How do you intrepret value?

[TEKTORO]

This is an example of my spending habits. I almost bought rayman origins a few months ago but decided against it because it was too expensive. Then went home and brought a copy of snatcher on the Sega CD off ebay. The sky is the limit for my retro gaming.

Dont diss Rayman like that,they only put it on disc for us.
My cutoff for a game is $125 although Ive owned a few before over $200.
Im yet to buy Rayman Origins yet shame on me

(Arbitern my friend,this is said whole heartedly so just teasing abit,Im in the same prediciment all the time )

[Arbitern1]

I understand! Its hard to buy a game for 60$ and then have it drop to half that price two months later. Hell, if new games retained their value at all I wouldn't care about paying 60$ for it. But in the age of GOTY editions and DLC, Its hard to pay that when a year later all the games are rereleased for cheap with more content.

[Para]

Money can be exchanged for goods and services.

[Valkyrie-Favor]

^^^ exactly.

My normal cutoff for a game is $20 but I'll go higher if it's something really special, like Xenoblade this year or Super Metroid whenever. Xenoblade is only going to get more expensive so it's good to preorder. However, even if your cutoff is $5 you can get way more games than you have time to play. Just play what you want!

[RyaNtheSlayA]

Im yet to buy Rayman Origins yet shame on me

No shame. Though I'm waiting for the PC version.

Anyways, value varies a ton for me. I have trouble justifying $30 for a retro game but I'll happily pay $40-60 for a new release.

To go more in depth though, I worry more about the experience I'll have, and if that experience is worth the money. A lot of people complained about Dear Esthers length and content but I felt it was completely worth it. Then some people say Skyrim is amazing and worth it but I just can't bring myself to spend $60 on it.

As far as other things, they basically get stacked by necessity. Flight school etc. are at the top, while games and other such things are towards the bottom.

[brunoafh]

I have trouble justifying $30 for a retro game but I'll happily pay $40-60 for a new release.

Why would you be willing to pay more for something guaranteed to significantly drop in value (possibly very quickly, depending on the game and how many copies were/will be printed) instead of something that is no longer in print that is always going to retain it's price due to supply/demand and the fact it will never be printed again?

[RyaNtheSlayA]

I have trouble justifying $30 for a retro game but I'll happily pay $40-60 for a new release.

Why would you be willing to pay more for something guaranteed to significantly drop in value (possibly very quickly, depending on the game and how many copies were/will be printed) instead of something that is no longer in print that is always going to retain it's price due to supply/demand and the fact it will never be printed again?

I'm willing to pay more knowing I'm (at least in a small way) supporting a developer.

Same reason I don't buy used recently released games.

More attention should be payed to the latter part of the post, that explains my position more thoroughly. If the experience is worth it, old or new, I'll pay the asking price.

[ac_90]

i'm assuming you mean how i decide if i game is 'worth it' ?

there's a few factors i guess. i tend to look at a game's score & watch gameplay videos on youtube. if i like what i see i usually spring for the purchase if i like the game's art. i don't tend to buy games that end up costing me more than $30 shipped; i guess that's just a magic number that ended up working with my gaming budget. sometimes i'll watch reviews on youtube & the people will still recommend them for reasons such as nostalgic charm or being underrated that will convince me otherwise.