Yes i buy almost exclusively sales,original prices on everything is usually over priced. It has to be a really good game that i know will be good to purchase it outright.Since not many good games have come out of late,i have purchased mostly sales. When Dishonored 2 comes out i'll buy it and The Division or i may simply be too busy and only buy one game to buy some time then i'll buy others on sale.
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Games for myself tend to be brought in sales. I have massive backlog of games in my library I haven't played yet. Even if I want to desperately play a game I will usually wait a couple of months for patches etc and usually within this time the price will drop, but this is the exception rather than the rule.
If a game is not in a Steam sale I usually buy from other companies due to Steam being expensive, for example The Witcher 3 is £50 on Steam and only £22 on GMG or £37 on Amazon.
I am curious how many people wait for steam sales to buy a game they want especially for major releases. If a game you really wanted came out now, would you wait 6-12 months to buy it at 75% off? E.g. Did you buy fallout for the full price or are you waiting until it's like 15-20 bucks or even less?
Do you think that AAA releases are often released later for the PC or not released at all because of the mentality of always buying games from the bargain bucket? Do you think a AAA game like fallout 4 can recoup its cost if everyone decided to wait for the 75% off and bought it for $10?
I typically dont buy or play AAA games anymore so price points rarely matter. The only game i have seen that I am really interested where the price made me pause was the Elite Dangerous expansion
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I generally set myself a budget of £10 for new games, so I set myself up an expansive wishlist on steam and then just wait for those games to come on sale. Some are new games and so I end up waiting 6months+ before the price is reduced enough, whilst others are backlog games that I always meant to play but never got round to.
The only time I'll pay full price / normal price is if I've been following the game and it still meets my expectations. Most don't, I usually uncover some design flaw before release, but every now and again a game will come along that I *know* I'll love, in which case I'll get it. Last game I did that for was GTA5 on PC, next game will likely be Total Warhammer.
This is for PC games only, through Steam.
For console games, because I'll be buying a box with a disk, I'm much happier spending £20-£30 on a game because I at least own it. The box looks good as part of my collection and I know that, barring accidents, I'll be able to play the game indefinitely. Whilst I think Valve are a good company, I hate the thought that I could lose my entire steam library and never be able to play those games again, so waiting for steam sales is a (small) way to minimise the risk.
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Whether a game can recoup its price or not is not my concern. If they cannot by going on sales, they can choose not to. If they do, i have no problem taking advantage of it.
I am curious how many people wait for steam sales to buy a game they want especially for major releases. If a game you really wanted came out now, would you wait 6-12 months to buy it at 75% off? E.g. Did you buy fallout for the full price or are you waiting until it's like 15-20 bucks or even less?
Do you think that AAA releases are often released later for the PC or not released at all because of the mentality of always buying games from the bargain bucket? Do you think a AAA game like fallout 4 can recoup its cost if everyone decided to wait for the 75% off and bought it for $10?
I purchase about 90% of all my games on Steam these days. Out those, I may buy about 1/2 when they are on sale. I don't plan it that way but that is just how it works out. If a game comes out and I really have been looking forward to the game, I will go ahead and pay full price. Otherwise, if there are games I am interested in I may not purchase them right away but wait. The Sales are actually what gets me to pull the trigger and buy. Being on sale just makes it more likely then not that I will get the game.
I wait for steam sales. I am patient because I have so many other games to play, I can afford to wait. It is rare when I buy a game at full price....... those games usually are MMO's I want to play.
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I wait for sales now. I'm waiting for FO4 to go on a big sale and bought W3 when it was 40% off. The only games I'm interested now are Deus Ex and Splinter cell series and a new Elder Scrolls. I have 32 games on my wish list (waiting on a big sale) which was 70 but I knew most of those I would never play, as I have a lot of games I've never played or started and never finished, so I took a lot of them off.
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Considering that Steam takes a rather large cut, I try not to use it. So basically I use steam when > it's the only way to purchase said game or the game I'm wanting at that time is on a steam sale.
I would rather send more of my own money toward the developers. I have nothing against their program, other than the price. I mean Apple and Android charge the same amount, but they ARE the way to get apps for those devices. I think Steam should settle between 15-20% tops, but that's just my opinion.
For the longest time I would only buy games from stores or from the game sites themselves, but lately (past year) I have found myself buying more & more from steam. Of course now the problem exists.....when am I going to find the time to play everything!!!!!!!!!!
I only buy launch-day versions of specific games that I'm really looking forward to. Anything else goes on my Steam Wishlist and gets bought whenever there's a special, which Steam will notify me about because it's on my Wishlist. If the special offer is not good enough, then I just wait for the bi-annual big sales.
It is wise to wait for sales to buy games in this era of unfinished releases. There hasn't been a game in the last 3 years that I bought at release of which I couldn't have bought an acceptable version for cheaper later. I can't blame people for waiting for sales when devs repeatedly betray our trusts with new releases.
I have missed on a few games because I waited too long. I think this works well for single player games but many multiplayer focused games may be dead in the 12 months or so it takes for a game to hit the bargain bucket on steam.
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I don't do steam anymore. I purchased a mmorpg through steam once. At some point a patch came along which ended in steam blaming the devs and devs blaming steam. So, no steam no more. The mmorpg will remain anonymous.
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I don't do steam anymore. I purchased a mmorpg through steam once. At some point a patch came along which ended in steam blaming the devs and devs blaming steam. So, no steam no more. The mmorpg will remain anonymous.
steam, in general, works quite well. I will use it just for the convenience of installation and everything in the same place. (Not to mention steam link -> to play games on my big screen tv)
If it's a game I can wait to play, I'll wait for a sale, or at least for the later edition which will include all the DLC with it. I've scored some damn good deals that way. Shadow of Mordor with all DLC for $15? WOOHOO!
The only bad thing about sales is that my backlog of games to play has gotten ridiculously long. I can't resist a good sale.
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I usually buy games on the various steam sales, for the reason that I don't have much time for gaming, and I usually have a backlog of games I have purchased, and not had a chance to play through yet.
So when something new comes out, most often I am not in a hurry to buy it right away. Plus, these days, devs/publishers do a lousy job of releasing a quality product out of the gate, so why be in a hurry to buy something that will take weeks or months of patching, and pay full price to boot?
If something interests me, I'll stick it on the Steam wishlist, and when it goes on sale, I'll get a notification.
Bottom line is yes: I buy on Steam sales these days, for the reason that I have less time to play anything, so I often stock up games before I play them and buy new ones.
Similar to many others I do take advantage of the Steam sales. During the holidays I purchased about half a dozen. I've only installed a couple, but I'll get to the others eventually. I rarely purchase a game nowadays upon it's release. My patience has developed to where I'm in no big hurry when games are usually hit or miss anyways. I also refuse to pay for that "early access" sale or no sale, but I understand & appreciate those that do participate along those lines.
It's not about sales, it's about the actual price. There are lot of games that have like 20% off but are still €45. Why would i buy another Assassins Creed or such things at this price?
Also, i try not accept to big of a price difference between the regions. If it's €5 but $2..why would it be acceptable to charge nearly 3 times the price?
And of course, my interest must be high enough to justify the spending. Given the state video gaming is in, that means i hardly pick up games at full price.
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And more to the point, why pay full price for a game that needs weeks or months of patching before it plays well? (Because many or most publishers do that now.)
Since you have to wait most of the time anyway, might as well wait a bit longer and buy on sale.
If publishers want to "screw over" people by releasing a half baked product at full price (and they do) then return the favor and buy at half price in six months on a Steam sale.
I can't remember the last title I bought at full price upon release.
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It has to be a really good game that i know will be good to purchase it outright.Since not many good games have come out of late,i have purchased mostly sales.
When Dishonored 2 comes out i'll buy it and The Division or i may simply be too busy and only buy one game to buy some time then i'll buy others on sale.
Never forget 3 mile Island and never trust a government official or company spokesman.
If a game is not in a Steam sale I usually buy from other companies due to Steam being expensive, for example The Witcher 3 is £50 on Steam and only £22 on GMG or £37 on Amazon.
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The only time I'll pay full price / normal price is if I've been following the game and it still meets my expectations. Most don't, I usually uncover some design flaw before release, but every now and again a game will come along that I *know* I'll love, in which case I'll get it. Last game I did that for was GTA5 on PC, next game will likely be Total Warhammer.
This is for PC games only, through Steam.
For console games, because I'll be buying a box with a disk, I'm much happier spending £20-£30 on a game because I at least own it. The box looks good as part of my collection and I know that, barring accidents, I'll be able to play the game indefinitely. Whilst I think Valve are a good company, I hate the thought that I could lose my entire steam library and never be able to play those games again, so waiting for steam sales is a (small) way to minimise the risk.
Whether a game can recoup its price or not is not my concern. If they cannot by going on sales, they can choose not to. If they do, i have no problem taking advantage of it.
I purchase about 90% of all my games on Steam these days. Out those, I may buy about 1/2 when they are on sale. I don't plan it that way but that is just how it works out. If a game comes out and I really have been looking forward to the game, I will go ahead and pay full price. Otherwise, if there are games I am interested in I may not purchase them right away but wait. The Sales are actually what gets me to pull the trigger and buy. Being on sale just makes it more likely then not that I will get the game.
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I would rather send more of my own money toward the developers. I have nothing against their program, other than the price. I mean Apple and Android charge the same amount, but they ARE the way to get apps for those devices. I think Steam should settle between 15-20% tops, but that's just my opinion.
I only buy launch-day versions of specific games that I'm really looking forward to. Anything else goes on my Steam Wishlist and gets bought whenever there's a special, which Steam will notify me about because it's on my Wishlist. If the special offer is not good enough, then I just wait for the bi-annual big sales.
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The only bad thing about sales is that my backlog of games to play has gotten ridiculously long. I can't resist a good sale.
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So when something new comes out, most often I am not in a hurry to buy it right away. Plus, these days, devs/publishers do a lousy job of releasing a quality product out of the gate, so why be in a hurry to buy something that will take weeks or months of patching, and pay full price to boot?
If something interests me, I'll stick it on the Steam wishlist, and when it goes on sale, I'll get a notification.
Bottom line is yes: I buy on Steam sales these days, for the reason that I have less time to play anything, so I often stock up games before I play them and buy new ones.
Also, i try not accept to big of a price difference between the regions. If it's €5 but $2..why would it be acceptable to charge nearly 3 times the price?
And of course, my interest must be high enough to justify the spending. Given the state video gaming is in, that means i hardly pick up games at full price.
I'll wait to the day's end when the moon is high
And then I'll rise with the tide with a lust for life, I'll
Amass an army, and we'll harness a horde
And then we'll limp across the land until we stand at the shore
Since you have to wait most of the time anyway, might as well wait a bit longer and buy on sale.
If publishers want to "screw over" people by releasing a half baked product at full price (and they do) then return the favor and buy at half price in six months on a Steam sale.
I can't remember the last title I bought at full price upon release.