's about £15 a month to have 3 games or films. At the moment I'm playing Farcry 3, Hitman Absolution and ZOE HD collection.
There is something terrifying about the disembodied floating Cheapy head.CheapyD said:JonnyHG said:That's what I thought this thread was about. I visit that site every day and love it. It helped me pick up the Black Friday Vita bundle for $179, and sold the two games that came with it for $40.The Crotch said:Huh. What a curious thread title [http://www.cheapassgamer.com/].Thank you, I thought I was in Bizzaro world for a minute.GamingAwesome1 said:The title of your thread is convenient for me because I get a good number of deals for cheap games from a place that is actually called Cheap Arse Gamer. It is however, largely UK-oriented, so you might be out of luck there.
http://www.cheapassgamer.com
We have all the video game deals for North America, UK, and more.
The Escapist did an article about us many years ago:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/issues/issue_28/172-Comrades-in-Cheap
Why are you always so short with people?Daystar Clarion said:'i never understood why people do'
Because the soul reason those game you buy so cheaply in the first place exist is because people are willing to buy them on launch? Because if they didn't, the devs wouldn't make enough money to make said games?
Really, it's not a difficult concept.
That's not how businesses work though. If they lost money the first thing they'd do is cut the people's overtime. Then cut back on any positions that could be done by other people, then cut back on features, then cut back on the top peoples payment.michael87cn said:Why are you always so short with people?Daystar Clarion said:'i never understood why people do'
Because the soul reason those game you buy so cheaply in the first place exist is because people are willing to buy them on launch? Because if they didn't, the devs wouldn't make enough money to make said games?
Really, it's not a difficult concept.
The devs can take a pay cut. Games don't need to be $60. They can get rid of one of their houses or something. Preferably the beach house. Maybe one of their 15 assorted vehicles.
I very rarely pay full release price for a game, but when I do it's for the same reason that I pay full whack for a hardback book (rather than waiting for the paperback): I want to be playing the game in the first week rather than spending the next six months hearing about how great it is. When a really exciting title is out, it's great to be able to play/discuss with everyone while it's still new and exciting. There's a real buzz around a good game when it's hot off the press, especially online.Kazam24a said:I am proudly a cheap ass gamer. I never pay 59.99 for a new game i always wait for the price to drop to 19.99 (usually within Six months of Release) and i never understood why people do.
Mm, for me it depends on the dev. I feel good buying indie games because I know every individual sale matters a lot more: a much larger portion of the sale price is going to the people who actually made the game, the smaller teams mean each person has a much larger share, and the lower sale numbers mean my purchase is a much larger percentage of the total. I couldn't give a shit about "supporting" AAA games though, since any given individual sale is an insignificant part of the whole.Guy Jackson said:Oh come off it. For like 99% of gamers that has absolutely nothing to do with it.Daystar Clarion said:'i never understood why people do'
Because the soul reason those game you buy so cheaply in the first place exist is because people are willing to buy them on launch? Because if they didn't, the devs wouldn't make enough money to make said games?
Really, it's not a difficult concept.
Short with people?michael87cn said:Why are you always so short with people?Daystar Clarion said:'i never understood why people do'
Because the soul reason those game you buy so cheaply in the first place exist is because people are willing to buy them on launch? Because if they didn't, the devs wouldn't make enough money to make said games?
Really, it's not a difficult concept.
The devs can take a pay cut. Games don't need to be $60. They can get rid of one of their houses or something. Preferably the beach house. Maybe one of their 15 assorted vehicles.
That thread should be stickied if it isn't already.SweetShark said:I already created a Big Videogames Database for any kind of need you want: I update it sometimes even now:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.387688-Videogame-Database-Sites-Thread
Here the sites you can find easily some good game very cheap:
B Indie Budle http://www.indiebundle.org/
Built a Bundle [Groupees] http://groupees.com
Bundle In A Box http://bundle-in-a-box.com/
Bundle Stars http://www.bundlestars.com/
Buy Game, not Socks http://www.buygamesnotsocks.com/
GameDev Bundle https://gamedevbundle.com/
Greenlight Bundle http://www.thegreenlightbundle.com/
Indie All-Stars Bundle http://www.indie-allstars.com/
Indie Bundles http://indiebundles.com/
Indie Buskers http://www.indiebuskers.net/
Indie Face Kick http://bitg.gamingallthetime.com/producthome.php
Indie Fort Bundle http://www.gamersgate.com/indiefort-bundle
Indie Gala http://www.indiegala.com/
Indie Game Bundles http://www.indiegamebundles.com/
Indie Royale http://www.indieroyale.com/
IndieGameStand https://indiegamestand.com/
IUP Bundle http://iupbundle.org/
Little Big Bunch http://www.littlebigbunch.com/
Summer Batch http://www.summerbatch.co.uk/
The Indie Bundle http://theindiebundle.com/
The Humble Bundle http://www.humblebundle.com/
Note: Some sites from this list don't work anymore.
That explains how he can buy them at discount. It doesn't explain why people don't buy them at discount.Daystar Clarion said:'i never understood why people do'
Because the soul reason those game you buy so cheaply in the first place exist is because people are willing to buy them on launch? Because if they didn't, the devs wouldn't make enough money to make said games?
Really, it's not a difficult concept.
If everyone played the waiting game like you and I game prices would depreciate at a waaaay faster rate just to try and get people to buy the damn game! They're only as expensive as they are because a lot of, if not most people, are prepared to pay £40, $60, or whatever standard release price is in your region. Obviously if standard release price was £5 no one would make a profit and everyone would go bust, but there isn't a justifiable reason for games being as expensive as they are (especially with all the DLC releases and the sheer number of sales most AAA titles manage to achieve) other than that is what people pay.maninahat said:That explains how he can buy them at discount. It doesn't explain why people don't buy them at discount.Daystar Clarion said:'i never understood why people do'
Because the soul reason those game you buy so cheaply in the first place exist is because people are willing to buy them on launch? Because if they didn't, the devs wouldn't make enough money to make said games?
Really, it's not a difficult concept.
I recognise, as a cheap bastard, that if everyone played the waiting game like I did, the value of games would depreciate at a way slower rate, so it is in my interest that most people pre-order/buy on the day. But I don't get that impetuousness. Not when the same product can reduce to a fraction of the price within a few months.
I suspect what would happen is that they would drop off in price to around £20 or £15 in fairly short order, and then keep it that way for years at a time, kind of like what happens with well received movies on DVD. That's sort of how COD already does it; I've been waiting for COD4 to come down to a fiver, and it just hasn't happened. It has stayed up there, and even during sales, it never seems to drop as low as £10.BandicootPower said:If everyone played the waiting game like you and I game prices would depreciate at a waaaay faster rate just to try and get people to buy the damn game! They're only as expensive as they are because a lot of, if not most people, are prepared to pay £40, $60, or whatever standard release price is in your region. Obviously if standard release price was £5 no one would make a profit and everyone would go bust, but there isn't a justifiable reason for games being as expensive as they are (especially with all the DLC releases and the sheer number of sales most AAA titles manage to achieve) other than that is what people pay.maninahat said:That explains how he can buy them at discount. It doesn't explain why people don't buy them at discount.Daystar Clarion said:'i never understood why people do'
Because the soul reason those game you buy so cheaply in the first place exist is because people are willing to buy them on launch? Because if they didn't, the devs wouldn't make enough money to make said games?
Really, it's not a difficult concept.
I recognise, as a cheap bastard, that if everyone played the waiting game like I did, the value of games would depreciate at a way slower rate, so it is in my interest that most people pre-order/buy on the day. But I don't get that impetuousness. Not when the same product can reduce to a fraction of the price within a few months.