The 2009 list of Thrifty People - The Result

tnman wrote:Thing is, games like Fable 2, Fallout 3, Banjo N&B etc etc all plummeted in price soon after they were released because they were released in time for Christmas. If you remember last year, Call of Duty 4 was £19.99 at a couple of places, and ever since it's been stuck back at £40.

Agreed many of these were seasonal offers but for me the supermarkets (Asda & Tesco) are now places to consider purchasing software on a regular basis as opposed to committing myself to a pre-order price I'm going to wait and see what supermarket deals are on offer.

and Fishy.. did you just add 3 replies in a row to this thread?

I think it's cause he (fishy) is desperate not to overspend...

Quick to the bargain-mobile!

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Avon wrote:
tnman wrote:Thing is, games like Fable 2, Fallout 3, Banjo N&B etc etc all plummeted in price soon after they were released because they were released in time for Christmas. If you remember last year, Call of Duty 4 was £19.99 at a couple of places, and ever since it's been stuck back at £40.

Agreed many of these were seasonal offers but for me the supermarkets (Asda & Tesco) are now places to consider purchasing software on a regular basis as opposed to committing myself to a pre-order price I'm going to wait and see what supermarket deals are on offer.

and Fishy.. did you just add 3 replies in a row to this thread?

umm.. yes

i'm even chatting too much in threads now.

I'm obviously enthusiastic about the idea

Something Fishy wrote:
Rik wrote:Well I spent £90 the other day on Wii games and picked up Ratchet & Clank QFB on BluRay for £15 today so I've only spent £105 so far this year

they've released QFB on Blue Ray Rik?

In Ireland they have. I didn't realise it was out here. I would love to have the disc as I like my Insomniac games in a collection :oops:

Hmm, I think I've spent an outrageous amount on games this year. Probably not as much as I could have done given that a lot of games were pilfered from Pedro in his post-Golden Hello splurging, but still a good 700-800 worth without much challenge.

I always promise myself in the new year that I'll finish all my modern games before I buy another. I might refine that to make it a little more likely; this year, I'll finish all the games that are nearly done (Dead Space, Mirrors Edge, AitD and probably a couple of others) before I start....stealing more games from Pedro.

Something Fishy wrote:
Rik wrote:Well I spent £90 the other day on Wii games and picked up Ratchet & Clank QFB on BluRay for £15 today so I've only spent £105 so far this year

they've released QFB on Blue Ray Rik?

I noticed it in Game today (Cannock) so I picked it up as I had a £10 gift card for Xmas, I haven't noticed it anywhere else though.

Something Fishy

Rik wrote:
Something Fishy wrote:
Rik wrote:Well I spent £90 the other day on Wii games and picked up Ratchet & Clank QFB on BluRay for £15 today so I've only spent £105 so far this year

they've released QFB on Blue Ray Rik?

I noticed it in Game today (Cannock) so I picked it up as I had a £10 gift card for Xmas, I haven't noticed it anywhere else though.

Nice find that Rik.

I'll update the first post when I can get to a computer. It's a bit difficult trying to do it on my phone.

marillion Col wrote:I'll update the first post when I can get to a computer. It's a bit difficult trying to do it on my phone.

Make it a challenge, who can stick closest to budget with a set amount of games.

E.g I dont want to spend over £400 but want at least 12 games. Or something similar.

In Hugos case it may be £2k and over 40-50 games :roll:

£400 on twelve games :shock:

That's a bit much for twelve games isn't it? Wht are ou buying on? PC games are generally £15-£20, and console games I buy after release are around £20-£25. You can fit twelve games in easily with room to spare for more stuff.

$ilva $hadow wrote:£400 on twelve games

That's a bit much for twelve games isn't it? Wht are ou buying on? PC games are generally £15-£20, and console games I buy after release are around £20-£25. You can fit twelve games in easily with room to spare for more stuff.

Presuming he wants mostly console games on release £400 is probably about right. Its an average of £33.33, which is actually on the low side to be honest (but not impossible).

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I've cancelled all my pre-orders now, this'll save me a fortune. Cheers Col.

I would rather die than cancel my Killzone 2 preorder :mrgreen:

Rik wrote:I would rather die than cancel my Killzone 2 preorder

Same, thanks to you

Buffalo wrote:
Rik wrote:I would rather die than cancel my Killzone 2 preorder

Same, thanks to you

I'll get lynched if people don't like it

No worries though, it will be all sorts of awesome 8-)

Go Rik, we need people to keep spending money to help kickstart the economy.

Something Fishy

Rik wrote:I would rather die than cancel my Killzone 2 preorder

I've cancelled it.

Looked gooseberry fool anyway.

:shifty:

Fellow wallet watchers, peep this - viewtopic.php?f=2&t=5440

Disc releases in the years first quarter.
Still feeling confident about hitting your targets?

Buffalo wrote:Fellow wallet watchers, peep this - viewtopic.php?f=2&t=5440

Disc releases in the years first quarter.
Still feeling confident about hitting your targets?

First 3 months...

Race Pro - £35
Killzone 2 ~ £35
Street Fighter 4 - £25
Halo Wars ~ £35
Empire Total War ~ £20
Dawn of War 2 ~ £20
Resident Evil 5 ~ £35
GTA : China Town Wars ~ £35

Total spend = £240. £60 left over for downloadables and extras.

£100 a month should be very doable.

I think the content on PSN/XBLA/VC will be a real dark horse. With all of the Fallout DLC, Rock Band tracks, flOwer, Fat Princess, World of Goo...

...ut oh.

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