yvanjean said:
Just embrace digital .... I got Rise of the Tomb Raider for $52.75 CDN including tax during the Xmas Xbox One sales. It would of cost $75 plus tax at retail. |
Physical can be sustainable. Bundles are great, and depending on how many times you intend to play a game, trade-ins are a good option too. For instance, buying MGSV, The Witcher 3 and Fallout 4 for launch price - and trading them in after playing them to buy each other game - saved me quite a bit of money. Ignoring GST, see the following:
Batman Arkham Knight: Originally $70 as a standalone, I got it in my PS4 bundle and traded in for $35 credit (Net -$15 as bundle was $50 more than standalone PS4)
Metal Gear Solid V: Originally $75, I bought for $40 and traded in for $40 credit (Net $0)
Fallout 4: Originally $80, I bought for $40 and traded in for $45 credit (Net +$5)
The Witcher 3: Originally $70, I bought for $25 (haven't finished yet) (Net -$25)
Total net $: -$35
Managed to play all those games at launch price yet only lose $35 total in the process.
*edit* At the same time, ebgames gives you considerably less than you could probably get on Kijiji, so a cycle of selling the games on Kijiji and putting the money towards the new games would result in even less money lost.
If you include taxes I owuld have spent ~$75 total to play all those games at launch
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