Gamers, how do you go about buying/playing games?

Do you usually buy games on their release dates regardless of the time between each release, or buy one and finish it before buying another?

I buy them on release date and do multiple playthroughs at once 5
I buy them as soon as they're released, but play one at a time 8
I buy one and finish it before getting another 16
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  • kingofcarrotflowers

    Buy on release if it's a developer or series I like, or if it's a genre I like and the initial scores are okay and the player created footage looks good I'll usually get it on day one if I can afford it

    Otherwise I'll buy it a bit later when the price goes down, I'll also only ever buy on disk and never download because I've been burned on awful games I've downloaded, with a disk I can trade it in if it's bad or I've overplayed

    I don't usually buy rpg's on day one, especially bethesda stuff they tend to be buggy before updates

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  • CalciteQueen

    Buy one and finish it before getting another. Purchase prices fall, my schedule gets booked, I lose interest in the genre etc. It's all about money, man.

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    • EccentricWeird

      That's very reasonable... for a mineral at least.

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  • handsignals

    If it's a really good game like GTA or a survival horror then I can't wait got to get them as soon as the store opens all other games just get them when there second hand.

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  • UncleDrCooper

    I don't buy them on the release date, but more times than not I'll have playthroughs of multiple games at once (though most of them are on indefinite hiatus) just because I want to experience all of them and I get bored or just lose concentration too easily most of the time to complete a game without finding something else to interest me.

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  • webs

    Good ole YouTube.

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  • KeddersPrincess

    I buy them, usually after they're cheaper (unless it's one I really want) and I don't wait until I'm finished to buy another. I just get them as I want them.

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  • iEatZombies_

    Neither. I buy games when I get the chance. I don't usually finish one before I get to the next. I don't think I've ever bought a video game on release date. I usually wait until the price goes down unless I really want it or somebody else wants to play it with me, usually the latter. Also, I buy online so I can get the games cheaper (I got Destiny for $45). I don't care about the code you get when you buy the game, so I don't care that the copy is used.

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  • ez-riding

    It matters if I'm super hyped for a game before it releases. Sometimes I preorder and all that jazz if I'm really looking forward to a certain game. But most of the time I just walk into game shops (or browse on Steam) and if there's a game that looks interesting or it's on sale, I'll get it.

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  • Pika-girl

    Eh, I get games on random days... Not very often, though... The last game I got was... the Minecraft Demo... lol.

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    • EccentricWeird

      If you're not a gamer then why comment??!?!?!!!!???

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      • Pika-girl

        I am a gamer. I don't get games very often, but I play them like heck! It's just that... *sniffle*... My PS3 doesn't load discs anymore. And I need to get new batteries for the Wii remotes. They only last about a couple of minutes even when fully charged.

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        • EccentricWeird

          Non-technical people are funny!! We laugh at their inability to fix things!!11

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          • Pika-girl

            ...I randomly plugged in the wire to the back of the PS3 from the TV for it to connect again. I usually depended on my dad, but he was gone, so I did it myself! ...Other stuff? Nah.

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  • reminiscent

    I sometimes buy when they are released ...but I also like to get them cheeper so ill wait and buy them 2nd hand most of the time...I play game until im finished before moving on to another

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