Your mum.
Your mum.
Yeah embargo is lifted at 1pm.and reviews out tomorrow?
Your mum.
Your mum.
I'm not in a huge rush but I will play this game eventually.It's still a task to get one that isn't second hand or from a scalper from what I've heard.
That's probably for the best. I've been trying to get one for the past two months, and there's been barely anyone even restocking it for me to fail to get one again in the past few weeks.I'm not in a huge rush but I will play this game eventually.
Sucks man, do you have the hotstock app?That's probably for the best. I've been trying to get one for the past two months, and there's been barely anyone even restocking it for me to fail to get one again in the past few weeks.
That should be good then.I think I read around 90-100 Weapon traits.
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Smyths toys had them in stock this morning. Exactly 1 minute after I checked whether they were in stock. Needless to say, by the time I heard, they'd sold out.Not great news for people who still haven't got one. Not surprising though. Although they are talking about changing certain designs to potentially alleviate the situation.
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Be waiting a while then. That won't be out until next yearGOW will probably be the next Playstation exclusive I buy at full price. Returnal and Ratchet and Clank just aren't my cup of tea. Maybe should have thought about this before buying a PS5 at launch although I've had good fun with it online with friends and backwards compatible games.
Yeah I know. Just mean at full price though, will probably pick up Returnal and R&C down the line a bit. RE Village is definitely going to keep me busy in May.Be waiting a while then. That won't be out until next year
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I for one don't have any problem with paying 70 quid for games but not for the sake of buying an exclusive(not saying others do), it needs to still tick the boxes for what I generally play. I'll be forking out full price for RE Village 100%.I really don't why people are so against paying £70 for games.
Games used to be 30/35 in the 90s, raised to 40/50 in the 00s until last year. The amount of work and time that goes into making games, alongside inflation and it makes perfect sense why games are slightly more expensive this gen.
Is it that people have been spoilt throughout the last gen? when prices should have increased really. Is it the rise in cheap indie games? Is it gamepass giving people a false feeling of lack of value?
When I was a kid, Nintendo games were about £60 or £70 in old Irish puntsI really don't why people are so against paying £70 for games.
Games used to be 30/35 in the 90s, raised to 40/50 in the 00s until last year. The amount of work and time that goes into making games, alongside inflation and it makes perfect sense why games are slightly more expensive this gen.
Is it that people have been spoilt throughout the last gen? when prices should have increased really. Is it the rise in cheap indie games? Is it gamepass giving people a false feeling of lack of value?
It's more the case that they're usually on sale / available 2nd hand for a fraction of the price not long after. Are you really that desperate to rush out and play it at launch?I really don't why people are so against paying £70 for games.
Games used to be 30/35 in the 90s, raised to 40/50 in the 00s until last year. The amount of work and time that goes into making games, alongside inflation and it makes perfect sense why games are slightly more expensive this gen.
Is it that people have been spoilt throughout the last gen? when prices should have increased really. Is it the rise in cheap indie games? Is it gamepass giving people a false feeling of lack of value?
To be honest, 50 quid is already on the expensive side in a decade or so where people are feeling the economic squeeze more and more. 70 is pretty outrageous in my eyes. Particularly if it's not an absolute masterpiece of a game.I really don't why people are so against paying £70 for games.
Games used to be 30/35 in the 90s, raised to 40/50 in the 00s until last year. The amount of work and time that goes into making games, alongside inflation and it makes perfect sense why games are slightly more expensive this gen.
Is it that people have been spoilt throughout the last gen? when prices should have increased really. Is it the rise in cheap indie games? Is it gamepass giving people a false feeling of lack of value?
I agree with this. In the last gen I set a limit of £35 on buying games and it never took long to reach that. None of them were 2nd hand either. I think the most I waited was around 4 months which is nothing really.It's more the case that they're usually on sale / available 2nd hand for a fraction of the price not long after. Are you really that desperate to rush out and play it at launch?
I'd also say it depends on the replay value. If it's a game you play once then put on the shelf, it's not worth it IMO.
Whens the review embargo over for Returnal, i'm expecting around 85-90 on metacritic!
So because one company make bloated games with very little innovation the whole industry has to tread water?To be honest, 50 quid is already on the expensive side in a decade or so where people are feeling the economic squeeze more and more. 70 is pretty outrageous in my eyes. Particularly if it's not an absolute masterpiece of a game.
The amount of work that goes into games is sometimes counter productive and doesn't feel a natural reason for a higher price. The Assassin's Creed games are perfect example from my perspective; 80-120 hours long and the majority of those hours are utter drivel, fetch quests, and large expanses of nothingness (a very attractive nothingness but empty nonetheless). It probably takes an enormous amount of work to make a gaming world that pretty but I'm not sure that's where the priority should be.
I do like to play most games at launch, yes. While I'm not concerned too much about spoilers there is a special feeling being involved in those early discovery days. Using Returnal as am example, I envisage the thread for that game will be very active over the first few weeks as people share experiences and strategies.It's more the case that they're usually on sale / available 2nd hand for a fraction of the price not long after. Are you really that desperate to rush out and play it at launch?
I'd also say it depends on the replay value. If it's a game you play once then put on the shelf, it's not worth it IMO.
Surely it is easy to understand why people think that games are expensive? It is because it’s a large chunk of many people’s disposable income. So of course people balk at the price when its something they love to do.I really don't why people are so against paying £70 for games.
Games used to be 30/35 in the 90s, raised to 40/50 in the 00s until last year. The amount of work and time that goes into making games, alongside inflation and it makes perfect sense why games are slightly more expensive this gen.
Is it that people have been spoilt throughout the last gen? when prices should have increased really. Is it the rise in cheap indie games? Is it gamepass giving people a false feeling of lack of value?
I'm saying there is a trend there to make games larger (artificially, with bloated, unnecessary content ...e.g does anybody REALLY want big multiplayer RE games included with the main titles?). Increased content is something I've heard as an excuse to justify increased prices and it doesn't always seem right to me.So because one company make bloated games with very little innovation the whole industry has to tread water?
The whole economic stuff is just not relevant, if anything, it proves my point that game prices should have increased last gen with the costs skyrocketing.
You seem to stuck in a single track way of thinking, that if a game doesn't meet your standard as a "masterpiece" it should be sold at a loss or with very little profit. So where do you stand on a game like Returnal? It's being bandied around as the one true next gen game, scoring very positively, despite being a very marmite genre.
I mean, if the game sucks then yeah no shit, it's obviously ridiculous. But if the game is excellent and enjoyable for a significant amount of time, can you call that a ridiculous price point? It's clearly not a good price for all (not even all AAA) games, but I do think some of the games I've played over the years would be worth it.£70 for games is ridiculous especially when they release a half arsed game, with already planned DLC for more cash.
You get games rushed out and broken on release ... Cyberpunk for example.
Games I would class as worth it would be GTA V, Witcher 3 and RDR2. That's it. Atleast 2 of those weren't worth that price upon release either. There was enough in all those games to continue playing even after the storyline was done with.I mean, if the game sucks then yeah no shit, it's obviously ridiculous. But if the game is excellent and enjoyable for a significant amount of time, can you call that a ridiculous price point? It's clearly not a good price for all (not even all AAA) games, but I do think some of the games I've played over the years would be worth it.
But then you have enjoyed 600 hours of warzone at zero cost, hard to argue about the price of games.Games I would class as worth it would be GTA V, Witcher 3 and RDR2. That's it. Atleast 2 of those weren't worth that price upon release either. There was enough in all those games to continue playing even after the storyline was done with.
I enjoyed HZD, but that didn't feel like a £70 game to me.
Problem is, once a price point for AAA games becomes the norm, even the shite / shallow games use it too, then it becomes a normal price point for more games.
So if £70 is the top point for triple AAA games, that pushes the average game price point further up, so what would be £20-£30 games and now suddenly £40-£50
I have enjoyed zero hours of warzone because it sucks dick and I'm a dirty casual who gets blammed with seconds of spawning.But then you have enjoyed 600 hours of warzone at zero cost, hard to argue about the price of games.
If you take into account inflation, games are cheaper then ever when looking over the decades.Games I would class as worth it would be GTA V, Witcher 3 and RDR2. That's it. Atleast 2 of those weren't worth that price upon release either. There was enough in all those games to continue playing even after the storyline was done with.
I enjoyed HZD, but that didn't feel like a £70 game to me.
Problem is, once a price point for AAA games becomes the norm, even the shite / shallow games use it too, then it becomes a normal price point for more games.
So if £70 is the top point for triple AAA games, that pushes the average game price point further up, so what would be £20-£30 games and now suddenly £40-£50
It wasn't you personally it was a general statement, if they wanna spend their money its fine.I have enjoyed zero hours of warzone because it sucks dick and I'm a dirty casual who gets blammed with seconds of spawning.
Warzone makes its money from microtransactions doesn't it? So even if I had enjoyed it for free some sap would have spent money on dogshit skins and paid for my free experience.
Quite easy to argue about the price of games. It's literally what we are doing.