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>> 1. Don't pre-purchase games >> 2. Wait a couple of weeks for real gamer reviews I know it's hard to do if everyone you know's playing the latest hotness, b

>> 1. Don't pre-purchase games >> 2. Wait a couple of weeks for real gamer reviews I know it's hard to do if everyone you know's playing the latest hotness, but if you can wait a few months, you can usually get the game heavily discounted in one of Steam's (or Humble, Green Man or other Steam key sellers) quarterly sales. I used to buy my games on release date at or near full price, but these days I try very hard to wait as long as I can for them to get heavily discounted. When you pay much less than full price, the sting is lessened if you chalk up too many hours to get a refund.

Delameko 9y ago
Yeah, this is the same with me. The last game I bought at full price was watch_dogs, and I felt ripped off that most of the season pass content was the same copy and paste missions as the rest of the game, with only one proper DLC. Last month I bought Dishonored 2 for £10 and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided for £8, roughly six months after release (when they were £60).
teh_klev 9y ago
> but if you can wait a few months & > playing the latest hotness To be honest NMS is the only game I've paid for prior to the release date, and even then I only paid for it a week beforehand. I'm not a huge gamer (with the exception of dipping into Eve Online no and then). But NMS was hugely attractive to me, less so from the gamer/press hype, but from all the things Sean had talked about and demo'd. That'll learn me.