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[Gamer79]

To me, most of the new games are shit and I rarely buy anything full price. Most of the games I even play now on all platforms are typically older games. The only game I paid full price for in the last year was Astro Bot. I thought nothing else was worth getting on release date. My personal opinion is gaming peaked a few years ago and has been on a roller coaster ride to hell since then. Others think this is the best generation and every release is fantastic. How many have you purchased at retail price in the last 12 months?

 

[RoboFu]

Every one I purchased.

 

[theStartupSound]

Once, but for most games I wait until a sale. In my case it doesn’t depends on quality, more on how much this games could be a game I want to play everyday (so it depends more on genre and the ability to play it for a short amount of time per session).

 

[Gorgon]

Kingdom Come 2. I don't think I bought anything full price in the last 12 months besides that.

 

[T4keD0wN]

Depends on what you mean by full price, 0% dicount or 60/70€?
Bought 15 that were preorders/day 1, but some were early access/indies so priced lower, quality, quantity and variety is better than at any point in history.

How could you even know games today are going backwards if youve only bought one new release in the last year? Using a sample size of 1 game is like admitting you dont even know what youre talking about.

 

[Humdinger]

I paid full price for the first time this generation, two days ago. I bought the Yakuza game. That was $60.

I haven't paid $70 this generation yet. I don't have anything against it. I just haven't had a game where I wanted to get in on Day 1. With most titles, I'm fine with waiting.

 

[Comandr]

None? With so many sites like Fanatical, Green Man Gaming, CD Keys, etc, you can easily save 20+% on new games.

 

[TintoConCasera]

Dunno, most of my purchases are through key resellers so if I play a game day 1 I'll probably do it for around 40 or 50€.

 

[Kilau]

Astro Bot

 

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Rebirth PC and I've only played it for 30min because every time I click on Steam I go straight to Nier Automata like it's a muscle reflex.

 

[Hollowpoint5557]

Zero. It has been years for me, maybe since middle of last last gen I might have bought 1. I planned on pre-ordering Doom Dark Ages but the more I see the less I like. They might get me with Borderlands 4, but then again the BL games tend to drop to rock bottom prices pretty quickly.

I just don't want to support any of these devs these days. I do not agree with so many aspects of game development and I vote with my wallet every time.

Edit* Oh, made a liar of myself cause I just remembered I bought 3 copies of Metroid Prime 1 remake for Switch at a time when I didn't even have a Switch. I still have them just sitting on the shelf unopened. Perfect example of voting with my wallet.

 

[IDKFA]

 

[Magic Carpet]

Astrobot? I bought it for a friend and borrowed his PS5 to play it. My only console full price game this past year and I don't even own it.
Maybe Astrobot will get a PC release soon.

Ghost of Tsushima PC
Broken Sword remake PC
Several VR games on Quest 3.

I think everything else was bought on sale.

edit-seems I lied, I'm looking at my Steam and I bought a bunch of games 'full price'.
The Plucky Squire (not a good buy, not a good game)
Riven-I bought this to play in VR
Beyond good and Evil 20th anniversary edition Nostalgia got me.
Penny's Big Breakaway-This is a fun little platformer.

BAULDURDS GATE 3-How did I forget this. I bought it full priced and have not even played it yet!

 

[Sebastian1295]

I like to stock up on games around christmas or holidays because the sales are insane. I just can't justify 70 dollars for alot of games nowadays and with said sales and used games being prevalent i don't have to.

 

[DaleinCalgary]

Probably Astrobot and Call of Duty.

This will be my last call of duty purchased

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

Not sure if there's any, since even on the launchers themselves publishers have been offering pre-order discounts.

Reading your post I think what you're actually asking is how many games have you bought day 1, instead of older discounted games.

In that case many, many many games day 1.

 

[owandeseis]

Only the console games if you mean totally full priced, so Fifa 25 and Rebirth, not sure if it's been over 12 months already since this game was released on PS5.

Other day 1 games on PC were KCD 2, SH 2, Path of Exile 2, this one was full priced actually but it was like 30€?

And i think that was it, can't see myself getting any other day 1 game for a long time, not that interested in any upcoming game (Expedition 33 but that's on GP), Slay the Spire 2 actually, that's day 1 too.

 

[Fbh]

None.
Games are too expensive at the moment where I live.
And I always have a ton to play in my backlog anyway
And games are usually not only cheaper but also better after 6-12 months.

 

[ElFenomeno]

Around 4-5 games.

 

[Killjoy-NL]

Everyone I purchased.

Same.

I basically buy games day 1 or not at all.

Very rarely I'll buy a game on sale, but that's very rarely.

 

[namenotfound]

Black Myth Wukong. I pre-ordered the FFVII Rebirth Steam release as it was on sale. Tokyo Extreme Racer early access. I bought a bunch of other games too but all on sale and all older than 2024

 

[rofif]

2024?

FF7 rebirth ps5
Wukong ps5
Dragons dogma 2 ps5
Stellar blade ps5
Astro bot ps5
Silent Hill 2 ps5
Indiana Jones steam

Although indiana was from cdkeys and all ps5 games are physical for like 5-10$ because physical is always cheaper. But I consider that full price

 

[intbal]

Not since 2003.

 

[EruditeHobo]

Every one I purchased.

Hero. Thank you for supporting devs.

 

[winjer]

None. There are plenty of stores that offer significant discounts on Steam keys.
Besides, there are few games that are worth buying day one. Most often, it's better to wait a few months for important patches and fixes.

 

[DirtInUrEye]

Something I never do anymore. Deep sales only.

If a miracle happens with Battlefield 7, I shall make the exception.

 

[Topher]

Only physical copies that I can resell later. If I'm buying digital then I'm buying on Steam where I can get a refund or on a Steam store at a discount.

 

[Sgt. Pinback]

Only a few. Dragon's Dogma 2, Rebirth, and indie stuff like UFO50. Oh, and my beloved Diablo/Elden Ring DLC.

I might buy Wilds from a keyshop though.

I used to buy everything, I would rip through new releases. Those days are long gone. Emulation + Retroachievements has me covered for 50% of my playtime, and a select few releases + stuff like WoW has me for the rest. Gaming sucks now.

 

[TrebleShot]

Does using cdkeys count?
If so a very long time

 

[ShadyAcshuns]

Maybe five or six games last year.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

Games I want to play Day 1, of course. And I have no problem doing so and supporting the developers.

 

[Ceadeus]

Too many. My budget went on video games this year, i've been eating kraft diner for the last year.

 

[ReyBrujo]

Most of the physical ones I bought probably.

 

[Mithos]

One.

Spoiler

And I still do not own a PS5

 

[Luc2010]

Since Mass Effect 2 was released. I stopped buying new games. I don't play incomplete games ruined by DLC or shitty performance. I wait a year or more in some cases.

 

[Hookshot]

Dunno, Zelda? But that was a voucher so not really.

 

[Danjin44]

Most of the games I got last year I payed full price.

I rarely wait for price drop.

 

[cormack12]

Honestly think it's been about 3.

Game Pass, backlog and using the wishlist on PS Store has been a blessing. But to be honest its more that by the time I finish a game in my backlog the other games are usually on sale anyway

 

[Edmund]

Full price for everything. I buy games that are worth it and the developers deserve every cent that I paid for.

 

[Danjin44]

Full price for everything. I buy games that are worth it and the developers deserve every cent that I paid for.

Same I don’t see any reason wait for price drop when I want to play the game as soon as I can.

 

[Moridianae]

Resident Evil is the only real series I purchase on release, as it has always been my favorite.

I did get Astrobot on release and purchased Stray despite having PS+ access to it to support the devs and for the kids to always have it.

For a great many games, I've found it just better to wait not only for deals, but the ever-increasing problem of games needing several patches before it feels worthy of your money.

I waited for Cyberpunk til late last year and recently Jedi Survivor, after both games had several patches to enhance their overall quality to justify a purchase.

I'm not sure, but I think Jedi Survivor had like..7 or 8 major patches. I don't have a Pro, but it seems to run well on the base PS5 now.

 

[Josemayuste]

Hmm.. Rebirth, Baldur's Gate 3, Wukong, AstroBot, Echoes of Wisdom, Indiana Jones, Stalker 2, Kingdom Come 2. etc.

 

[Da1337Vinci]

None iirc.

 

[Labadal]

I haven't paid full price for any game in the past 20 years.

 

[Leviathicus]

Just Silent Hill 2.

 

[adamsapple]

SH2 was the last one, I guess, but that was $20 off with various game fly coupons.

 

[Clintizzle]

Redfall
Concord
Kingdom Come Deliverance 2

 

[PeteBull]

Redfall
Concord
Kingdom Come Deliverance 2

 

[Lokaum D+]

last year ?

Elden Ring DLC and Astrobot were the only games i paid full price, the rest was account rental

 

[DownLikeBCPowder]

I think.. maybe 3-5 full retail at release. I can't remember. But I bought a ton at 20-30 USD range.