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| Author: | pcernie [ Sun Sep 02, 2012 2:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Do you generally buy stuff on it's day of release? |
I've been reading about the upcoming games consoles and I realised I've never bought one on it's day of release due to cost and a lack of good games, though I do pre-order certain games that are part of a series. And only recently have I pre-ordered BRs, simply because I'd already seen the films  Anyway, when do you find you have to have something on release day? Are you willing to queue for 'ages'? |
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| Author: | cloaked_wolf [ Sun Sep 02, 2012 2:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Do you generally buy stuff on it's day of release? |
I think I've only ever bough MW2/BLOPS/MW3 on the day. I'm not sure about MW2 - I may have had tk buy it a few days later because it was sold out. I recall driving to asda. I was on nightshifts during psychiatry which can either be dead quiet or incredibly busy and it happened to be dead quiet so I nipped out to the supermarket that was about a mile down the road. I've preordered stuff like Arkham Ayslum, GTA4, etc. Anything else I've bought well after release to when the prices are cheap eg £25 instead of £45. EDIT: just realised about consoles. I don't think I've ever bought anything on release day be it music, films, cinema, phones etc. |
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| Author: | belchingmatt [ Sun Sep 02, 2012 3:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Do you generally buy stuff on it's day of release? |
The only thing I can think of is a couple of GTA and Tenchu games. Oh and a drysuit that I got at a massive discount as soon as it was available in the UK. |
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| Author: | JJW009 [ Sun Sep 02, 2012 3:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Do you generally buy stuff on it's day of release? |
Only on discount as far as I can remember! |
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| Author: | ProfessorF [ Sun Sep 02, 2012 3:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Do you generally buy stuff on it's day of release? |
God no. Nothing's that important that it can't wait for me. |
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| Author: | jonbwfc [ Sun Sep 02, 2012 3:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Do you generally buy stuff on it's day of release? |
I do still buy music on its release day but I've reduced the amount of DVDs & games I buy release day a lot. The price of those drops so quickly it really is an unnecessary expense to do so. The only game I have ordered to arrive on release day is Borderlands 2, mainly because it's a pretty much purely online game which me & some friends will be playing through together. |
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| Author: | adidan [ Sun Sep 02, 2012 3:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Do you generally buy stuff on it's day of release? |
Very, very, very rarely. Last thing was The Witcher 2 boxed edition thingamy and that was only because I had enough amazon vouchers to cover it. Usually I'm a tight git and just wait unless I have vouchers to make it cheap. |
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| Author: | jonlumb [ Sun Sep 02, 2012 9:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Do you generally buy stuff on it's day of release? |
To date I think there's only two things I've ever purchased as a brand new release; Mass Effect 3 and Skyrim. Nothing else has come even close to tempting tbh. |
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| Author: | rustybucket [ Sun Sep 02, 2012 9:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Do you generally buy stuff on it's day of release? |
I've got a couple of Stephen King first editions if that's what you mean... |
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| Author: | l3v1ck [ Sun Sep 02, 2012 9:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Do you generally buy stuff on it's day of release? |
I pre order a lot of stuff. eg. I've pre ordered the next series of House MD and series 8 of Bleach. In the past I've pre ordered Harry Potter books. Can't say I've ever bought music on the day it was released. |
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| Author: | Linux_User [ Sun Sep 02, 2012 11:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Do you generally buy stuff on it's day of release? |
I bought the PS3 on day of release (£400, ouch!). I also bought a Wii when it possible to get hold of one in my area. The PS1 and PS2 were bought for me so I had to wait some time after release before getting one. Otherwise I have a list of unplayed games so long that I wait for something to be in the Steam sale before purchasing. |
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| Author: | l3v1ck [ Sun Sep 02, 2012 11:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Do you generally buy stuff on it's day of release? |
Speaking of pre ordering. The Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition is being released on the 18th. I'll have to get that. |
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| Author: | jonlumb [ Mon Sep 03, 2012 8:04 am ] | |||||||||
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From what I've seen of that I've been decidedly underwhelmed tbh, the screenshots look almost identical to the originals etc. and I'm not sure a couple of extra quests / team characters justifies the money. |
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| Author: | JJW009 [ Mon Sep 03, 2012 10:14 am ] | |||||||||
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Actually I did that for my Mum who is a big fan. A total waste of time and money because by the time I got to deliver it to her it was all over the supermarket shelves for half the price I paid on-line! |
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| Author: | l3v1ck [ Mon Sep 03, 2012 2:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Do you generally buy stuff on it's day of release? |
I don't care. BG 2 plays fine with Windows 7, but even with tutu installed, BG just doesn't work right. I'll buy it just to get a working copy of the original game at modern screen resolutions. |
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