Are You A Patient Game Buyer? (No Launches For Me!)

***wraggster*** · November 8th, 2008, 16:17

The big AAA holiday games are starting to hit store. Let's talk about that! Because today, today is time for TELL US DAMMIT. Here's how it works: We ask a question, you answer it. Simple and no strings attached! This isn't some marketing survey or whatever. It's an emotional investment in you. Yes, we're interested in knowing you, You probably know ****tons about us — more than you even want to, we're sure. But, hey, we'd like to know about you. That way you won't be some faceless blob — and we might feel a tinge of guilt when we ban your ass. Or not, because really we're incapable of human emotion. Waka waka.

Question: Are you a patient game buyer? Meaning, do you always buy new games (or hardware, for that matter) on the first day or are you able to wait the hype out?

http://kotaku.com/5080126/are-you-a-...aunches-for-me

**goshogun1** · November 8th, 2008, 17:58

Well, considering how big my backlog is I am really in no hurry to rush out and buy new games the day they come out. Depending on the hype train, I might make exceptions. ie: Fallout 3.

**jrsmaster411** · November 8th, 2008, 18:26

I rarely buy a game at launch, this year only Smash Bros. Brawl, MGS4, and LittleBigPlanet

**ojdon** · November 8th, 2008, 18:30

The only game I got on the first day was Halo 3, other than that I'm not in any rush to buy games on the first day.

**avtools** · November 8th, 2008, 18:42

My experience is that it is much better and cheaper to wait a few months after launch... so you can get feedback from friends and forums, some patches will probably be out, pre-owned games are available, etc.

Also buying pre-owned games helps to save a few bucks for an additional game.

**felipe123** · November 8th, 2008, 18:54

I cant buy games the first they come out cuz i live in brazil and games take like a long time to come out here.
Most of the time i download them for my wii but i have to save like $200 to buy a ps3 game

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**ICE** · November 8th, 2008, 19:00

I almost never buy on day one. Im too cheap to pay full price..

**devdj** · November 8th, 2008, 19:21

i used to go and buy new games that $#@! out on the launch day nearly all the time around 2 years ago but now i don't see the point unless there is alot of hype for a particular game like this year i haven't seen any ads what so ever for psp games only ads for the ds, 360, ps2 and ps3.