Why are people buying Skyrim?

[Xelt]

Because people have been waiting 5 years.

Another example of this woudl be, when HL3 comes out, dont' buy it until they make HL3 + Expansions all in one box like the oragne box.

 

[Dense_Electric]

Why does anyone pay full-price for any game on launch day as opposed to getting it for a third the price a few months/years later? They're willing to pay more money to play it now, simple.

I, for one, am stoked, and if it's anywhere near as good as it looks like, I'm more than willing to shell out another $60 for the GotY edition with all the expansion packs and DLC a year or whatever down the line.

 

[theheroofaction]

You know about when people are talking about a movie you haven't seen yet?

It's kinda like that.

 

[Amnestic]

Why does anyone pay full-price for any game on launch day as opposed to getting it for a third the price a few months/years later?

Depends on the game. Modern Warfare 2 is still £30+ in most every brick+mortar shop I've been in. I expect it might finally drop in price once MW3 comes out, but I also expect that MW3 won't really drop in price until the inevitable next Modern Warfare.

Obviously doesn't apply to all games, but some keep a higher price for many months after it's justified.

 

[GodsAndFishes]

With Bethesda games I tend to buy the vanilla on console when it comes out, and then a few years later when the GOTYE is out I'll get it on PC. It also helps that by that time I should have a PC that can actually run the damn thing...

 

[ShindoL Shill]

well let's say you wait until the GOTY/expansion pack edition comes out. you could've just bought the specific DLC you want.
also, impatience.

 

[Strain42]

Do you think that if "everyone" waits for the game of the year edition instead of buying the game when released, that there will be a game of the year edition?

Games that don't sale for shit when released don't get game of the year editions. So, my question is why are you trying to convince "everyone" to wait for the game of the year edition.


Furthermore why are you assuming that people that buy the game when released are going to bother buying the Game of the year edition. There is such thing as buying the game, and the DLC as it comes out, therefore eliminating the need to re-buy the game.

Not everyone is or needs to be a cheap ass gamer. For some people it is a hobby they are willing to spend money on.

My question is what did I say that made you think I was trying to convince "everyone" to simply wait for a GOTY edition? I never said "People should just wait for the upgrade" I merely asked what the reason was for people that weren't. So before you accuse me of trying to convince "everyone" find an example where I said I was trying to convince "anyone"

And for the most part, I seem to be right. It's a matter of impatience (not saying that's a bad thing)

Me and my friend once got into an argument over ordering a game on Amazon and using the free shipping vs. going to the store and picking it up. Where I live, the combination of store tax, and the gas spent driving to and from the store, I save about $10 by simply waiting an extra day or two to play.

People have different priorities when it comes to these things.

 

[Knusper]

Because I need something to blow my first pay cheque on. Also, I'm impatient for dragons.

 

[Raijha]

LoL! Yes. Skyrim is the main example right now of impatience. When somebody paid over 1700 for an early copy of MW3 he can't even play without getting banned and probably won't even get delivered till the proper release date anyway.

Lots of people do this type of thing, seriously, not being willing to play Skyrim until the GOTY edition with all the DLC releases is just silly. Its not like you can't buy the DLC at the time, and it can sometimes take a year or more for the full DLC edition to release. Look at the ultimate edition of New Vegas. Its not coming out for well over a year after the original release. Sorry, you can call me impatient if you want, but I'm not waiting a full bloody year to play Skyrim just to save the, like, 20 or 30 bucks for buying the DLC seperate and not in the GOTY.

 

[scorptatious]

Well I want to buy it because I enjoyed the last game. Simple as that.

As for why I would buy it now rather than wait for the eventual game of the year edition, because something like that won't come out for a year. So why would I wait a year to get a game which comes out in just a few days?

 

[Rawne1980]

Because I can't be arsed waiting a year to get it.

Easiest way is do what I did with Oblivion and Fallout 3.

Buy the games but no DLC then buy the GOTY editions on Amazon when they are dirt cheap. I got Oblivion and Fallout 3 GOTY for £7.50 each meaning I got all the DLC for a grand total of £15 for both games.

I save money that way.

 

[Abedeus]

Huh. Here I thought this thread would take the "why are you buying it now and not two months from now when all the major bugs have been patched out?" route.

People buy it now because they want to play it now. That's about all there is to it.

Yeeaah this one. I have yet to play a Bethesda game that isn't buggy like all hell.

 

[wurrble182]

well you've just rendered the entire movie theatre business obsolete haven't you? why should anybody in their right mind go to the cinema when we can all wait for the blu-ray release? Spread the word! The people must know!! also, im buying skyrim now because it is worth £35 to me and im happy to give that much for it.

 

[Ranorak]

Now before anyone gets mad or assumes this is some sort of anti-Skyrim thread, it's not. I'm not bashing the game, the developer or anyone who is interested in it.

But let's look at Oblivion and Fallout 3. Both of those games were eventually given expansion packs, and then re-released as a game that contained the original game plus all of the expansion packs. Sometimes these were cheaper than the original game.

So assuming that's going to happen with Skyrim, why buy it now? Is it just a matter of impatience? Do people want to support Bethesda by possibly buying the game twice?

Is there anyone reading this who does just plan on buying it once the Game of the Year edition comes out?

Just curious.

I am going to get the Xbox 360 version in my mail box on release day.
I am going to spend money on the DLC and I'm going to enjoy every second of it.
I am going to upgrade my Motherboard and Processor in the mean time.
I am going to buy the Game of the Year edition on my pc later.

Just like I did with Oblivion.

 

[ElPatron]

If you seriously need to ask that question, you are not a real gamer.

If you seriously feel the need to tag people, you're everything that is wrong with "gaming" these days.

well you've just rendered the entire movie theatre business obsolete haven't you? why should anybody in their right mind go to the cinema when we can all wait for the blu-ray release? Spread the word! The people must know!!

Not getting to the point much?

If you were to take his analogy, you would watch it in the movie theatre because it is much cheaper than buying a blu-ray release. What he means is that buying games late is more economical. And let's face it, a DLC contains more bang for your buck than deleted scenes or commentaries on a blu-ray.


I don't get what's wrong with these forums. Do you people also argue whether if you play naked or with clothes on? Because it seems everyone has the need of criticizing how other play games.

 

[Mozza444]

I wish i could wait that is the smart option.. but i just can't.
Plus, take a look at all these Skyrim threads, it's bloody insane! It's nice to get a game that you can talk about with other people... wait a year or so and much less people are talking about it.
Plus.. I WANT IT NOW!!!

 

[DarkRyter]

Because they want to play it NOW.

Life is too short to wait for DLC.

 

[Seventh Actuality]

Because I've been waiting a while, and I'm short of things to pay now. I'm more likely to stop giving a shit than appreciate the savings if I wait for the collected edition.

Plus, it's pot luck whether I buy the DLC at all really. It'll be the game itself that sells me on DLC, and even then, there's plenty of games I've loved (Dragon Age Origins, for example, a game I would impregnate if I could) that I didn't bother with DLC for.

 

[ZeroMachine]

If you seriously need to ask that question, you are not a real gamer.

Oh, please. Don't put pathetic arbitrary rules to being a "real gamer".

To answer the question, a multitude of reasons. First and foremost, I want to play it now. I bought a new laptop almost specifically for Skyrim (not JUST for that, but it was a major factor).

But second to that is the fact that if a game doesn't sell well around it's initial release, it's considered a failure. Games are judged by how well they sell early on more than over their entire life span. If the game sells terribly at launch, why would they repackage it and sell it again? Hell, why would they even make add-ons?

"No one owns the game, there's no reason for us to add to it or patch it or anything."

And a never-patched-Bethesda-game is a terrible thought.

Theres no rules to it. If you have never anticipated a title so highly that you could not possibly wait longer than release day, I have trouble believing you play games.

Then you have very strange views on the subject.

Not everyone that plays games need to get SUPER EXCITED for games.

My best friend LOVES games. But, quite literally, the ONLY game he's looking forward to right now is Halo: CEA, and he isn't, nor was he ever planning, on getting it day 1.

Plenty of people that love games just have other priorities. The only reason I hype is because other than my friends games are quite literally my greatest passion (playing and creating and philosophizing). But I would never say that people who aren't like that aren't "true gamers".

Way I see it, if you love games, you're a true gamer. Even if you only buy one game a year or less.

 

[unoleian]

I buy them at release because they are games I want to play NAOW!!!!!!!! Yes, it's true.

Usually some content comes along and is there for the taking if I don't feel the world has enough to do. I usually end up buying it all piece-meal. I'm not terribly concerned with the odd $5-15 purchase every couple of months.

If someone else wants to hold off until all of the content is out, more power to them.

I'd also rather have the world fresh for my enjoyment, not despoiled by months of the nit-picking, brow-beating and overtly critical discussion of every actual and perceived flaw of the title in question around the internet, not to mention having every surprise and secret completely exposed and old news as I'm going into the game.

It's all a matter of preference.