"I'll pick it up when it's cheap"

[Kittyhawk]

Without a large sum to devote to games, grabbing bargains in sales makes sense. A new game comes out and wait three to six months to pick it up is sensible. Gaming is an expensive past time, so save where you can. If I had a PS4, The Order would be on my wait list, as its not vital to play, a pretty cool looking but short single player game at full price. Besides the base pricing of games in general, DLC usually comes to sting us later on.

Adding in the hours of stuff you get can weigh a game in your favour. I don't have Skyrim, but if I saw it in a Steam sale for peanuts, I'd invest in it, knowing the hours that can be spent in it. Skyrim has been out for a while and made its money back. Its great to give devs a boost, but sales of any game dip over a long tale of time. While new games need time to make their money, devs should think carefully about what they put in the box.

 

[likalaruku]

I'm always broke. I usually wait till GOTYEs drop to $20 a year or two down the line before I play them. I only just got Skyrim last July.

 

[DOOM GUY]

I do that with practically every game, though honestly something like The Order I wouldn't even consider buying if it was cheap.

The only game I'm really considering buy for full price, and it'll be the first one in a while, is The Phantom Pain (Though I may cave in on Hyperdimension Neptunia Re; Birth 2 and 3, I love Nep-Nep)

 

[MrCalavera_v1legacy]

I don't even buy games that I actually want to play until a couple of years down the line when they're on sale. £40 for a new release might be cheap compared to how costly games were in the past, but to be honest I mostly play older games anyway.

The best purchase I have made in the last few years was Rayman Legends which was £20 I believe. On the other hand I would have never bought Far Cry 3, Tomb Raider or Dishonored at their launch prices, even if they are great games.

I'm just shit at being a consumer I guess.

Pretty much the same, though reasons for my thriftiness changed over time.

In the beginning it was because game prices in my country were inflated, compared to 'normal' price tags in the west, so i had to buy games that were sold in those El Cheap-o Editions, or that were added as a bonus to gaming mags.

Nowadays(thanks to shops like steam, gog, or humblestore and lack of time) i see no point in buying games at full price, since it'd be probably already on sale once i'll have time to play it.

Oh, and i tend to wait for inevitable GotY editions. Feeling like i'm missing out on content irks me.

So in summary: Old habits + no time = me almost never paying full price. Sorry devs.

PS.Almost, cause last year i've bought Stick of the Truth, and that's only casue a)i was a fan of the show b)for some reason it was really reasonably for a premiere title here.

 

[Mutant1988]

Basically, I don't understand this line of thinking too much, and it tells me that there might be a lot of people who want to eventually own/play every game they can as long as it isn't broken or complete shit.

Yes.

If (for example) The Order doesn't seem enjoyable enough to drop $60 on (or whatever ungodly Australian amount it is), why would it be worth your time at $20? Or even $5?

When you go to a 5 star restaurant, you expect more than a cheeseburger and some cold fries. Likewise, when you go to your cheap burger joint of choice, you expect a greasy unhealthy salty mess that makes you feel full.

The price influences your appreciation of things. That's a fact.

 

[K-lusive]

I tend to do it the other way around: "I'll buy it because it's cheap" (assuming it's my kinda game). Waiting for a game to drop in price will make me forget I anna keep an eye out for it. If I do see it for a fiver in the Steam store I tend to think 'Hey! Been meaning to try that!'

Not an answer to your question, OP, but just another point of view to be considered.