Budgeting is a thing. You can save up money for one big purchase and still not have the ease of disposable income for a bunch of smaller purchases.
If you can budget for a big thing, you can budget for little things. It just might mean that you don't get every new game on release date.
As a kid, I used to have to budget so I could afford a handful of games per year. Purchase decisions were scrutinized, and I'd make liberal use of renting because it make purchases much less of a risk.
As an adult, I won't spend $$$ on something that I don't consider a good value. It's one of the reasons I don't have a PS5. I also haven't missed out on anything by not upgrading my Xbox One X to a Series console. Would I like a Series? Sure. Is it worth paying a scalper for one, especially when I can still play 95% of all new releases just fine on my One X? Nope.
$70 is a lot of money for a game. I'm not sure why people are so surprised by other people being more selective with their game purchases. I'd love to see smaller games in the $40-50 range came out from more prominent developers, like Miles or Lost Legacy.
There's nothing wrong with being selective. As I read this thread, that's the message I see folks telling those complaining about pricing. "Be selective".
Everyone's income is valuable. No one should ever feel bad about skipping a purchase. Best case, you save $$$ because the game turns out crap. Worst case, you still save some $$$ because you get the game on sale down the line.
And for folks who judge based on playtime vs price, those backlog Ubi AC games are the best deals out there for you right now. ;)
I'm in a position where I can afford £60 games...but I likely will never pay that.
Between the backlog....the used pick ups...the sales...the indies (and that's just talking about playstation) I have WAY too many games to play to even consider paying that much for a game. I can wait. And it'll be cheaper once I'm ready to play it.
FOMO is the only issue with higher prices. Its not like these games go out of distribution. If you're displeased with $70 games. Just wait until they're 30 or something? Hell, this industry is built on the concept of waiting for stuff...we sometimes wait years and years for a game to release...we're well trained in the act of waiting...I'm sure people can wait a bit longer for their wallets sake.
Once I learned this lesson, gaming as a hobby became much less stressful.
Try being from the UK, you man should count yourselves lucky it only went up 10 dollars in 15 years lmao.
You all did get that killer Series S upgrade deal. Cheapest path to next-gen in the world.
Wait for a sale is too dismissive imo. And it's not just about 10 dollars (which it's more than that outside the US), it's potentially about 10 dollars times how ever many games you are excited to get in a year. It adds up over time and it would seem like it will lead to smaller attach rates and less younger people entering the console space (it's a tough sell to a parent vs a decent phone and Fortnite).
It sucks, OP.
Why is it dismissive? None of us need to play the latest and greatest games. Even if you can afford $70/game, "wait for a sale" is STILL good advice.
Poor people shouldn't be allowed to game. Brave but it needed to be said. Go play your busted wiis peasants.
No one is saying that. But it is smart to recognize when one has champagne taste on a beer budget.
Lots of people WANT a PS5. No one NEEDS a PS5.
There are still plenty of PS4 games out there. Along with PS3, PS2, PS1, PC, Xbox, etc.
You're talking down about the Wii as if it is worthless, but it's still a console packed with good games. I literally just pulled my old Wii out of the closet last week and hooked it up to a TV. Why? The games I missed are still just as good today as they were the day they launched. And now I can get them a whole lot cheaper.
Yup. Anytime this subject is brought up, people ar dismissive and also make the assumption you come from the US as well
I don't think everyone assumes that everyone else is in the US. But there is an assumption that the PS5 is not the whole of the gaming landscape. There are other consoles, and more importantly, there is the PC.
No, you're not going to get Sony exclusives on the PC, but there are SOOOOO many stupid cheap and/or free games on the PC, it's not even funny. If you're a gamer on a budget, the PC is the place to be. Both with old AAA games being sold cheap, and with newer indie and AA games being sold for a lot less than big budget AAA games.
