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None, unless there's a reeaaaallyy good preorder bonus. There is one game I'd like to preorder because I'm too excited for it, but I don't think that'll be possible.
 
Pretty much every series. I like either being able to play it right at midnight in the case of digital games, or get $12 off on Amazon in the case of disk based games.
 
Nearly everything. Niche JRPGs go out of stock and up in price within a few days more often than not, and there is nothing more infuriating than having to pay more than the RRP because the only stock available comes from scalpers on eBay or something.

I like having things to hand when I'm ready to play them, and I'm not prepared to gamble that the price will decrease instead of increase if the game is coming from a less known developer. Especially if that game is on the Vita. As long as I don't pay too much for it, it's worth the cost.
 
Meyneth said:
Nearly everything. Niche JRPGs go out of stock and up in price within a few days more often than not, and there is nothing more infuriating than having to pay more than the RRP because the only stock available comes from scalpers on eBay or something.

I like having things to hand when I'm ready to play them, and I'm not prepared to gamble that the price will decrease instead of increase if the game is coming from a less known developer. Especially if that game is on the Vita. As long as I don't pay too much for it, it's worth the cost.
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What would you say is your "make or break price"? That is, if it's over x amount of dollars you won't buy it until its price value drops.

For myself it's $20. It's very, very hard for me to drop $60 on a single game. Considering how large my backlog of Xbox games is absurdly large, it helps me in that regard. Think the last game I actually bought at full price was either Dark Souls 3 or the newest Naruto game.
 
El Héroe Oscuro said:
What would you say is your "make or break price"? That is, if it's over x amount of dollars you won't buy it until its price value drops.

For myself it's $20. It's very, very hard for me to drop $60 on a single game. Considering how large my backlog of Xbox games is absurdly large, it helps me in that regard. Think the last game I actually bought at full price was either Dark Souls 3 or the newest Naruto game.
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For me it's usually 30$, on steam anyways. If the game is *really* good I'll consider getting it for more, or if it's like an actual copy of a game.
 
El Héroe Oscuro said:
What would you say is your "make or break price"? That is, if it's over x amount of dollars you won't buy it until its price value drops.

For myself it's $20. It's very, very hard for me to drop $60 on a single game. Considering how large my backlog of Xbox games is absurdly large, it helps me in that regard. Think the last game I actually bought at full price was either Dark Souls 3 or the newest Naruto game.
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£35 for handheld titles, £40 for console titles. At least if they're physical copies. Digital titles I won't pay more than £20 for unless I *really* want them and buy them on release day, in which case those prices apply, although I only ever buy digital on my handhelds if I don't have any other choice, and never for my consoles.

I flat out refuse to spend over £35 on handheld titles - I think it's disgusting that RRP is £40 these days - and quite often the games on PS4 that I want are slightly over £40 so if I really want the game I will usually waive that to £45 if it's something I've been really looking forward to and I've exhausted all my options...usually I can get it for under £40 if I preorder though. Usually.

There is some flexibility by about £5 if I have to import something (I paid £38 for a physical copy of Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception on Vita earlier this year, for example; that was £32 plus shipping) but I'm pretty strict about that. Games cost too much as it is. I have no idea what it'll be for Switch titles, given that I only have one...probably £45, as preorder prices seem to be hovering around £42 at least and RRP is £60+, because Nintendo are greedy.

Steam titles I won't pay more than £15 for, because I have a Steam backlog of over 100 games and I know whatever it is will get heavily discounted if I wait, and nothing on Steam I want so badly I cannot wait for the inevitable discounts. Usually I won't buy a Steam game unless it has a 60%+ discount attached to it.

More than anything my price ceiling is governed by how much I want a game, but those are usually my upper limits. I have paid over £45 for console titles before, but they've been ones I've really wanted, or have managed to get a discount on through trade-ins, etc.
 
I'll preorder for Pok?mon, Story of Seasons, Fire Emblem, Rune Factory (if they ever make RF5) ...

I'm not a big pre-orderer ^^'

Oh, and many years from now, when Persona 6 becomes a thing, I'll be all over that pre-order like the wasps to my smoothie.
 
I preorder Pok?mon, and Dragon Age only.
I once preordered Witcher 3 and ended up playing 10 minutes only. Whoops.
 
The first game I've preordered in the last 4-5 years is Pok?mon Sun, which made me remember why I don't preorder games anymore... Anyways, I don't really have the time to play games on release dates anymore. So I usually just pick them up when I feel like it.

Sometimes I'll preorder rare collectors editions of games I like, but only for collecting purpose. Most of them remain sealed.
 
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