PC Game Prices
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This ^^^
If you look around PC games are dirt cheap. Most of the time it is better to get a retail disc and just bang the key into which ever platform it is on.
I think it all comes down to folks attitude towards games. There's those die hard gamers who will always pay top whack either pre-ordering or getting a game on the day it's released and they buy into all the hype regardless of cost. I personally don't mind waiting until prices drop. Why pay like 30-40 pounds for a new game that will cost less than a tenner in a few months time? You'll still get the same enjoyment out of it and have cash to spare 
I think it all comes down to folks attitude towards games. There's those die hard gamers who will always pay top whack either pre-ordering or getting a game on the day it's released and they buy into all the hype regardless of cost. I personally don't mind waiting until prices drop. Why pay like 30-40 pounds for a new game that will cost less than a tenner in a few months time? You'll still get the same enjoyment out of it and have cash to spare
Well, because less than a tenner in a few months' time doesn't really happen much. It in fact happens so little that it isn't worth using it as an example.
Are you being pedantic
? As a general rule older games will become cheaper over time which is great if there's no rush to play the latest title.
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Are you being pedantic
Do you even known what pedantic means? You said sub £10 after a few months. That doesn't happen.
A lot of new releases/pre orders can be had for <£30 if you shop around. I typically pay about £22 for a new PC release.
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They can be had cheaper if you look, hell Witcher 3 was £16.18 before xmas. Dark Souls 2 is another example many pre ordered for £15. I tend to pay around £20-£25 if I want to pre-order. Just need to look tbh. I pre-ordered Skyrim for £22.
I tend not to pre-order anymore though, only games this year that get a pre-order/day one buy is Batman and W3, have been stung to many times with rubbish games. But Batman and Witcher are a buy no matter what.
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Yes I do know what pedantic means. I also know what ostentatious means too.
No, I don't think you do...
It's definitely worth holding out on some titles. I think the likes of popular titles like COD do hold their value but take Murder Soul Suspect, the game got mixed reviews at launch in June last year and by December it could be had for less than ten pounds. It's actually a really good game. So I think popularity dictates a given market price and how well it holds but I'd have kicked myself if I'd payed full price upon release.
It's also disappointing if you pay full price at launch to find a game is riddled with bugs. Take Rome TW2 as an example, thankfully subsequent patches improved matters but again this eventually became subject to heavy discount. Great for people like me who don't mind waiting but not for those giving the most profit to the developers from the start. I hope they get it right with GTA V.
Yes, that's why I keep saying 'some'. Your examples could be had cheaper, my example couldn't.
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Publishers' "asking" prices may be higher - that doesn't necessarily mean that the price most people pay is any higher though
(Although obviously some people must do).Exactly - even if you wait ~3 months, most games are about 1/2 RRP (i.e. ~£20). I can't remember the last time I spent more than £25 on a PC game.