Have you bought games for a platform you don't even own?

[krg]

Well yeah, 2 games I really like are Super Lucky's Tale and Ori and the Blind Forest. Although I do not own an Xbox One, I'd really like to own them in physical format and they're only available there.
For the record I did buy a physical copy of New Super Lucky's Tale on the Switch, but honestly some levels are so different that you could definitely say they're basically two different games.

In my defense I'll say that I'll probably buy an Xbox Series X in the future, so I may be able to use them after all.

So what about you, have you bought games for a platform you don't even own? If so, why?

 

[Deleted member 8752]

I've never done this. The only time has been when the console was being shipped to me and the game happens to arrives first.

 

[s_mirage]

PC-98 and PC Engine CD games. I don't own a PC-98, I don't have room for one, and buying one without being in Japan is a bit of a pain (as is the shipping). I go emulation only for that system. I'm emulation only for PC Engine CD games too, although I do intend to actually buy a console at some point.

 

[TaterTots]

No. I wouldn't spend money on something I cannot use.

 

[Unaha-Closp]

I had AC Black Flag before I had the PS4 to play it on but I did not buy it without any plans to get the platform so technically no.

 

[Wamapoke]

Picked up a couple of PSP games (gangs of London, Liberty City stories) in a charity shop a while back even though I don't have a PSP. Will get around to it some day.

 

[Mr.Fletcher]

Super Mario Galaxy. I knew when I found a Wii for the right price it would be special. I was right!

 

[RKasa]

Only when I know for sure that I'll be getting that platform in the near future. Import games with special edition goodies are a rare exception.

 

[King Alamat]

I randomly found a copy of Kakuto Chojin for three bucks, which prompted me to buy a modded Xbox a week later.

 

[Aaron D.]

Just retro-vintage stuff.

Got box/complete copy of Pac-Man (2600) and an unopened copy of AD&D - Treasure of Tarmin (Intellivision)...the former being my Most Disappointing Game of All Time and the latter being an easy pick for Top 5 of the era.

Also have a few loose carts like Haunted House (2600) and SimCity (SNES).

 

[Voyevoda]

That I don't own yet. I've bought a couple Switch games, for my Animal Crossing Switch that is currently in transit. It's late because of COVID-19, but it's coming soon.

 

[JustAnotherOne]

VR games I guess.

 

[defaltoption]

No not that I can think of but even though I buy games mostly on consoles since I prefer consoles I usually also buy them on steam when they go on deep sale or are about to be delisted so that I have the option to keep my library when consoles die and move to streaming only, can't be played with BC, or my actual console hardware dies. I have a good pc just prefer consoles but I don't want the "only" streaming future that's inevitable with them.

 

[HalStep]

i bought luigi's mansion and mario sunshine (which had a memory card in the box) for gamecube from a charity shop without owning a gamecube,it was at least a year (possibly two) before i got one.

i have some NA PS2 games but no way to play them.

 

[zombiejames]

I bought MGS2 about a week or two before I owned a PS2.

 

[Deleted member 51248]

I bought Halo 3 a couple weeks before I had the funds to purchase a 360.

 

[Darkstorne]

I had AC Black Flag before I had the PS4 to play it on but I did not buy it without any plans to get the platform so technically no.

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Out of interest... why? It's not like non-CE games are scarce and need to be snapped up while they can. On the contrary, they drop in value pretty fast so it's highly likely you'd have saved money if you waited until you had the console. Unless we're talking a matter of days?

 

[Deleted member 3208]

I know I spend too much money on games, but that's something I would never do.

Closest would be when I was waiting the Vita 2000 to be released, and I was already buying Vita games.

 

[Unaha-Closp]

Out of interest... why? It's not like non-CE games are scarce and need to be snapped up while they can. On the contrary, they drop in value pretty fast so it's highly likely you'd have saved money if you waited until you had the console. Unless we're talking a matter of days?

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Yeah, it was days, a week at most, and was before the PS4 was out. Why they were selling PS4 games a week before the console was out I don't know. I just remember having AC Black Flag before the PS4 was even for sale. I was waiting for Day One to buy the console and thought having a game ready to go immediately was a thing to do.

 

[Secretofmateria]

most stores were selling ps4 games and accessories before the console launched. I had knack, killzone shadowfall, and a dualshock 4 controller+controller charger all like a month before the system came out

 

[ascii42]

Only when I lived with people who had the system and therefore I was still able to play the game.

 

[Chaosblade]

I have Lost Odyssey and Blue Dragon, but no Xbox console to play them on. But I did own one previously.

 

[Bookman]

Sure. Back in the days when gamestop had cheap preowned games and I didn't have all the consoles. It's actually a wierd and wonderful feeling to get a console and already own the must haves. Imagine buying a ps4 now with god of war, spider-man, horizon zero dawn, days gone etc etc just waiting for you to play.

 

[Gunpei]

I have two of the three Zelda's for CDi

 

[Deleted member 51539]

I bought Cosmic Star Heroine and Mercenary Kings when they were on sale on PS4 with the intent of playing the Vita versions when they finished porting. Does that count?

 

[kyo2004]

Breath of the Wild on launch date... I knew I gonna get a Switch later, but that took until end of that year (2017).

 

[Elfotografoalocado]

I've bought PC games without having a PC that could run them properly. I've always had a PC obviously, but having a PC that can play games is not so cheap or practical sometimes.

 

[bionic77]

I used to trade my SNES with my friends' Genesis to play some of his games and vice versa (before I got one later on). I bought a copy of Phantasy Star 2 to play on my friend's Genesis because I was dying to play that game. Totally worth it!

 

[Vince-DiCola]

When I was still a huge Halo fanboy I bought as much Halo stuff as I could. I worked in a game shop so I bought a lot including Halo CE and Halo 2 Vista.
I have never owned a gaming PC in my life

 

[SuperSah]

why the fuck would i waste money doing that

 

[SpankyDoodle]

Before I got a PS2 I bought a copy of Katamari Damacy because it just looked so cool and I figured I'd play it at a friend's house since I knew a bunch of people with PS2s. Then Shadow of the Colossus came out and I broke down and bought one for myself.

 

[TheBlackMarvel]

Bought Alone in the Dark The New Nightmare for GBC and Zone of the Enders for PS2. Never owned either.

 

[Garlador]

I've bought games before I owned the system they're on, with the expectation that I'd play them eventually, like Breath of the Wild Collector's Edition on Switch.

I do have a PSP copy of the Silent Hill Experience, but that was gifted to me even though I don't have a PSP.

 

[JustinH]

I'm pretty sure I've done this in the past, and I'm thinking about doing this right now actually. It's like... I do this because I'm planning to get that console eventually anyways.

Like, I'm going to get a Switch someday, so I've been eyeing getting a physical copy of DQXI (and the DQ1-3 collection) and kinda want to get a physical copy of Panzer Dragoon and Katamari for when I do.

I honestly can't remember doing this much in the past, but I know I have. Like I bought some PS3 games before I finally got a PS3 (like the day after they revealed The Last Guardian lmao 😐), and I guess this sorta counts: I got Rogue Leader like a couple days before the Gamecube launched. I got my Gamecube on Black Friday that year, so it was only just a few days before I could get the actual console (I read the EFF outta that manual over and over lol. I was so hyped).

 

[Gay Bowser]

I bought Super Mario Sunshine the day it came out, but I didn't buy a Gamecube until the next day, because the shop I went to only had black Gamecubes in stock and I wanted the purple (sorry, "indigo") one to match my GBA.

But that's about it. Nowadays I get pretty much every system the day they come out, though.

 

[Hanbei]

I bought Metroid Samus Returns Legacy Edition for the Nintendo 3DS, I never owned a 3DS.

 

[Tohsaka]

I bought a few Wii games before launch since Gamestop was selling them early. I had the console pre-ordered though so I guess it kinda doesn't count.

 

[Crayon]

Rarely, but yeah.

 

[asmith906]

I own some pc engine and sera cd games. Though at least I can put them in my Xbox and play them from the discs

 

[thewienke]

Just retro titles for systems that I might not have a great way of playing on at that moment.

Fortunately right now that only includes old PC games that I like to physically have but still have to go to gog.com or elsewhere to actually get a working copy for Windows 10.

 

[Lashley]

No. Why would I piss my money away like that?

 

[Mahonay]

I'm not really a collector so there would be zero reason for me to do that

 

[Greywaren]

Literally no reason to waste my money on that.

 

[MrS]

No. Seems a bit foolish tbh.

 

[Dusk Golem]

The closest I can say on this is as a horror collector who lives to support the scene, I've bought VR horror games despite not owning a VR headset yet, though I do plan to down the line.

 

[Chessguy1]

i purchased sunset overdrive from the microsoft store (physical copy) because it was like $4 shipped

no plans to ever get an xbox tbh, my ps4 backlog is huge

but i want pso2 so idk :3

 

[Mugy]

Bought Sonic Adventure 2 for Dreamcast just to play it in a friends house. I didn't even had a Dreamcast myself

 

[CommodoreKong]

I think I bought both a PS2 and 360 game before I bought those systems but in both cases I was buying the system in the next few days so it probably really doesn't count.

 

[KilleyMC]

I do that all the time, but only with consoles I plan to buy at some point. I currently own 28 games for Switch but have yet to buy the thing.

 

[ShinUltramanJ]

Only ever did this with N64 games. But this was leading into Christmas, and I knew I was getting one.