Poll Most of the time, do you buy games new or used? (47 votes)
I'm talking about most of the time. I overwhelmingly buy games used unless it's a game or developer I really like. Although recently I have been buying a lot of new games via Steam.
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I'm talking about most of the time. I overwhelmingly buy games used unless it's a game or developer I really like. Although recently I have been buying a lot of new games via Steam.
Used. I like buying a game for $58 used at Gamestop. So that the dev doesnt get any money from that.
The only used games I buy are retro games. And even then I buy new when I can. I just bought a new sealed copy of Windjammers For Neo Geo CD. I'm gonna open it though of course.
I've always bought new for the past several years once I realized the inherent shittiness of secondhand dealers like Gamestop. Sometimes I wait for a price drop though.
The only time I'll buy used is if I've bought that game new before or if it's an ultimate edition that I originally bought new (I rarely buy DLC). The devs getting my money once is enough.
Both.
I don't care about the "support the developers!!" stuff.
I've considered doing this for devs I don't like (EA, Ubi, etc.). But then again I usually hate their games so what's the point.
New most of the times. Only buy used if I cant find the game anywhere new or if the price difference from new is substancial
I only buy new unless a game is out of print. When I do buy used games, I will only purchase it if the game is in good shape, in its original case, with the manual. Sometimes I get raped because of this, but I'm sort of weird that way.
New, I love supporting my fave developers...unless I'm tracking down some older gem from yesteryear then I have no choice but to buy used.
If I am unsure about a game, I can still find them brand new at the store for $10 or even less if you wait long enough.
Used mostly. I have the Gamestop Pro card, so so I get 10% off on used games. Also you can get games pretty cheap used from third party dealers on amazon. The only time I go for new is if I picked it up day 1. I don't see any reason to go new, besides the last point.
Used. I like buying a game for $58 used at Gamestop. So that the dev doesnt get any money from that.
I literally laughed out loud on that one....
As for me I usually buy new but then trade those new games i buy within a month or two to get like 20-30 dollar credit at gamestop
You know, before this past summers stink about "no used tames" on X1, I made an effort to buy new only. But now that people are upset about not getting to buy used, I say fvck it. If people believe in the option, there should be no negative stigma to using said option. I started buying cheap, used games. If that makes me bad, then ok, I guess I'm like most consumers.
If there is an option to buy used I'll take it almost every time. Very rarely do I consider a game to be so great that I feel like buying new to support the developers.
Opposite with hardware though, I never buy used consoles, controllers, handhelds, GPUs, etc...
New, unless I can't get hold of it any more. I've had to buy a fair few JRPG's second hand as that was the only way. Pre-owned games are barely cheaper these days anyway, don't see the point in paying a few quid less and getting someone battered disk that they didn't take care of. Seems to be the case with 90% of people who sell their games.
I've had 6 physical games from 2013 and only 1 of them was brand new, Metro Last Light. But even then I traded something for it in. I'm excellent at tracking bargains and I buy my games used most of the time. Sorry, I earn 4 times less than an average Western European or American bloke but I have to pay the same prices. Go figure. Next gen (for me) I'll buy two new games, one of which will have strong multiplayer community and I'll keep it, the other one will be SP-centric and I'll trade it in for something else upon completion and will keep doing so with every subsequent game. I'm not getting X1 until October so a lot of games I'd want will have price cuts by that time anyway.
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