My theory on PC gaming

[Canada EH]

Buy old cheap games!!!!

 

Serious Question I got here is, at what point do triple A PC titles become cheap?

1 year old?

2 years old?

[CardinalHunter]

the prices of the games drop when the next steam sales comes around so probes just in like 3-5 months, sometimes it could take up to a year though

[Canada EH]

Good cuz I like cheap games that were popular.

Who pays $50 or more for games anyway?

Maybe I am just a cheap bastard.

[WereCat]

4 hours ago, Canada EH said:

Good cuz I like cheap games that were popular.

Who pays $50 or more for games anyway?

Maybe I am just a cheap bastard.

I paid that much only for maybe 3 or 4 games which I knew will be good because I trusted developers but otherwise I tend to spend less than $20 for a game and usually around $10.

[sgtcool]

14 hours ago, Canada EH said:

Good cuz I like cheap games that were popular.

Who pays $50 or more for games anyway?

Maybe I am just a cheap bastard.

G2A, got gta 5 for 37€ the week it launched

[Thozi]

I would add this to your theory.

 

Buy used hardware. Prices on those drop really fast when new stuff comes out. GPUs for example.

[ThatCarlosGuy]

17 hours ago, Canada EH said:

Serious Question I got here is, at what point do triple A PC titles become cheap?

1 year old?

2 years old?

They become cheap when the price drops, usually when sales start to decline, they make the price cheaper to entice people to continue buying it.
How long that takes depends on the game. Mirror's Edge Catalyst went cheap after 1-2 months, but on the other hand GTA V is still almost the same price it has always been on pc because it's still extremely popular.

But I agree mostly about buying older games. Some hidden gems out there that you would never think of buying without a sale on :')

[Prysin]

18 hours ago, Canada EH said:

Buy old cheap games!!!!

 

Serious Question I got here is, at what point do triple A PC titles become cheap?

1 year old?

2 years old?

the correct answer is:
It becomes cheap whenever it goes on sale.

[Canada EH]

1 hour ago, Prysin said:

the correct answer is:
It becomes cheap whenever it goes on sale.

When do they go on sale then.

 

 

Oh wait thats been answered already.

[Prysin]

12 minutes ago, Canada EH said:

When do they go on sale then.

 

 

Oh wait thats been answered already.

generally when there is a steam sale/holyday sale

 

[Canada EH]

Yes Steam Sales, Holydays or newer version of game or if Mars, Pluto and the moon all line up and the gods say let there be a sale on Steam games.

[divided_throwaway]

Depends on the popularity and the size of the game, and some publishers inflating the value of video games. Bigger titles tend to cost £40+ (e.g. GTA V), smaller titles are £30, big titles intended for children £20 (e.g. Minecraft), more obscure titles by big companies £10 (e.g. Saints Row 2) and stuff from indie companies and/or Valve between £5-£10 (e.g. Gmod, Ballistic: Overkill). There are exceptions, though, since I haven't listed a huge range of games here.

 

Games become very cheap depending on how well known they are and/or relative to their hardware requirements. Sorry if this response hasn't been too relevant.

[Totallycasual]

I have a few franchises that i'll instantly pre-order no matter what but most games i wait until the first time they're on sale like 12 months after release for 50% off, sometimes i'll wait a couple of years and land them for $5  

[snes]

My theory is that it's overrated.

[Eztrcfyu]

You should tell Activision about this, apparently they don't know.

Go check CoD prices on Steam

[GonzoPoet]

PCGamer did an article on this a few weeks ago. http://www.pcgamer.com/steam-sale-dates/

[Canada EH]

3 hours ago, GonzoPoet said:

PCGamer did an article on this a few weeks ago. http://www.pcgamer.com/steam-sale-dates/

@GonzoPoet Thanks, that was a great "hard evidence" article

 

[NavyCuda]

I usually wait 2-3years for AAA titles to drop to a more respectable price.  I remember when a AAA title was $59.99 at the store and you got a DVD and packaging.  I'll never pay more than $60 for anything via digital distribution, often waiting until I can get it for $20 or less.

[killcomic]

Depends on the title. Games like Wolfenstein The New Order got cheap real quick. Bloody awesome!

But games like GTA V and Dark Souls 2 and 3 never seem to drop much. I guess it's up to the publisher.

[skeeder]

I took up a "no more than $10 on a game" mindset a couple years ago, it has been stretched to $12.50 or something when Tomb Raider dropped to that price 6 months after release and Wolfenstein NWO did the same thing.  Both those games go for over $40 without a sale.  

 

Steam used to have good sales, now days not as much.  But Origin, Greenmangaming, humble, etc, still offer up plenty of games.

 

Still waiting for GTA V to drop, maybe GTA VI will make it.

[Canada EH]

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Steam used to have good sales, now days not as much.  But Origin, Greenmangaming, humble, etc, still offer up plenty of games.

Yes keep going, what other respectable gaming sale sites are out there?