How much will you pay?

chibiandy · Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 9:17 pm�� Post subject:

For console games, $70 tops, for PC games, roughly $50-60
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grim-one · Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 3:31 am�� Post subject:

Blizzard can have $150 every time they release a fancy non-MMO game from me.

Everyone else only gets $50 for new PC games or $60-70 for new PS3 games. Older games is more like $30-40 on either platform.
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IISpacebreakII · Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 7:52 pm�� Post subject:

I'm rather poor at the moment, for a new release I would love to pay $60 but I would want it to be brand new, sealed and PAL OFLC rating. That rarely happens, but I am saving for Halo anniversary. That series is worth the dough for me.

I don't think I've payed over $90 in my life.

Soap of Death · Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 8:37 pm�� Post subject:

Depends how badly I want to play the game, I don't mind paying extra to get it ASAP. Generally though I wouldn't pay over $90 for a standard edition, I'm willing to go higher for collectors editions depending on what they contain. I prefer tangible extras as opposed to DLC codes for alternate costumes.
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ZeroX03 · Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 8:42 pm�� Post subject:

Fighting games get full price from me, they deserve every penny as the time you get out of them simply renders the monetary value as miniscule. And I'm impatient. If I have a chance to get a fighter 1 week beforehand and it's double the price, I'll hand over the money.
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arbok · Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 9:07 pm�� Post subject:

I have some informal rules when buying games

1. Buy games six months to a year from when they were released... that way they are only about $20-$30 and also its long after the hype dies down, so i don't buy something from preview/review excitement. a lot of media outlets want you to buy as many games as possible to get more advertisers.

2. Buy games from online retailers where possible. New games can be approximately $50-60 which is reasonable if I have to have the latest game. I only do this a few times a year like Uncharted and Dark Souls so it definitely reduces the cost.

3. Buy iPhone games to fill in the time.... i've spent 10+ hours on bike baron and it was.... a dollar.... yep a frisking dollar. thats possibly the best dollar i've ever spent in my life. iPhone games have also substituted my DS and PSP gaming time.

4. Also I tend not to buy games until I am finished with the previous game.... like I'll probably skip skyrim... I'm not too fussed really... I have too many games at home to play.

Looking at the games i've purchased this year I've probably only spent $300 and I've got about 6 PS3 titles and a long list of Steam and iPhone games to keep me going.
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Vervain · Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 11:01 pm�� Post subject:

I'll be perfectly honest, since doing Australian Gaming Bargains last year I've started becoming much more savvy in my games shopping. Because of it I'll rarely pay above $50 for a new release console game (the import cost of new releases from the UK) and about the same for handheld games.

Normally though, I'll now wait a few weeks and see the game hit 18 quid on Zavvi and order from there. The latest example is my 16 quid copy of Deus Ex: Human Revolution bought three weeks after launch.

The only exceptions are for franchises I love, like Saints Row and Mass Effect.

Also, I refuse to buy Sony games on launch. On average they drop all of their first party games to $50 RRP within six months and I'm willing to wait that long for most of their exclusives.
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Aussie XP · Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 11:24 pm�� Post subject:

I pay full retail usually, A: because I hate the UK ratings symbols, they look crap on my shelf, I feel cheap importing. B: I don't buy many games these days. This year in total so far I have bought Crysis 2, The Witcher 2, Deux Ex and BF3.
(I'm not counting 15 or so of steam games during sales, I.e. Red Faction: Armageddon for $8 a month back)
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arbok · Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2011 2:23 pm�� Post subject:

Jedi_Amara · Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2011 2:30 pm�� Post subject:

Could be worse, look at the German ones

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the_trotster · Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2011 5:54 pm�� Post subject:

Really interesting to read!

I'll usually not spend more than $79 for a new release.. I'll usually head down to EB Games and price match whoever the cheapest retailer is.. As for 3DS games, probably $59 is my limit (as with Zelda 3DS and will be fore the next few)..

Collectors Editions are my really only exception, thinks like OoT 3DS and Batman AC i paid full price for... ($79 i think and $149 respectively)..

Agree with the rest about customer service, i find over at GAME they're always honest, and up for a chat.. I actually had a sales clerk convince me NOT to spontaneously buy a Dsi XL because he thought they were useless, and just stick to my 3DS!

Having worked at EB i noticed how we always had higher prices than the likes of Big W and K-Mart down the road, however offered gaming expertise to the likes of Parents and Grandparents who have no idea what to buy for their children.. So for them i guess it's sometimes easier to pay RRP than race around finding the cheapest price..

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