Comments on: “Stop Buying Games!” http://oxcgn.com/2008/03/10/stop-buying-games/ Australia's Largest Xbox Community Gamer's Site Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:00:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: sheeky http://oxcgn.com/2008/03/10/stop-buying-games/comment-page-1/#comment-529 sheeky Sun, 16 Mar 2008 22:05:46 +0000 http://xboxoz360.wordpress.com/?p=795#comment-529 After spending thousands of dollars on games I've recently decided not to buy any more impulsively. There have been difficult moments but it's getting easier :) To buy a game now I must comply with my new rules - it must be reduced in price, one I'm (family) is interested in (no more bargain bin impulse buys that never get played), a long anticipated game ... Fable2 :) I've gone from buying 2-4 games a month to about one. Peer pressure does not help, the other day I was logged in and playing Bioshock (great game) and I get a message saying "why r u playing Bioshock it's old". I replied "what difference does it make if the games 3days or 3yrs old, I'm enjoying it !!!" Given time I would have responded with something much cleverer, but I was momentarily stunned, there are people actually out there who think like that. After spending thousands of dollars on games I’ve recently decided not to buy any more impulsively.
There have been difficult moments but it’s getting easier :)
To buy a game now I must comply with my new rules – it must be reduced in price, one I’m (family) is interested in (no more bargain bin impulse buys that never get played), a long anticipated game … Fable2 :)

I’ve gone from buying 2-4 games a month to about one.

Peer pressure does not help, the other day I was logged in and playing Bioshock (great game) and I get a message saying “why r u playing Bioshock it’s old”.
I replied “what difference does it make if the games 3days or 3yrs old, I’m enjoying it !!!”

Given time I would have responded with something much cleverer, but I was momentarily stunned, there are people actually out there who think like that.

]]> By: grathius http://oxcgn.com/2008/03/10/stop-buying-games/comment-page-1/#comment-516 grathius Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:29:53 +0000 http://xboxoz360.wordpress.com/?p=795#comment-516 Since The beginning of This year i knew straight away what i was getting myself into in terms of buying games, i had a whole list of games with the " must-have-it-now " mentality, but i have actually held off very good seeing my list going from i think it was 15, now down to 9-10 games. Thats still a lot for me. But i need to start saving my money as of now because at the rate I'm going, well i don't have as many games as many others do but for me it is just a lot. So i need to sit and think about my next purchase because i honestly don't think games need to be priced so high at $100 at some stores or $90 at others, $79 sound reasonable for the content provided. Take Shadowrun for example, that is just a Multi player only games with really no Single Player campaign except for a bot match on all different maps, yet the retail price for that at most stores was from $90-$100 when it came out, which seems ridiculous. So my purchases now need to be prioritized, quality over quantity, instead of buying games for the sake of saying i have it now, it needs to be which games will give me value for money, will i still be playing this game 5 months down the track? will this game satisfy me and be enough to justify why i purchased it? it's those questions i need to ask myself, not this games looks awesome, i need to buy it. or this game has uber graphics and 2 reviews say its great. Like i have said in the Xbox Forums in a few of my posts, Quality over Quantity. Since The beginning of This year i knew straight away what i was getting myself into in terms of buying games, i had a whole list of games with the ” must-have-it-now ” mentality, but i have actually held off very good seeing my list going from i think it was 15, now down to 9-10 games. Thats still a lot for me.

But i need to start saving my money as of now because at the rate I’m going, well i don’t have as many games as many others do but for me it is just a lot. So i need to sit and think about my next purchase because i honestly don’t think games need to be priced so high at $100 at some stores or $90 at others, $79 sound reasonable for the content provided.

Take Shadowrun for example, that is just a Multi player only games with really no Single Player campaign except for a bot match on all different maps, yet the retail price for that at most stores was from $90-$100 when it came out, which seems ridiculous.

So my purchases now need to be prioritized, quality over quantity, instead of buying games for the sake of saying i have it now, it needs to be which games will give me value for money, will i still be playing this game 5 months down the track? will this game satisfy me and be enough to justify why i purchased it? it’s those questions i need to ask myself, not this games looks awesome, i need to buy it. or this game has uber graphics and 2 reviews say its great.

Like i have said in the Xbox Forums in a few of my posts, Quality over Quantity.

]]> By: xboxoz360 http://oxcgn.com/2008/03/10/stop-buying-games/comment-page-1/#comment-515 xboxoz360 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:14:37 +0000 http://xboxoz360.wordpress.com/?p=795#comment-515 I'd have to admit, my buying of games has certainly waned off considerably since the 360's been here. Not because of the cost of the games, as they are actually very similar to early gen xbox games, and game prices have remained constant for nearly a decade. But due to other factors that come into play that take precedent over buying games. Plus the shear number of games out now far exceeds those that were available in the Last-Gen era. Where a few games a month was great. Now it can be upwards of 8 games or more a month. And they are often all good games, well worth the money or time spent on them. And yet, the funny thing is, this constant "must-have-it-now" mentality just seem sto get worse, and many just demand even more. I’d have to admit, my buying of games has certainly waned off considerably since the 360′s been here.

Not because of the cost of the games, as they are actually very similar to early gen xbox games, and game prices have remained constant for nearly a decade. But due to other factors that come into play that take precedent over buying games.

Plus the shear number of games out now far exceeds those that were available in the Last-Gen era. Where a few games a month was great. Now it can be upwards of 8 games or more a month.

And they are often all good games, well worth the money or time spent on them. And yet, the funny thing is, this constant “must-have-it-now” mentality just seem sto get worse, and many just demand even more.

]]> By: suttondagger http://oxcgn.com/2008/03/10/stop-buying-games/comment-page-1/#comment-514 suttondagger Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:03:20 +0000 http://xboxoz360.wordpress.com/?p=795#comment-514 If only we did have the power as individuals to stop these interest rate rises, though as a collective its a different story. Has the modern materialistic world really made things better........... People are already stretched thin, how long until they break? Oh one more thing, I cant stand seeing people, smoking, drinking and gambling when they can barely afford to put dinner on the table, its time Aussies got their priorities straight. I think games will be few and far between from now on for me, Birthday's and Christmas only (though I can make an exception for GTA IV and Fable 2) :) If only we did have the power as individuals to stop these interest rate rises, though as a collective its a different story. Has the modern materialistic world really made things better………..
People are already stretched thin, how long until they break?

Oh one more thing, I cant stand seeing people, smoking, drinking and gambling when they can barely afford to put dinner on the table, its time Aussies got their priorities straight.

I think games will be few and far between from now on for me, Birthday’s and Christmas only (though I can make an exception for GTA IV and Fable 2) :)

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