RandV80 said:
Hah, way to provide a great example of the point I was going to make. Personally in this publisher vs gamer battle I find both sides to be annoying, with the gamer side growing. Now I know this doesn't necessarily apply to games which are primarily multi-player, but here's a novel idea: If you can't afford box fresh games then buy it next year when the price drops!
Or buy it pre-owned, and make a saving. Even waiting a few months, pre-owned will still be cheaper than a dropped price title when you buy it fresh.
RandV80 said:
I mean seriously, are you all such sheep that you just have to get each triple AAA release the moment it comes out?
Oooh, calling people sheep. Edgy!
Sorry, that was bitchy. Couldn't help myself. The point I was making was that even waiting for a AAA release is more expensive than waiting
and then buying it pre-owned
RandV80 said:
That seems to be what the used game market amounts to these days, getting a big new release, playing through it, then immediately trading it in for credit on next months big release.
Some people do that. Other people, who don't have much money, will shop around for a pre-owned game they want to play that costs less than a box fresh version. How is this a problem? Isn't this the entire ethos of intelligent consumerism, to buy the exact same product at a lower price? You can't blame people for wanting to pay less money.
RandV80 said:
Problem I have with this is it's gaming on a budget with an instant gratification mentality. Show a little patience and you can make significant cost savings, the game after all will be just as good next year as it is now.
Exactly. Wait a few weeks after release, buy pre-owned for roughly the same price the game will drop to after a year, and you're sorted.
RandV80 said:
In some cases even better actually because by that time all the bugs will be worked out and you could have additional DLC and mods available.
DLC which costs more money? I feel you're not really getting the whole "too poor to buy new" aspect. When I didn't have any money, much as I may have
wanted some DLC, there was no way I was getting it. If I can only afford to shell out ten quid for the game itself, how can I justify spending the same amount again for a little extra content?
RandV80 said:
Further more, the newer digital distribution platform is bloody well awesome for this! Not only do you have access to old games for cheap prices at all times, with all purchases directly supporting the developers, but you get awesome weekend and holiday sales. Personally I'm pretty poor right now, can't really afford to spend more than $10 on a game, but thanks to digital distribution I can still play all the big titles like Batman, Fallout, Bioshock, Dead Space, and so on.
I'm going to assume you're a PC gamer, then? Those sort of titles on my 360 are far more expensive than a pre-owned copy is in the local Game.
Also, ow ow ow my head, this new layout is killing me. Less white!