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Most gamers can't absorb games these days

October 22, 2008 in Blog comments 7

With the economy crashing down and people losing their jobs, gamers in October and Christmas won't be able to buy that extra game they could before. With so many highly anticipated games coming out, (LittleBigPlanet, Fallout 3, etc) you probably won't be able to play every one you want.

Whenever you scrounge up some extra money for games, is it really worth playing if you can't experience it to the fullest?

For the average consumer, more options, stiffer competition and a wide array of truly great games is nothing but a good thing. But for hardcore fans and culturists, the sort that read this blog (or write it!), I suspect it's actually rather inappropriately stressful.
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    Final Blade Oct 23, 08
    Well, idk about anyone else, but I wasn't going to be able to buy those games at release date anyway. So im fine. I have been able to experience and absorb games.
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    Killosity Oct 23, 08
    Yeh theres certainly too many for me at the moment. But im a spoilt brat. Lately im trying to prioritise and exclude games I dont want, but having 3 consoles means I feel the need to get the best titles across all the 3 platforms. If that made sence.

    Thesedays, my other financial commitments means I cannot just purchase titles willy-nilly; I need to seriously consider the pros and longevity of each title.
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      tallteen86 Oct 23, 08
      Yeah, makes sense. If you don't get the best games for each platform, you feel like you're wasting the system.
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    tallteen86 Oct 23, 08
    For me, my biggest commitment is rent. Once I've paid that, I'm able to buy whatever I want.

    But because I'm saving up for a good Gaming Rig, I can't spend much of that money. As it is, I'm going to spend possibly about $200 next week, on Fallout 3 CE (Plus guide possibly) and LBP....

    So those will be my last games for at least a month.

    On the plus side, though I get urges, I've learned to restrain myself a bit (So I'm not getting Fable II or Resistance 2 for a while), even though I can technically afford them....I'm already going to be plenty busy with LBP as it is, and Fallout 3 when I just don't feel like LBP.....
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    Livewire_19 Oct 23, 08
    Fable 2 is all I need right now, so I won't be buying any more games till next year. And like Final Blade I wasn't ever going to be buying those games at release date anyway, even if I had the money. And like most people I only have small amount of free time to play games.
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    Zero and X Oct 23, 08
    I am probably going to get one, maybe two games from my parents for chrustmas, and christmas money from the rest of the family determines if I get any more.
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    kokushishin Oct 27, 08
    No Christmas rush, no long lines with staff that are only there because it's a holiday... I'm thinking 1-2 games in October and November is a little easier than half a dozen later.

    As far as opportunity, it's probably the niche titles that will suffer. Everyone falls back on the names they are used to.

    As far as backlog, it's never gonna go away.

    Lastly isn't it really your fault if you buy a bunch of stuff and rush through them simply to keep up with the Jones?

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