To those who hardly ever buy games new...

..like me. Whats the one game you are willing to pay full price upon release?

For me I think the only game that I really want badly enough to pay full price and/or upon release is GTA V. GTA 4 is the best game this gen in my opinion.

Skyrim

Skyrim

fusionhunter

I hardly ever buy games on the day of their release unless they have a pre-order bonus.

I bought 3 new games at full price in 2010 (plenty of other new ones for $20-$30 new). Those 3 games were Red Dead Redemption, Halo:Reach, and Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood.

..like me. Whats the one game you are willing to pay full price upon release?

For me I think the only game that I really want badly enough to pay full price and/or upon release is GTA V. GTA 4 is the best game this gen in my opinion.

monkey_muffin

you do know that when you buy games used, 100% of your money goes to gamestops pocket, (or wherever you buy them), instead spend $5 more and get the new version cause atleast the money goes to those who actually made the game.

I bought 3 new games at full price in 2010 (plenty of other new ones for $20-$30 new). Those 3 games were Red Dead Redemption, Halo:Reach, and Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood.

TacticalDesire

I do buy them new most of the time I just like to get a bargain. For instance I recently got the new Smackdown game new for £18 (less than $30).

That's way cheaper than any used game of something else I might want (i.e. Black Ops) which would be more than double the price whether it was new or used.

Marvel vs capcom 3 and diablo 3. I'm not going to be buying many games at full price when I can wait a couple months and get them on sale easily.

really? I was glad I bought GTA4 at low price, it has so many wrongs like repetitive mission structure, lack of checkpoints, and unresponsive and clunky controls.funsohng

It always depends what games are coming out around the same time as a given game, how my money situation is, and so on. I would say I buy games at full price that will give me a lot of playtime, but thats not necessarily true, as I can't hold back sometimes, like skyward Sword, it will be a first day purchase if its 10 hours or 50.

Ooh! If there was ONE game that I could buy on the first day it would no doubt be Diablo III :).

If I had to pick just one it'd be ES V: Skyrim. But there are others like Mass Effect 3, Dragon Age 2, Killzone 3, Deus Ex, Uncharted 3, and Dead Space 2 (to name a few) that I'll likely be doing that with this year.

I do buy them new most of the time I just like to get a bargain. For instance I recently got the new Smackdown game new for £18 (less than $30).

That's way cheaper than any used game of something else I might want (i.e. Black Ops) which would be more than double the price whether it was new or used.

Murj

Mass Effect 3 and Skyrim.

haven't bought a game for full price in a long time, but I will probably get crysis 2 at launch :P

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I bought 3 new games at full price in 2010 (plenty of other new ones for $20-$30 new). Those 3 games were Red Dead Redemption, Halo:Reach, and Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood.

funsohng

Yep, a very long fulfilling single-player and a loaded multi.

I usually buy all my games at full price. Some of the pre-order bonuses and coupons places give you are too good to pass up.

mass effect 3

Mass EFfect 3, only for the Collector's Edition though. I have a huge backlog of games which is why I don't buy new. I'll never play them anyway.

I got Tales of Vesperia off Amazon for $12 a month ago and it's still in the plastic wrap..

The only time I don't buy a game new is when I can't find it elsewhere. I believe in supporting developers.

The Witcher 2 (drm-free movement is something I support 100% not to mention the first is one of my favorites) and Guild Wars 2 (I played the original to death so its a no-brainer purchase).

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..like me. Whats the one game you are willing to pay full price upon release?

For me I think the only game that I really want badly enough to pay full price and/or upon release is GTA V. GTA 4 is the best game this gen in my opinion.

you do know that when you buy games used, 100% of your money goes to gamestops pocket, (or wherever you buy them), instead spend $5 more and get the new version cause atleast the money goes to those who actually made the game.

[QUOTE="funsohng"]really? I was glad I bought GTA4 at low price, it has so many wrongs like repetitive mission structure, lack of checkpoints, and unresponsive and clunky controls.broken_ops

I'm pre-ordering my Epic edition (or whatever they decide to name it) Gears of War 3 edition this year. I also get a lot of Arcade Games on launch -- like Breach, which I'm getting on the 26th for 1.200 msp.

Uncharted, Zelda, Metroid, Mega Man games... FF games cus I need to know the material to then spread the hate.

Skyward Sword

Skyrim

The Last Guardian

Dragon Quest X

Tales of Graces

Dragon Age 2

Infamous 2

Twisted Metal PS3

Final Fantasy XIII-2

Rune Factory: Oceans

Those games are instant first day buys for me, and I don't even need to watch previews and hear opinions from the so-called "experts" about them.

I bought FFXIII, Uncharted 1&2 new and that's it...

I always try to buy games new to support the developers. However, sometimes I will wait for a price drop, and only buy used if its a game I can't get new anymore (Like Little Kings Story because the dev went under)

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[QUOTE="funsohng"]really? I was glad I bought GTA4 at low price, it has so many wrongs like repetitive mission structure, lack of checkpoints, and unresponsive and clunky controls.funsohng

i still say there was more to do in gta4, i had more fun it in then rdr,but that aint saying a whole lot. both games are a serious step down from previous gta games, which are obviously some of the greatest open world games ever

Battlefield 3, you probably have to get it new to play multiplayer anyway. :p

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..like me. Whats the one game you are willing to pay full price upon release?

For me I think the only game that I really want badly enough to pay full price and/or upon release is GTA V. GTA 4 is the best game this gen in my opinion.

right4dead

you do know that when you buy games used, 100% of your money goes to gamestops pocket, (or wherever you buy them), instead spend $5 more and get the new version cause atleast the money goes to those who actually made the game.

You know what happens when you buy a new game at Gamestop? The exact same thing that happens with used games. Gamestop buys the new games themselves and then they sell it. That's why companies always talk about the number of units shipped, because that means they already got the money for it.

The only games I will buy on the release date are usually role playing or strategy. Because these are the ones you are almost certain to get ur money's worth. Now if u are in to multiplayer, maybe shooters then, but i hardly ever go that route, with the exception of Team Fortress. Also, I would rather buy a gamethat has been out for a while, so I can get a discount. I mean there are so many good games, but there arent that many worth $60 in my opinion. Just wait for prices to go down.I only buy really good games for high dollar, like Fallout 3(GOTY edition) or Civilization V(my last one). Cheers

Skyrim

..like me. Whats the one game you are willing to pay full price upon release?

For me I think the only game that I really want badly enough to pay full price and/or upon release is GTA V. GTA 4 is the best game this gen in my opinion.

monkey_muffin

I gladly paid full price for a lot of games over the years, such as the God of War series, Gears of War 1 & 2, GTA 4, Ratchet & Clank series, Elder Scrolls 4, Fallout 3, most Super Mario titles.

There are a lot of games worth full price if people just bothered to check reviews, for me an 8 out of 10 and up is a definite worth full price, 7.5 and up warrants playing the demo before buying.

For example i'm currently following the Two Worlds 2 reviews and so far on Metacritic it's at an 8 out of 10 by 8 reviewers thus far, i will check once more tomorrow night before going to buy it on release day.