Started Cyberpunk in November ’23. Bought a great game for $20.
What was everyone so mad about?
notxapple
r/patientgamers
peggingwithkokomi69
Pay $1 for game pass, play the campaign and cancel the subscription after
sellby
I miss the good old days when humble bundle was consistently great.
PapaFlexing
Diablo taught me at a young age, wait until the expansion to decide if it’s worth it or not.
Then Diablo 3 reinforced that. And I’m gonna assume Diablo 4 has cemented that.
kornephororos
And added free dlcs and expansion packs.
SRFoxtrot341_V2
Well, given that I usually buy games on sale, that also means that I simultaneously wait for the game to be patched up.
JerbearCuddles
Paid like 35 dollars (CAD) for Marvel’s Midnight Suns and it was one of the funnest games I played in years. The sad part is, if no one is buying these games the odds of getting a sequel drop. Because Marvel’s Midnight Suns didn’t sell very well, we aren’t getting a sequel in all likelihood. And it was left open ended. Being patient is good and all, but strong numbers of day 1ers will be the reason a game gets a sequel or not.
Farandrg
Oh look it’s that thread of the day. Pre order bad, karma to the left.
It’s quite sad that “months after release” isn’t safe anymore for a game purchase.
Roseverse
Mom said it’s my turn to farm karma with this take!
Nekokamiguru
Playing a flash in the pan multiplayer only game months or years after release is not the same , there is the problem of deserted lobbies and almost never being able to get a game running , even if all the bugs that were present at launch are fixed.
AllMyFrendsArePixels
>Not buying the game after PSN account suddenly becomes a requirement 3 months after release, knowing the vast history of PSN being hacked and losing millions of customers passwords, credit card numbers, etc
InkFather_TTV
It’s very rare when I day 1 purchase anymore. My likelihood of purchasing a game day 1 is a sliding scale, so to speak. The bigger the corpo behind it, the less likely i am to buy.
Gh0sts1ght
I was about 2 days from buying helldivers and saw that, I know I have a pan account from an old ps3 but I really don’t care to do this shit anymore, saw something about payday 2 needing epic, guess I’m done with that as well.
uL4G
What about GOTY/Ultimate edition?
SaintonoZ
Yep I almost was about to buy helldivers finally
Pinngger
Buy when the game is free (PUBG)
FortNightsAtPeelys
“buying a game after it’s dead and getting no more updates”
Aboy420_JoS_3
Waiting when game becomes dead abandonware and finally pirating it without consequences (because publishers don’t give a f)
Belgand
You can also get away with cheaper hardware that last you longer while running the games at maximum settings.
Spore0147
Buying a key or account instead is the next level. Can’t believe people still buy from official stores tbh.
Sion_forgeblast
I would say this is good for most games…. but sometimes you just know a game will be great and wanna be in on day 1, cuz your a fan of the series and the company has reliably been good to it’s community
TheSodomizer00
Months? Try years.
Milkyfluids69
Buying the game several years later when they release a definitive edition, on sale with all the DLCs included.
Hydrated_Hippo28
Downloading the game for free on an obsolete games site when I can finally afford a computer that can run it.
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Started Cyberpunk in November ’23. Bought a great game for $20.
What was everyone so mad about?
r/patientgamers
Pay $1 for game pass, play the campaign and cancel the subscription after
I miss the good old days when humble bundle was consistently great.
Diablo taught me at a young age, wait until the expansion to decide if it’s worth it or not.
Then Diablo 3 reinforced that. And I’m gonna assume Diablo 4 has cemented that.
And added free dlcs and expansion packs.
Well, given that I usually buy games on sale, that also means that I simultaneously wait for the game to be patched up.
Paid like 35 dollars (CAD) for Marvel’s Midnight Suns and it was one of the funnest games I played in years. The sad part is, if no one is buying these games the odds of getting a sequel drop. Because Marvel’s Midnight Suns didn’t sell very well, we aren’t getting a sequel in all likelihood. And it was left open ended. Being patient is good and all, but strong numbers of day 1ers will be the reason a game gets a sequel or not.
Oh look it’s that thread of the day. Pre order bad, karma to the left.
https://preview.redd.it/vnt5vfb50qyc1.jpeg?width=1420&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=194bdb402ef805a3b3fb3b719d37127aac5d2af7
Waiting for a game to become free.
It’s quite sad that “months after release” isn’t safe anymore for a game purchase.
Mom said it’s my turn to farm karma with this take!
Playing a flash in the pan multiplayer only game months or years after release is not the same , there is the problem of deserted lobbies and almost never being able to get a game running , even if all the bugs that were present at launch are fixed.
>Not buying the game after PSN account suddenly becomes a requirement 3 months after release, knowing the vast history of PSN being hacked and losing millions of customers passwords, credit card numbers, etc
It’s very rare when I day 1 purchase anymore. My likelihood of purchasing a game day 1 is a sliding scale, so to speak. The bigger the corpo behind it, the less likely i am to buy.
I was about 2 days from buying helldivers and saw that, I know I have a pan account from an old ps3 but I really don’t care to do this shit anymore, saw something about payday 2 needing epic, guess I’m done with that as well.
What about GOTY/Ultimate edition?
Yep I almost was about to buy helldivers finally
Buy when the game is free (PUBG)
“buying a game after it’s dead and getting no more updates”
Waiting when game becomes dead abandonware and finally pirating it without consequences (because publishers don’t give a f)
You can also get away with cheaper hardware that last you longer while running the games at maximum settings.
Buying a key or account instead is the next level. Can’t believe people still buy from official stores tbh.
I would say this is good for most games…. but sometimes you just know a game will be great and wanna be in on day 1, cuz your a fan of the series and the company has reliably been good to it’s community
Months? Try years.
Buying the game several years later when they release a definitive edition, on sale with all the DLCs included.
Downloading the game for free on an obsolete games site when I can finally afford a computer that can run it.
Early Access is cancer upon gaming!
[https://twitter.com/PlayStation/status/1787331667616829929](https://twitter.com/PlayStation/status/1787331667616829929)
because we all know what youre talking about
stopped pre-purchasing games after Diablo 3
bought a game and couldn’t play it for months until they brought more servers online
Now i wait for a GotY edition or when the price drops.
Galaxy Brain: Buying the game of an Indie dev to support them instead of a megacorp
I just bought battlefield 1 this year for like 5 dollars haha
r/patientgamers
Pirating the game, met with 300 gigs of unoptimized game mess, happy
*years later: when it’s dirt cheap
Recently did this with Cyberpunk 2077. Never seen anything from day 1 and im happy I didn’t. I get a stable 60fps+ now with raytracing.
Even bigger brain: waiting 10 years to get the game for free