After the video game subscription & video game price increases who here has found themselves buying less games?

[Gamernyc78]

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I am just curious. I have found myself buying less games on release day and it isn't because I can't afford it. I just wait now until a nice sale comes. Only a few games do I buy day one.

 

[toadsage44]

I've always been one to wait for a sale, but since games have moved to $70, I feel like I'm more patient/stubborn when it comes to waiting for a better deal. When games were $60, I was okay with buying at $40, sometimes even $50 depending on the game. Now, I see that $40 price tag and I think "Meh, I'll just wait until it's $30 or lower." This isn't helped by the fact that I have close to or more than 100 games in my backlog that I still haven't played. Why buy the shiny new game for $70 it'll most likely be on sale within a few months or a year and I have more than enough games to play while I wait?

 

[Gamernyc78]

I've always been one to wait for a sale, but since games have moved to $70, I feel like I'm more patient/stubborn when it comes to waiting for a better deal. When games were $60, I was okay with buying at $40, sometimes even $50 depending on the game. Now, I see that $40 price tag and I think "Meh, I'll just wait until it's $30 or lower." This isn't helped by the fact that I have close to or more than 100 games in my backlog that I still haven't played. Why buy the shiny new game for $70 it'll most likely be on sale within a few months or a year and I have more than enough games to play while I wait?

Yeah backlog plays a big part too but funnily enough I didn't care about backlog until things went up.

 

[arvfab]

I've cut back, but not because of the price increase.
The quality of the games has dropped (even more), why should I pay full-price for a game which (maybe) will be fixed later?

 

[Sloane_Ranger]

I've cut back (a little), but not due to price increases. I still play just as much - HELLO backlog! There just have not been as many (major) titles I have been excited for this year, Indy titles have been my year and will be for the rest unless something awesome shows up at the May(?) PS Showcase.

I am also being more select with how I vote with my money:
- I wait on games I am excited for if the studio has a history of broken game launches - then buy on sale when fixed
- If I want the game in physical form and its not made available, I skip.
- I skip games that have any online requirement to play SP no matter how much I want them (Hello Diablo 4!)
- If a game caters to a political agenda - nope

 

[Gamernyc78]

Ahhh OK makes sense.

 

[quest4441]

I am waiting for the shitshow of Horizon Zero Dawn remake , may Sony live in interesting times

 

[anonpuffs]

I found myself buying more games. Not due to the price increases or anything...just the amount of great games in the last 2 years has been staggering

 

[Gamernyc78]

I found myself buying more games. Not due to the price increases or anything...just the amount of great games in the last 2 years has been staggering

Nice, hope you've been enjoying them!

My rrotatuin has been constant right now between "No Return", Helldivers 2 and Remnabt 2. Stellar Blade I'll cop soon.

 

[Dr Bass]

I have been playing and buying less, just because I think nothing interesting is coming out, for the most part. Most of the recent games I've purchased I've played for a bit and felt no need to pick up again. Almost everything I play now I can mess around with for 30 minutes and think "I get it," and just never play again.

 

[Systemshock2023]

I cut back but not just due to price increases. because I have a massive backlog. Unless it's an absolute showstopper like Elden Ring I won't buy any more games other than redeeming those from EGS and Amazon prime subscription.

No more gamepass subscriptions either. Just not worth it when you have lots of games to play.

 

[Entropi]

I’m playing and spending more this generation compared to last. PS5 reminds me of the old days of PlayStation; there is always something good coming out all the time.

 

[Loy310]

I have cut back significantly but its two fold, cost and age. As i get older i have cut back on a lot of media entertainment because time with family is waaaay more important. Cost gets factored in because i have opted (also due to age) to put away a huge portion of my entertainment budget into my retirement in addition to my monthly contribution in my retirement account.

 

[Nhomnhom]

What determines the games I buy are my hype for future releases and my time. I already own too many games that are likely good that I want to play that it is just not rational to spend money on anything that I don't think is a GoTY type game.

$60 vs $70 is close to irrelevant to me, I'm only buying on release games I'm convinced are going to be absolute banger like FFVII Rebirth, BG3, Elden Ring, etc.

The next new games I see myself buying day one are Death Stranding 2 and GTA6.

 

[Zzero]

Voted same but as a Switch owner I probably shouldn't have voted.

 

[xollowsob]

I buy fewer games, however I never paid day one prices anyway. I got stung by a broken game on day one back in 2011 so I learned my lesson.

 

[Batzy]

Nothing has changed for me cause i buy most of my games on sale. The most i buy is 3 new games a year and 20 old games dirt cheap.

 

[Johnic]

I don't buy less games, I just don't get the subscription unless it's on sale and even then only Extra, if that.

 

[Gamernyc78]

I don't buy less games, I just don't get the subscription unless it;s on sale and even then only Extra, if that.

I have the most expensive tier I don't even play most of the psplus games bcus I either have owned them or I'm stuck on a few games smh.

 

[Jim Ryan]

I have cut back a lot. Even compared to just a year ago.