God of War for $10. Waiting for rock bottom pricing paid off.
Even games released just this year are down to $20.
These publishers made a solid case to never buying a game day one.
Pretty sure these very heavy sales over the past however many years it has been is a response to Steam sales. Sure it's Black Friday sales but look at Nintendo, their sales are very tame in comparison and that's in part to the mindset of not competing with anyone.
God of War for $10. Waiting for rock bottom pricing paid off.
Even games released just this year are down to $20.
These publishers made a solid case to never buying a game day one.
Pretty sure these very heavy sales over the past however many years it has been is a response to Steam sales. Sure it's Black Friday sales but looks at Nintendo, their sales are very tame in comparison and that's in part to the mindset of not competing with anyone.
I don't think so Steam and their sales have always been a second thought to these publishers. Hell PC gaming as a whole is a second thought to them. I think the only few reasons these publishers make their games on sale cause they want to make their money back, they want to make a quick buck if the game was successful or retailers have too many copies in stock. Like that Gamestop $5 Anthem deal, it screams of desperation to get rid of all those unbought copies
@MsJubilee For games like God of War, or Spider-Man, I don't think it's a ''desperate attempt'' when they already sold something like 10 million copies. They're just lowering the price to keep the sales up. If everyone who's willing to buy it at €60 has bought it, there's no reason to keep the price that high. Don't forget, these games already have made their money back, they are already profitable. And it just makes more sense to sell a ton more copies at a lower price, than keep the price artificially high with fewer copies sold.
@linq do it! You're getting 3 masterpieces as well! I'm not personally a fan of the Last of Us but it's very highly regarded. The other 2 are great as well, God of War is the game of the generation in my opinion. You won't be disappointed!!
@linq do it! You're getting 3 masterpieces as well! I'm not personally a fan of the Last of Us but it's very highly regarded. The other 2 are great as well, God of War is the game of the generation in my opinion. You won't be disappointed!!
Yeah, the exclusives on the PS4 look amazing. I also want to get all of the soulsborne games. I think Bestbuy advertised Bloodborne for $10. I'm pretty sure that one will never get ported to other systems.
@linq yeah I believe all the big exclusives will be 10 bucks. Also most of the big guys (Target, Bestbuy, Walmart etc) are starting their sales tomorrow if you want to avoid the rush on Friday.
Also for you or anyone else looking to plan out your shopping, he's a hand spreadsheet from cheapassgamer
If you haven't jumped in yet, now looks to be the time to get into PSVR.
There are two bundles releasing this Black Friday week, and I believe they're both $199.
The first comes with Blood & Truth (a highly reviewed exclusive FPS), Everybody's Golf VR (exclusive golf game that I believe scored well too), and a pair of Move controllers.
The second comes with Astro Bot: Rescue Mission (highly reviewed exclusive platformer, which I can confirm is fantastic), Resident Evil VII (it's fully VR compatible), Skyrim VR, Everybody's Golf VR, and Playstation VR Worlds (exclusive minigame compilation).
It's also been confirmed that the headset will be compatible with PS5.
Don't forget the next gen consoles are gonna be backwards compatible. Maybe just save the money and get a PS5.
@Dezzy
I was considering this as well but the PS5 is going to be 2.5X the price (if the price leak is accurate). And the PS4 is completely new to me so it's like a brand new console with a library of games that are ready to go. To be honest, I mainly wanted to have a way to play all the Soulsborne games. I might pick up a PS5 after the price comes down. $500 is a lot for a console. You can build a decent PC for that. Whereas $200 for a console and 3 epic games is just too good to pass up. But I am stoked that the PS5 will be backwards compatible so that these PS4 games will not be obsolete if and when I do move to the next gen.
I went ahead and ordered the PS4 bundle ($199) and Bloodborne ($10) this morning. The total was less than I paid for the Switch Lite + 1 game. Not a bad deal for a console + 4 games!
@redd214 Thanks for that link. I will definitely be checking that out before doing any more shopping.
@Dezzy Only Dark Souls: Remastered on Switch. Didn't expect that game to hook me like it did. I'm kicking myself for selling my Xbox 360 back in the day when I could've been playing these games when they came out.
There are at least a dozen other games on PS4 like God of War that I'm pretty sure I will like too. The backlog just grew tremendously.
Nice, you're in for an absolute treat then. Make sure you get the DLC for Bloodborne and Dark Souls 3 before you start. They contain some of the best moments in each game (there are GOTY retail versions that contain the DLC on disc)
And you can play them all in any order because they're all completely unrelated, but if I were you I'd do Bloodborne or Sekiro first, because they both focus on different battle mechanics than the Dark Souls games do, so it's good to do them earlier because if you Dark Souls 2 and 3 first, you'll get so used to that battle style that it'll be harder to switch to something different.
Definitely do Dark Souls 2 last though, pretty much everyone agrees it's the worst. I'd go Bloodborne->Dark Souls 3->Sekiro->Dark Souls 2
@Dezzy Awesome advice, thank you. Looks like the PlayStation Hits version of Bloodborne I got doesn’t include the DLC. I’ll have to get that online then before I start.
The Souls Trilogy set looks like it has all the DLC and they also have The Fire Fades edition and Scholar of the First Sin which are complete. Seems like the complete version of Bloodborne is a little harder to find.
I just bought Far Cry 5 from the PSN Black Friday sale. Ooh my god, I regret it so much. The perk system, awful writing, generic cultists and those forced "cull the herd" story missions have made me regret this purchase. To be perfectly honest I should've played 4 again.
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If it's bitter at the start, then it's sweeter in the end.
Reading Metro 2034 & The second novel of The Saga of Tanya The Evil, also reading the manga 5-8 at the moment( both are stellar may I add).
The DLC in Bloodborne fits in towards the end of the game, so you can always start the game as soon as you get it, and then wait and see if the DLC ends up being in one of the Christmas sales.
My willpower crumbled as I grab The Division 2 for $15.
Re-upped the PS+ membership while I was at it.
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@linq I agree PS5 sounds too expensive but " You can build a decent PC for that.".....a good video card alone is going to run $300 minimum and that's at the low-mid-end range.
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