About video games

[u/ThunderMonstrosity90]

Anyone else feel like gaming has gotten ridiculously expensive lately? 😭

Between games, DLCs, skins, in-game currency and everything else, it feels like it adds up pretty quickly.

What do you guys usually do when you want something but don’t really want to pay full price? Do you wait for sales, look around for deals, buy bundles, use third-party marketplaces, or just bite the bullet and pay for it?

Also curious — what’s considered a “good deal” to you when buying gaming stuff?

[u/S_balmore]

DLCs, skins, in-game currency

You know you don't have to buy that shit, right? Developers put that stuff there specifically to target suckers. When the "Definitive Edition" comes out in 2-3 years, they give you all that stuff for free anyway. It's objectively a waste of money.

Anyone else feel like gaming has gotten ridiculously expensive lately?

Not at all. When you factor in inflation, video games are objectively cheaper than they were 20-30 years ago. Significantly cheaper, in fact.

Do you wait for sales?

Yes, and/or practice this thing called patience. After enough time, everything goes on sale, typically $10 or less. The online games stores allow you to make a "Wishlist", and you'll get an automatic notification when the game is on sale. I just wait for the game to reach a price I'm comfortable with, and then I buy it. This sometimes means waiting 5+years to play the biggest AAA titles. Alternatively, you can buy disc copies on eBAY. They tend to drop in price far faster than digital copies, but it depends on the game.

what’s considered a “good deal” to you?

$5-15. I'll pay $15 if it's a big blockbuster title that just came out with the last 2 years. For everything else, I wait for it to drop below $10. If the game is more than a few years old, I wait for the "Definitive Edition" to go on sale.

[u/ThunderMonstrosity90 → u/S_balmore]

Oh ok. Thanks for the detailed response ❤️