+10000Originally Posted by Saint_Dee
Exactly the thing I'm worried about; they're setting a dangerous precedent here. Once the floodgates do open, I'll officially become a fully fledged AAA bargain buyer, and my commitment to indie gaming will be that much stronger. Seriously, gaming is become too expensive. Not that pricing never goes up, but good grief, what happened in the past 3 years???
I used to buy games the minute they were released. Usually they'd sit on the shelf for months before I even got to them. That habit has changed dramatically in the past year. I no longer pre-order games unless there is a collectable included that I have to have.
So far, this new buying strategy has paid off in bucket loads. I don't spend money any more on games which are poorly made or that don't turn out to be quite what you expected. So in that way I save money and I avoid disappointment. I've also started playing my backlog of games now, so again, I don't feel the need to go and spend money on any of the newer games. And by the time I do eventually buy a game, it's something I know for sure that I want, and it's probably come down in price a lot.
Moral of my story: Don't just rush out and buy the latest AAA title any more. It's not worth it. Learn to pick your games.
