• Dead_or_Alive@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    It seems like consoles are in a death spiral of price increases and lower sales.

    I’m in a good spot financially and can afford new games and consoles on release date if I choose to. However I generally wait a few years after their release.

    I haven’t bought a new release game or console for myself in over a decade and I’ve only bought one or two titles at full price for my kids in the last three years.

    It just doesn’t seem worth it.

    • dantheclamman@lemmy.world
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      7 hours ago

      I am in a similar boat. I’ve usually bought consoles a few years in when prices were lower. But since they’re higher, I’m just sticking with PS4 and playing through that backlog

    • Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world
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      10 hours ago

      Yeah exactly. New games are often buggy and I just can’t justify the cost. If they’re interesting, I put em on my steam wishlist and get them when they’re on offer.

    • Tollana1234567@lemmy.today
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      15 hours ago

      people are only interested in playing on thier phones, or PAD at this point. people who have a pc might just stick with pc games.

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      15 hours ago

      Thank you! I am one of the same with you, I could buy, but I choose to wait. Everyone deserves e better prices and I think everyone should wait to buy their games. Companies get greedy fast

    • deft@lemmy.wtf
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      1 day ago

      Same. Been just playing random indie games that I find on sale. Way more fun. The only game I’m even eyeballing is baldurs gate which I’ll play one day so I’m in no rush.