[quote name='Davestation']I just mentioned that to prove that members of this community are more than willing to pay full price for a game. The suggestion that no one here will pay full price for a game is insane. There are threads about the $149.99 lancer bundle, the $79.99 Resistance 2 Special Edition, and the $89.99 Metal Gear Limited Edition. People love certain franchises and are willing to pay. Corrosivefrost is niave enought to believe otherwise. To have a $149.99 lancer be your number one purchase off of a cheapass website only proves this, why wasn't a cheaper game number one for a website that loves cheap games? It's because people love franchises and cheapassgamer was one of the first to post the deal do to the community.
First off, you obviousley do not work in retail. All games are not street dated like Movies and Music. If you go to Gamestop to pick up Dragon Quest IV for the DS, they will most likely get the game the day after it ships. For other retailers such as Target, Wal Mart, and K-Mart they will receive it at there Distribution Centers the day after it ships. After they get it at the DC's it takes time for them to process it and get it on a trailer to their stores. For Street Dated items, everyone usually has the title in store about a week before the street date with big stickers that say "DO NOT SELL UNTIL OCT 17, 2008. Gamestop always brags about being the first to get the game, that is because they get the games shipped straight to the stores. Only big releases have a Street Date, not every game. Your not going to see a Target or Wal Mart employee turn you down if your trying to buy Cooking Mama 2 for the Wii when it comes out.
Also, borroring and renting is legitimate, it can act as a trial for a game before people commit to buy. It helps to determine if someone wants a game, sure there are those people out there that just mooch off of their friends, but at least the game was purchased in legal means. I believe that if there where restrictions on renting and borrowing, it would only create a bigger piracy problem.[/QUOTE]
yeah, cause borrowing and renting ensure you don't complete the game and say "I don't need to buy it now." I know I bought assassin's creed after I played through my friends copy. oh wait. I didn't.
and just cause a person is a sucker to a franchise doesn't mean they're going to wait for their favorite franchise to be cheap to buy it. I bought MGS4 LE (which wasn't worth it, so I sold it), day one. But it's the only purchase I've made in the last 5 years on day one. does that mean i'm running out and paying $150 for gears 2 lancer bundle or $80 for Resistance 2? Hell no. And at least 2, if not 3, of the top 5 "cheapass" preorders will have their fair share of cancellations. Fable 2? Got the pub games code... not interested anymore. Thanks. CoD5 for $20? Yes please (it'll get cancelled anyway). Free Banjo Kazooie with $40 Banjo Kazooie 3? Yup. But people who were only interested in the free code for BK will probably cancel since the code comes after the game ships.
and I'm familiar with retail. I worked at an EB before they merged with GS.