Why dont most people wait till a games $20?

Why dont most people wait till a games $20? Theres a bunch of $60 games that you know is gonna be dropped down to $20. Like mass effect 2. Its $20 now. I would have bought it for $60 if I beat the first one I bought. I look at the sales of when they drop a games price down to $20.It sells less for some reason. Im not buying another game at $60 unless its call of duty,gears of war or halo. I dont find it any funner buying the game on first day. Probably gamestop takes all the sales selling it used when it gets down to $20.

I usually wait until games drop in price too, the last game I bought at full price was Fist of the North Star:Ken's Rage and even that was released a bit cheaper then $60.

why buy the crappier games for $60? The only games I buy for full price are Nintendo Games or really really big type games. Games like COD, Gears, and Halo drop fast and usually are 35 dollars in sales.Minishdriveby

I now know to wait for a game of the year edition of a game if it has alot of dlc.

Mass Effect 2 is still $50 here (games take a lot more time to drop in price here - Steam)

I usually wait till I can get a game for 5-10 bucks. I have extreme patience

If its a game I really want I might get it when it hits 20 bucks but thats the most I will spend on 1 game

I usually wait until games drop in price too, the last game I bought at full price was Fist of the North Star:Ken's Rage and even that was released a bit cheaper then $60.

allthatdown

I very rarely buy a game on a lauch date. Like Fallout New Vegas and Bioshock 2 were the only games i bought on day one for a full price. Most of my games i buy off eBay and when they are in 20-30 dollar region (i am talking about new game releases).

I always wait for a price drop.

If you don't care or need to play a game immediately, it certainly makes sense to wait for a price drop, as software depreciates rapidly. However, as somebody who loves this medium and supports those who develop the games I love to play, I personally feel an obligation to buy many of my games at full price to support the developers.

If there is a game I've been looking forward to for a long period of time, and I have the cash to buy it when it releases, why not buy it? Halo: Reach, Mass Effect 2, Fable 3, Assassin's Creed 2, Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock are all games that I purchased for full price shortly after release. However, I did buy Green Day Rock Band for $60 when it came out, big mistake.

If I really want a game I couldn't bear waiting months to get it. Also, for story driven games it increases the probability to be spoiled.

If I'm not sure if I want a game though I gladly wait until the risk of wasting money is minimized.

Why dont most people wait till a games $20? Theres a bunch of $60 games that you know is gonna be dropped down to $20. Like mass effect 2. Its $20 now. I would have bought it for $60 if I beat the first one I bought. I look at the sales of when they drop a games price down to $20.It sells less for some reason. Im not buying another game at $60 unless its call of duty,gears of war or halo. I dont find it any funner buying the game on first day. Probably gamestop takes all the sales selling it used when it gets down to $20.

slipknot0129

And thats the reason Activi$ion keeps releasing games every year... and to think you are the same people that complain about game fatigue... sad

There are games I wait for the price drop... (James Bond games have $5 written all over them.) There are others I will pay full price for RDR, Mass Effect 2 ect.

It depends on the game. Also keep in mind games with a multiplayer focus may not even be worth playing by the time the price drops to $20. The first month experience is often worth the extra $40.

I wait for a price drop on everything, and if I need to play the game sooner, I'll rent it. There are some few exceptions to this, however..

Some games prices does not drop but they just being sold.

For the same reason people don't wait to buy a DVD until it's in the $5 bin at Wal-Mart--because they, y'know, don't want to wait. >_>

I will pay full price if there is some pre order goodies to come along with it.

I will pay full price if there is some pre order goodies to come along with it.

Ravirr

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I will pay full price if there is some pre order goodies to come along with it.

Vexx88

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Why dont most people wait till a games $20? Theres a bunch of $60 games that you know is gonna be dropped down to $20. Like mass effect 2. Its $20 now. I would have bought it for $60 if I beat the first one I bought. I look at the sales of when they drop a games price down to $20.It sells less for some reason. Im not buying another game at $60 unless its call of duty,gears of war or halo. I dont find it any funner buying the game on first day. Probably gamestop takes all the sales selling it used when it gets down to $20.

RickyRevolver

And thats the reason Activi$ion keeps releasing games every year... and to think you are the same people that complain about game fatigue... sad

I wait until $20. Unless it's a game I GOTS TO HAVE IT NOW!!

[QUOTE="Minishdriveby"]why buy the crappier games for $60? The only games I buy for full price are Nintendo Games or really really big type games. Games like COD, Gears, and Halo drop fast and usually are 35 dollars in sales.lamprey263

Because they want it right then and now, and don't have the patience.

Others impulse buy or get eaten alive by the hype.

I'm not that cheap, if I really want a game i'll pick it up when it comes out.

I like money more than games so I wait.

depends on the game if its something that I'm looking forward to I woud pay full price for it. If its something I'm on the fence about I would wait for a price drop.

I usually only buy a game at 60, is if I really want to play it or something. The last game I bought at 50, was Sims 3 -.-, which sucked btw. But most of the time, I'll just wait till it's 20-30.

I'd owe it up to disposible income. When I had surplus money I was buying a full priced game a month. Now I wait for a $20-40 mark moe often than not unless its a OMG MUST HAVE title imo like Dead Space 2. DS is my favorite new IP this gen followed by Assassin's Creed : /

For the majorty of games I will wait for a price drop of under £30 normally around the £25 mark but of course now and again, there will be a game I need on Day One like Mass Effect 2 or the upcoming Dead Space 2. I have several excellent internet shops on my bookmarks and normally get a good deal even on brand new games. This year I got...

Splinter Cell Conviction andAlan Wake cost me about£25 eachafter only 2/3 months after release. Enslaved cost around £22 only several weeks after launch and FIFA 11 cost £29 after several weeks. The best bargain I ever did on the 360 was in May 2009 when I got Dead Space (Q4 2008 Release) for £14.99 brand new and dam that game is good enough to pay £40 for.

in 2011 I plan to pick up loads of games that came out this year for £20-25.

Well... because I want to have the newest games because they usually have a better overall quality :S

I usually only buy on launch for full price, long single player games that I've researched heavily and have the time to play for a while, or multiplayer games that i will play for years

Other than that I wait for $20 or less

Just the other day I got Bioshock 2 and Splinter Cell Conviction at blockbuster, with cases in good condition for $15 (buy one get one free both were $15)

Typically, I'll buy most anticipated games day one. For example, The Witcher 2, Dragon Age 2, Dead Space 2, Diablo 3, Uncharted 3, etc etc... I'll be buying day one. I want to support the developers as much as possible. Without the gamers buying these games full price, they wouldn't be left with much, and nothing at all when people buy "used." It's a moral obligation for me.. Take it or leave it, at that.

And then, there are games I wouldn't have purchased in the first place but because by some reason, someone recommended it to me - I would highly consider it but only at budget prices. Hidden gems usually fall into this category.

I walked into my local gamestore and in the pre-owned section there was Assassins Creed 2, Bioshock 2, Batman AA, Resistance 2, LBP, Gears 2, Mass Effect 2 and loads more awesome titles all selling for 10 euro each.

I always curse and say the same thing, why don't I wait, but in the end I never can.

I walked into my local gamestore and in the pre-owned section there was Assassins Creed 2, Bioshock 2, Batman AA, Resistance 2, LBP, Gears 2, Mass Effect 2 and loads more awesome titles all selling for 10 euro each.

I always curse and say the same thing, why don't I wait, but in the end I never can.

Supabul

"They" know....

I will never pay full price for a video game again=Fact. :P

Impatience, impulse buying, pre-order goodies would be my guess. Some people just have a lot of money to throw around too. I used to buy games for $60 all the time until I got burned on a few bad purchases. Now I buy them used on Amazon for a fraction of what they're selling for.