Only 2 scenarios where I have trouble buying games:
- If it's a collectors edition and then the pre-orders sell out fast.
- I waited too long for a good sale on a physical copy and then becomes hard to find in-stock anywhere

I think I am well off enough to buy the games I want day 1. But I've also been a spending averse type of person, and the current price of games is just too much inho.

I suppose if I got a raise I'd be more willing, but lately I wait for sales. I'm hoping there will be a biggish one for FF16 and Astrobot this year.

But I might consider getting Yotei around launch depending on how well it reviews. Maybe.

I'm behind anyways, so I isn't necessarily need the latest game in my life.

I've only purchased one game from the current generation this year. The rest have all been for the NES-PS2 era. For the modern game, yeah, it was difficult. Spending money on something that is just not going to age well, and no one is going to care about in ten years? Not fun. But for games like Super Metroid or Chrono Trigger? Those are museum quality, imo, and the idea of owning and being able to preserve them, as well as play them on a CRT without any sort of weird stuff going on (visual artifacts/input lag etc) is a real joy. I don't mind spending money on those games.

I buy some games on sale and others for full price on day one. It's not about being able to afford it, it's simply down to the perceived value of the game itself. Some games aren't worth full price, and so I wait. I find myself buying fewer games and at a higher price these past 2-3 years, I've bought a bunch of titles from smaller studios lately - if feels so much better to pay a premium for something that has been handled with love and care instead of greed.

Where would it be on the poll if I said wait for my birthday or the Holidays?

If I'm not going to immediately play the game (which is mostly the best new launches), I always wait for a good discount.

Glad to see the cost of living hasn't impacted many here. I'm blurring the line, I can afford fames but I notice it in some shape or another and I feel more quilty than ever if I'm not being thrifty, I have no trouble buying games and could easily get away with a new game three weeks out of the month with few issues but it would be noticeable right now when I get to payment on other things. Thankfully I'm on a lag and can get away with stocking up on games as they go on sale. Probably exceeded 10 new week one or full price games this generation so far, like I couldn't wait on Wu Kong any longer even though it was months with no sale and just had to drop 69,99 but mostly taking advantage of good discounts and something I don't intend to change only for my most anticipated or highly rated games. I have not nor never will buy a game for more than 80 euro however, even if I want it badly which puts Death Stranding 2 and Ghost of Yotei in a bit of a pickle. I will be looking for physical at 69,99 which is possible still but other wise I don't think I will be able to justify that price, even if it were GTA6... well, maybe GTA6.

I bought KCD2 day one at 69,99 and still haven't gotten into it, yet I've beaten like five or six sale or cheaper games since. If games were still 59,99, the studios would get more money out of me but instead I now snag their games for around 40 or less and my money goes to games like TFB: Khazan day one cause it was a reasonable price. I thought there would be more like me and the AAA industry are going to ruin their market with massive losses and big winners but maybe they're fine, maybe the 80 euro game won't be the disaster I'm expecting.

Yes, no,maybe, can you repeat the question?

As your typical Dutch resident, nothing beats an awesome deal! Feels like you are cheating the system

My main problem is time, not money, I have more games than time to play them. So I limit myself with deals, but if I really want to play a title I just buy it.

I could buy any game i want, but since i dont have the time to play as much as i want i usually wait for a sale. I still have a huge backlog that i try to clear. To buy a game day one it has to be something special. Last game was ff7 rebirth. I think it was the only current gen game i bought this generation. Next one will probably gta 6. I do love the vice city setting. I am still not decided on getting switch 2 or not