Is it worth it anymore?

I have a pretty decent collection spaning across alot of systems. And a long time ago when games I wanted first came out, you better believe I had my 50 bucks to buy the game. Now with so many games come out so fast and six months later a 50 dollar game drops down to 20 bucks is it worth buying the game when it comes out or just wait for the cheaper price? Some games this season i'm jumping on like MGS3 and GTA:SA, but games like Jak3 and Ratchet and Clank coming and I know they are going to drop fast, wouldn't it better to wait for all?

It's just about priorities and what you want to spend your money on really. If I really want to play a game I get it day one, if I kind of maybe want to play a game, I only get it if it's cheap.

Nothing to nobody.

Well, when the game comes out do you want to play it really badly? If you do then I guess it would be worth buying. But if the game you are currently playing it outweighing the current release then just wait. These games arn't going to diapear or anything. And pretty much every one of the big releases coming out in the next two months will at some point become Greatest Hits.

Im the same as Opaque, if i really want the game then i will be queing outside my local Game with £40 clutched tightly but if im imming and amming about it i usually wait until its cheaper or i can find it preowned which is usually a third of the RRP.

There's so many games that have come out recently though that you could easily find enough games to keep you entertained until a current release drops in price, unless its something like GTA:SA that's going to stay $50 for a long time.

The last few games I've bought new when they came out were $20, $15, and $30 each. I'm fine buying right away at that price :)

Unless I really, really want to play the game Right This Very Second!!!, or possibly there's a cool pre-order to go with it (free Shadow Hearts w/ SH:Covenant being a good example) I'm willing to let it wait until I get to it. I'm overloaded with games right now, I've got no reason at all to buy something just to see it sit in the plastic wrap waiting to be played.

I'll agree with MarkRyan on the cheap-o releases, $15 and $20 games are far more likely to come home with me quick than a $50 one, but for me $30 is right on the verge of letting it wait until I'm ready for it. Gradius V would have been an insta-purchase no matter what the price, Alien Hominid... maybe in a week or two.

James

Part of the fun of the hobby (for me) is anticipating new games, and getting my hands on them on day 1 -- much like going to see a new movie on release. For whatever reason, I rarely wind up finishing a game that I pick up way after its initial release. Maybe it's just the psych-out of knowing that it's no longer the "latest greatest" thing. Lame, perhaps, but true for me.

if i want the game badly - yes

if not - no