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It hasn’t. I’ve only bought ~4 games at full price the last decade, now I just wait for them to be around $20. The $70 price seems to be more focused on cashing in on people that buy on release, but prices go down all the same only like one year after release.
Games that have fallen to $20 also have the nice advantage of having most of their bugs worked out and the vast majority of the balance passes complete. It’s easily the best time to buy and play a game.
Depending on the game though the online scene may have died out by the time the game is discounted.
They can raise it to $90 if it makes them feel better and I’m still a buyer at $10 or less, and an immoral archivist until then.
I always wait for sales. No way I’m aying $70
I was very and am very tempted to get baulders gate 3, as all the good reviews and bg2 is one of the first pc games I remember playing with my dad. But still, I have not bought a new game at 60 in close to a decade.
I wait until it costs 20 € or less. No need to hurry, if it’s a game is good now, it will be good in 2 years.
There’s nothing coming out AAA these days that’s worth the price of admission or pre-ordering. Blizzard hasn’t made anything worth playing for years, I don’t give a shit about the yearly reskin of Call of Duty, Starfield was a try before you buy with Gamepass - it really feels there hasn’t been anything in years worth getting at full price. Even Baulder’s Gate, which I would consider worth the full price, I picked up below average price prior to official launch.
