Affording PS3 while living in a Recession

Fellow Gamers,

It is no surprise that the economy has been tough lately and thus us gamers have less cash in our pockets. Personally i lost my job 3 months ago and I am finding it challenging to afford my PS3. It becomes a choice of buying the new elder scrolls game or feeding my daughter, obviously i gotta do the latter. Are you guys finding it tough to afford games? What do you guys do to save costs on games? Obviously you can buy games used but i dont want to wait years for a game to be $20.

Green Patcher

I'm still in HS but yeah, money it a bit tight. Haven't bought a new game in awhile... I normally do random jobs for neighbors to get money, but that isn't really an option anymore, so... Yeah. I might be able to get Resistance 3 but that'll probably be the last game for awhile.

hah this post reminds me of the great biggie quote "Super Nintendo Sega Genesis, when i was dead broke man i couldn't picture this". Sorry to hear about your tough times man, i have cut back from buying 20 games a year to 10-15 games a year because of more work, less money and less time. But i think its all about buying within reason. I think you could afford a few games a year.

Yea i hear ya, high school was rough but i used to do random jobs too to make some extra money to afford games

The best way to save money is figure out where your money is going. Turned out I was paying 10 bucks a month for some stupid text messages, I didn't even know about it. Figure out how much you spend on food and clothing and try to see where you can make some adjustments. If you drive places maybe it'd be cheaper to take a form of public transportation. There are a lot of ways to cut back or even spend money on stuff that can actually make you money.

i'm a poor college student, so I too am finding it hard to pay for games, pretty much have to rely on trading in games to afford new ones.

I can still afford new games but there was a period of a couple of months where my husband was out of a job and we couldn't afford new games at all except for a few times. I only buy the games I REALLY want. Everything else I buy used or I wait for a price drop.

i feel bad about people losing their jobs ( unless they did something stupid to warrant it ), this might not sound right by me saying this but i'm a 100% disabled veteran and we get paid monthly so thankfully i don't have to worry about that situation, if you have games that you know full well you're not going to touch them just put them on craigslist as that will get you more than g stop will, also if there's a game coming out and you know you want it just pre order 4 months before it comes out, that way you're looking at a $16 a month payment which can be recouped by cutting back on some things like lets say food, instead of getting something that'll run you 12 - 15 for a meal just replace that with tuna that'll last for 2 -3 days, my wife and i used to eat like that till we both got tired of cooking ( because of school and a 3 year old ) and went that route then we started to notice there's more extra money so it was win win

most of my money alrdy goes to support myself and the fam, and i saved money on transportation costs by losing my job

What do you guys do to save costs on games? Obviously you can buy games used but i dont want to wait years for a game to be $20.GreenPatchSky

[QUOTE="GreenPatchSky"] What do you guys do to save costs on games? Obviously you can buy games used but i dont want to wait years for a game to be $20.Masenkoe

That's why you pay $17 a month for Game Fly and play a game as much as you like and send it in for another.

I also buy new games at K-mart that are marked down to $10-$20 or used ones for $20 at Game Stop.

yes kmart to walmart all the marts r great for saving costs! I am grateful the recession hasnt forced me to sell it. How much u think electricty costs goes toward a ps3? I stay awake and wonderr

Buy Elder Scrolls or feed my daughter? Makes me wonder the seriousness of this thread... :P

In High School and unemployed, so yes. Which is why I only buy like four games a year, most of them used, and just rent the rest. I can rent 8 games for seven days each for the price of buying one game. Easy choice for me.

Obviously you can buy games used but i dont want to wait years for a game to be $20.GreenPatchSky

i sure as hell aint going to go cheapskating and buying used or selling a kidney just for some material fun.JohnF111

lol strong comparison

You wanting to pay $60 for a Elder Scrolls game is understandable. But what your paying for is the satisfaction of getting what you want when you want it.

how old are you? and by the way buy a pc and then you dont have to pay for the games if you know what i mean:)jaidev004

nope. nope. nope.

you sir commit horrible acts that should never be talked about.