Buying new vs. waiting

If im unable to find the game I want I'd get it off eBay as they always have some.

A fair number of titles I'll buy right on release. I used to do this all the time--now, however, I find myself often just not having enough anticipation for a game to buy it on the spot, and I'll wait a year or so before picking it up to play it. Still, anything Zelda or Final Fantasy I'll get ASAP.

I'm the same way, although I almost refuse to buy used games now. There's always something wrong with them, so I'll just avoid the hassle. But I do wait until the price drops, at least $20. There are a few games,. of course, that I'd be willing to pay $50 for, but there hasn't been anything like that in awhile. DMC3, God of War, they're going to have to wait. I'm really hoping for the price of Silent Hill 4 to drop just a little more. I don't want to drop $30 right this moment.

So yeah. I do the same thing, although it's a pain in the ass to see everybody else playing and talking about the game I want. ;_; I'm starting to sound like a little kid now, though, so I'll stop.


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how can you wait for SH4. Its so good. I recommend getting it as fast as possible ASAP

Amen, man. Used games are the way to go. There's only one game that was new (as in sealed, not used) when I got it for my PS2, and it was the greatest hits version of Jak II - hardly a recent release.

i usually buy FF games new, but i get good deals when i buy used games :jap: . i bought Greatest Hits like Silent Hill 2 and Dark Cloud, each for under $15 :bgl: . i'm pretty picky tho, i want them to include front/back covers and manual :goofy: .

Some games I buy new, some used. It all depends on how much I want it, how many other games I have that I've not yet beaten, and how much money I have. I'm always somewhat paranoid about used games though, I fear they won't work properly.

I like to wait most of the time, but once in awhile, when I'm in the mood for a new game, I'll pay the full "Brand new" price, as long as I can afford it.

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Originally Posted by nik0tine

Here is what I do: Since there are so many great games out there, I buy an older game that I have no yet played. By the time I finish it, some of the newer games are cheaper.

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That's pretty much what I do. These days, I get most of my games off of Half.com, so I'm usually a few months behind when it comes to buying new titles. Example: When Mario Kart: Double Dash came out, F-Zero GX was down to around $30, so I bought that instead, even though I was slightly more excited for Double Dash. I still haven't picked up Double Dash. Oops.