If I want a game, I buy it... no matter the price (unless it's more than $60/£40). Sure, getting it cheaper is nice, but I'm not that strapped for cash that I need to hold off until a sale.
Sales are good for making me buy games that I otherwise wouldn't.
I stock up on Steam games during the holidays and that lasts me through the year. I can't think of a single franchise these days that I have to play new. Granted, I don't play online so having a robust community to interact with isn't a factor.
I pre-purchased Torchlight 2 knowing full well that in 2 to 3 months it'll be $15 or less. It'll probably drop to $5 in about 6. But I wanted it on release so I bought it.
If I really want it and will play it immediately, I will buy it then and there. Otherwise I wait til sales on Amazon or Steam. Games drop too quickly in the States. There is no competition for pricing until 2 weeks after release.
Went with C cause that's mostly how it goes now a days, especially with D3 and CS:GO beta. However sometimes it's an A. Last one that was an A was Twisted Metal but still got that for $48 cause of NewEgg.
If I really want it (such as Max Payne 3 which I just pre-ordered) then I buy it when it's released provided I have money. Sniper Elite V2 is an example of me trying to hold off until a sale.
Usually I can wait till it's on sale or the drop the price. If it was an absolutely amazing game, it can happen that i buy it directly. But that would be the exception...
the steam sales for me tend to be more impulse buys, if there is a game i know i want, i will just buy it at release/at full price and not worry about it, but to be honest i'd normally get a new game on the xbox anyway and even that is getting few and far between, im in catch up mode at the minute, and only gaming for about 6 hours a week anyway
If I want it badly and it's going to be a huge AAA title that's probably going to sell a lot of copies, I'll buy it day one. Games like that don't go on sale often and when they do its 20 bucks less unless its years later or a Valve game.
I don't use steam as I have an old laptop but speaking from a console perspective Mainly C. Would of got Diablo 3 new if I had the chance. Most games these days are getting pretty boring so it's not that hard to wait. End of generation fatigue setting in.
Next game coming up is XCOM: Enemy Unknown that I'll get pretty soonish providing it's good.
I very occasionally get caught in the hype of a game, Skyrim for example, and buy it day one. Otherwise I just wait for a sale, not even necessarily a Steam sale just something off.
C. 99.5% of the time. The only game I bought not on sale on Steam was Skyrim, which I have got way more than my money's worth from anyway. I was gonna get Saints Row The Third on launch but waited until the holiday sale and bought it for $30 instead.
I've bought about ten games new on Steam over three years, the funny thing is that those ten games together probably cost more than the 300 other games I bought on sale combined.
I used to buy based on price/sales but now I look more for value, games that I will actually play and finish, and not care so much about getting games on the cheap that I'll probably never get around to playing.
If I really want the game, I'm going to purchase it when it's released.
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Another agreed. I do show restraint, and it pays off. I didn't buy LA Noire ignoring even some off, waiting for the inevitable steam summer sale. Sunday I took a look at the steam store and saw it tacked on for free to the Max Payne 3 pre-order. Done deal and cheaper than a sale. The constraining reason..just like Alan Wake, I have it on console. Other games, like Legend of Grimlock and The Walking Dead I want, but I have enough on my plate for right now.
The key word here is "really". If I really want a game upon release, I buy it, play it and usually enjoy the heck out of it with no regrets. If I am merely interested in a game, I will usually wait a few months and get it on sale. The most recent Day One purchases I have made are Mass Effect 3 and Diablo 3, neither of which are available on Steam anyway. I also preordered Max Payne 3 on Steam and am eagerly anticipating its release on Friday. Why are all of my Day One purchases this year the third in a series? Must be some Pavlovian response of which I'm not yet aware.
I rarely buy games on release day. Not because I'm cheap or anything, I just don't feel the need to. There are always a ton of older games I had been meaning to play but never got around to.
It really does just depend how much I want it. I can say I've regretted a few day one purchases when I could have gotten it months later at such a nicer price.
Before I buy shit, I make sure all the games I want to play are completed. I currently have too many games to consider having more, so if a sale did occur on Steam, I would simply ignore it.
If it's a game I really want, I get it when it launches because I really want it. If I can wait until later at a lower price, either I cannot afford it, or I didn't really want it.
I'm buying it on day one, but there are relatively few games I really, really want. Most games I'm interested in can wait. For example, I'm willing to wait for The Walking Dead until it's half off.
My backlog is so huge and my list of Steam games I already games is so barely touched that it doesn't make sense to play the games right now. I live vicariously through the Bombcast and other podcasts while I play FEAR 2.
It''s all about the value of the game and if I have the time to play it now. If it's a really short game with not much lasting appeal, ill wait for a sale. If it is a game I am interested in that I feel will give me 60 dollars of enjoyment, then I will get it.
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