discussion Do you prefer to play games on release day or wait a while?

[someanonuser]

I like to play as soon as possible

 

[sk112211]

Tend to wait for WT modders if the game has enough stats/decisions that they have any reason to exist, else I'll mostly play ASAP.
Some few devs are making their updates so short that is worthwhile to simply skip a few updates though, but that's rare for me.

 

[dpocky]

Some few devs are making their updates so short that is worthwhile to simply skip a few updates though, but that's rare for me.

True, with one of my favorites it's best to just wait for 2-3 updates. It might take 8 months, but you'll get ~15 minutes of new content by then.

 

[sXtnZa]

Same as you, I prefer to wait because I’ve already fallen for the hype before. But I have to admit, some titles might make me cave again.

 

[Ciri]

I wait for a while. PSN gives Dragon Age Veilguard freely this month. Fortunately i didn't buy the game

 

[sangaya]

I like to play games as soon as I'm able. If it's a big release I try to ignore the news and just dive in and have fun.

 

[azobo12]

wait so all bugs get fixed

 

[PervyGod]

I'll wait in 99,99% cases. Most games are not worth the full price tag, especially the games from big publishers that are increasing the prices even more. Also now days most games are published with fixing still needed.

 

[ChaosLoli]

I always wait personally, especially with the state games get released in nowadays.

 

[truetrue]

Personally I've never been into MMO or competitive multiplayer games so I've never had an issue with FOM, that combined with the giant pile of games I've only half finished and only occasionally get around to playing I usually wait nearly a year from a games release before playing that way most if not all the DLC will be out and most of the bugs should be dealt with by then.

 

[NilAndNull]

I like to play whenever I get around to it.

For regular games, I'll often forget about them for several years before even remembering to buy them. Then I'll forget for a while longer before playing them.

For AVNs, I'll often download them on release, but may not play it for days to months depending on how busy I am at the time. Especially for new to me games that I'm putting into my backlog, I might wait years before getting around to them. For updates, it could be anywhere from same day to a week, just depending on how interested I am.

 

[Fap-e-Nator]

I think its always fun to play the game right as it comes out and be part of the hype..

 

[Deleted member 162149]

I like to play asap. Spoilers suck

 

[jarisi]

I generally wait. When I was younger, till mid 20s, I used to buy the games first day. I used to have more free time and the hobby was cheaper, plus I had no expenses.

Nowadays everything has changed. Videogames are far more expensive, I have less free time between the job and family, and expenses are up, especially these last few years because Covid-19 and Ukraine-Russia war.

That's why, unless it's a particularly relevant game, like GTA VI for example, I like to wait. This has its positive points since many times I find the game discounted and by the time I play, many launch bugs are already fixed. Although it has the big disadvantage that I have to avoid spoilers. Internet is a very dangerous place.

 

[User_168320]

Just like with reading a new manwha series i let it simmer for a while then read it

 

[FluffySparkies]

U need to wait a while for devs to finish ironing out the game because for some reason now we can't get finished games on launch day

Yeah am looking at u AAA devs/companies, it's not such a big ask

 

[Frodo]

I always wait until the game has a good deal and/or its finished.

 

[AltasEli]

Depends but usually for the First few Patches to be sure everything is working "OK"

 

[HornDragon]

usually later as guy who bought games on hype a few times and preorder and has yet to touch the vast majority of my steam backlogged I now usually prefer later to get best price deals on games

 

[ooshlaga]

release since ill usually have friends that are also playing at the same time and its fun to talk about the games as we play through them