Like a lot of people, I spend far too much money on games and thought now is as good a time as any to change my habits.
I was going to limit the amount I spent on each game (I tried it last year but it didn't work) but thought I could still end up buying loads of games. Instead I thought I'd set myself a budget for the whole of 2009. I plan on limiting my total spending to £300 which, for me, could be quite difficult especially when you consider I spent over £200 in the space of 3 weeks in October.
Hopefully, this time I'll be able to stick to my resolution. There's plenty of bargains at the moment so I hope these will carry on into the new year. I bought Saints Row 2 last week off play.com for £18 and have just ordered Lego Batman off them for the same price. Also, if I delay getting new releases for a short while, I'm sure I'll be able to pick them up cheap a month or so later.
Is anyone else considering doing something similar or do you have a gaming related new years resolution?
I've cut back on spending by lowering the amount spent on each game, last year it was nothing over £30, next year I could lower that to £20 the way all these sales are going.
Take out the PS3 and I don't think I spent £300 this year on gaming.
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There are probably a few I'm missing out there, the PS3 was my BIG gaming purchase this year I can't see another large spend like that next year, unless you count a HDTV.
I suppose I'm lucky in that the majority of 360 games I want to play are provided through my brother.
Can't see myself spending more than £400-500 on games in 2009
Herbi wrote:Take out the PS3 and I don't think I spent £300 this year on gaming.
Professor Layton Advance Wars DS
Metal Gear Solid 4 LittleBIGPlanet Motorstorm Heavanly Sword
Battalion Wars 2 No More Heroes Mario Kart Smash Bros Wii Music Okami Animal Cossing Wii Speak Lost Winds
There are probably a few I'm missing out there, the PS3 was my BIG gaming purchase this year I can't see another large spend like that next year, unless you count a HDTV.
I suppose I'm lucky in that the majority of 360 games I want to play are provided through my brother.
Can't see myself spending more than £400-500 on games in 2009
Yeah, take out the £300 console and it makes me look like I've spent less than I have.
If you want to cut down, don't buy on release, wait a few weeks after when nearly every game drops to around £20. Also, trade in your old games against new ones and you'll keep within limits.
Herbi wrote:Take out the PS3 and I don't think I spent £300 this year on gaming.
Professor Layton Advance Wars DS
Metal Gear Solid 4 LittleBIGPlanet Motorstorm Heavanly Sword
Battalion Wars 2 No More Heroes Mario Kart Smash Bros Wii Music Okami Animal Cossing Wii Speak Lost Winds
There are probably a few I'm missing out there, the PS3 was my BIG gaming purchase this year I can't see another large spend like that next year, unless you count a HDTV.
I suppose I'm lucky in that the majority of 360 games I want to play are provided through my brother.
Can't see myself spending more than £400-500 on games in 2009
Yeah, take out the £300 console and it makes me look like I've spent less than I have.
I paid just over £200 for mine with GT5P and that's a 10 year investment (according to Sony).
I don't set a limit on what I buy, mostly because I don't think I spend that much as I tend to only buy a few games on release and wait until the rest are cheap.
This year has certainly been cheaper than the last couple for me, mostly because I haven't bought any systems or other big purchases, whereas last year I bought my PS3, HDTV and a laptop, and in 2006 I bought a Wii and a DS Lite so both of those years were costly.
Tineash wrote:£300? £500? I don't think I've ever spent that much on games in one year, excluding hardware. Where do you find the time to play all those games?
It's not about that. I guess its like our version of crack. You know you shouldn't but that "one more go" feeling hits you every time. With the crazy price drop weeks after release I am very tempted to stop myself pre ordering things from now on. Another not to buy 3 games with in a week. I try to play them all and can't connect with any of them. Fable 2, Far Cry 2 and Fallout 3, only one made it and that was Fallout and I am still in awe of this game. One game at a time is part of my New Years Resolution
Tineash wrote:£300? £500? I don't think I've ever spent that much on games in one year, excluding hardware. Where do you find the time to play all those games?