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[jshackles]

Either $69.99 for PS5/XSX or $59.99 for Switch / PC (or your regional equivalent). "Full price" could also be lower on budget games - really just talking about good ol' MSRP.

Which one was your favorite? Are there any you wish you would have waited for a sale?

 

[Spyxos]

Only 1 for 80 euros, but many full priced games that were cheaper from day one.

 

[ShadyAcshuns]

Probably about 10 full priced Switch games, and just one full priced physical PS5 game (FFXVI) and one full priced Series X game Hogwarts Legacy. Like an idiot I paid $100 for the DE of FFXVI.

 

[mayham2199]

FF16, Trails into Reverie, AC6, BG3, Diablo 4.

Trails into Reverie was my favorite by far honestly. I just loved that game. Diablo 4 was my only real regret.

 

[ValiantTraveler]

Only Armored Core VI. Haven’t received it yet though.

If DLCs count, Xenoblade 3 Future Redeemed at $30 (since DLCs don’t cost more than that).

Otherwise I only bought games at low-to-mid price. Heck I even caught Dragon’s Dogma on the eShop at an astounding $5.

 

[Punished Miku]

Easily more than 10. There's almost 8 just on 1st party Switch, and I definitely got more than that this year by a large margin.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Have to check since I bought lots of day 1 releases this year (AAA, AA and indie). I'll edit my post in a bit.

 

[TransTrender]

Fucking Zero

 

[Lokaum D+]

This year i just had money for one full priced game, it was FF16 and i regret nothing.

 

[Facism]

Only BG3 because the pub heavily controlled how and where the game was sold. Everything else around £10 cheaper via competition in pricing between legitimate key stores on PC.

 

[Spukc]

i paid full price for diablo 4 and was done with it after 1 character

 

[tommib]

PS5 digital here so everything goes full price. Even on Switch I’ve started to buy digital copies on release.

Off the top of my head:
Dead Space
Jedi Survivor
AC6
FF16
Spider-man 2
Alan Wake 2
Baldur’s Gate 3
Scorn
Resident Evil 4
Quake 2
Metroid Prime Remaster
Horizon Call of the Mountain
Kayak VR
Super Mario RPG
Paranormasight

I regret Spider-man 2, a lot. Absolutely forgettable.

 

[Miles708]

Why is 0 not an option?

 

[StereoVsn]

BG3, but that was 20% off on PC.

I don’t think I bought anything else Day 1 full price. I may have paid more for some retro games though .

Oh, just bought couple Trails games Switch copies on Play Asia and they were $50 and $60.

 

[adamsapple]

Only 3.

RE4 Remake (permanent spot in my library)
FF16 (resold after finishing but kept the steel-book)
Alan Wake 2 (permanent, but digital only so not really a choice lol)

 

[Tarnpanzer]

D4 and MW3. Got a lot of playtime out of them, so they were worth the money.

 

[MarkMe2525]

I can only think of a few and those were for the Quest. Out of principle, I don't spend $70, or $60 for that matter, on games. My family lives quite comfortably now, but it's hard to shake old habits when you grow up dirt poor.

 

[Ellery]

RE 4, TOTK (CE), BG3

Diablo 4 I bought with leftover battle net money last year. No idea if that counts or not

 

[Magic Carpet]

Mario RPG and Wonder
Alan Wake 2
Diablo 4

A whole bunch of VR games for the Quest 3
Beat Saber
Resident Evil 4
7th Guest
Red Matter 1&2
The Room VR
Many other VR games were on Sale like HL Alyx, Arizona Sunshine

PSVR2 came with Call of the Mountain the only PSVR2 game I own.

iPhone games
Resident Evil Village

Future
Avatar I'll most likely get before end of year

 

[R6Rider]

Lots of PSVR2 games, but these were at most $40. Some of these might have been on sale, but I don't remember.
Moss Book 1 + 2
Hubris
Red Matter 2
Vampire: The Masquerade - Justice
TWD: Saints & Sinners Ch. 2
RUNNER
Propagation: Paradise Hotel
Cosmodread
Demeo
Kayak VR
The Light Brigade

Otherwise:
Dead Space Remake
Remnant 2
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Starfield
Spider-Man 2
Lies of P
Quake II (PS4/PS5)
Amnesia: The Bunker
Boltgun

 

[Punished Miku]

P.S. Everyone claiming I'm killing gaming for having a sub while they just buy a couple games a year can hopefully realize how stupid they sound. Imagine how much I get on sale or with a GP discount.

Full price, off the top of my head:

Wanted Dead
Mario RPG
Mario Wonder
Zelda TotK
Pikmin 4
Fire Emblem Engage
Octopath 2
Bayonetta Origins
Cocoon
Jusant
Metroid Prime
Paranormasight
Humanity
Aliens Dark Descent
Harmony: Fall of Reverie
Robocop
Shadow Gambit
Alan Wake 2

 

[Leonidas]

Zero.

Games drop in price too quick for me to justify full price. I'll whittle away at my backlog waiting for price drops, for games I want to show up in bundles, or waiting for them to show up on a service I can subscribe to...

 

[ReBurn]

5 I think

Pikmin 4
Super Mario Wonder
Spider-Man 2
Starfield
Mortal Kombat 1

 

[RoboFu]

All of them.

 

[Lucie Goosey]

1-2.

I regret buying Diablo 4 at full price, and I regret buying into the end game seasonal model hype.

Looking forward to Baldur's Gate this Christmas.

 

[ShadyAcshuns]

P.S. Everyone claiming I'm killing gaming for having a sub while they just buy a couple games a year can hopefully realize how stupid they sound. Imagine how much I get on sale or with a GP discount.

Full price, off the top of my head:

Wanted Dead
Mario RPG
Mario Wonder
Zelda TotK
Pikmin 4
Fire Emblem Engage
Octopath 2
Bayonetta Origins
Cocoon
Jusant
Metroid Prime
Paranormasight
Humanity
Aliens Dark Descent
Harmony: Fall of Reverie
Robocop
Shadow Gambit

Who the fuck says paying for subs is "killing gaming" ? But yeah, I sub sometimes but still buy lots of games and I imagine most people do the same.

 

[DGrayson]

1 I guess. I bought Minecraft PC for my son.

 

[Clover904]

Final fantasy 16 and Alan Wake 2.

 

[PanzerCute]

I pay around 45-55 euros any day one retail games, I never bought a 80e game.

 

[Mowcno]

Zero. I don't remember the last time I bought a game for the equivalent of $60/$70... A very long time. I have far too many games to play already.

GTA VI might get me to bite launch week.

 

[FoxMcChief]

3-5 sounds right. Day 1 is for die hards and suckers.

 

[Naked Lunch]

Street Fighter VI and Armored Core VI.
Unfortunately, both were not worth it, at all.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Making a new post instead of editing my prior one since there's lots to list. I've snagged all these games either on day one or at the original retail price. They're all physical copies, except for maybe one or two exceptions like Alan Wake 2

PS5:

• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Cowabunga Collection
• The Outbound Ghost
• Dragon Ball Z Kakarot (PS5 re-release)
• Hogwarts Legacy
• Dreams
• Tearaway Unfolded
• Diablo IV
• Haven (LRG release)
• Quake (LRG release)
• Remnant II
• The Dredge
• Cult of the Lamb Deluxe Edition
• Blasphemous 2
• The Legend of Heroes Trails Into Reverie Deluxe Edition
• Fort Solis Limited Edition
• Scorn Deluxe Edition
• Assassin's Creed Mirage
• Lords of the Fallen
• Spider-Man 2
• Alan Wake 2
• Star Ocean The Second Story R
• The Invincible
• The Silent Swan
• Little Witch Nobeta Day One Edition
• Eternights

Switch:

• Astral Chain
• Metroid Prime Remaster
• Dead Cells Game of the Year edition
• Xenoblade Chronicles 3
• Signalis
• Ori The Collection
• Shin Megami Tensei V
• Hollow Knight
• Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
• Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna ~ The Golden Country
• AI: The Somnium Files
• AI: The Somnium Files – Nirvana Initiative
• Octopath Traveler
• Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney Trilogy
• Celeste
• Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE
• The House in Fata Morgana: Dreams of the Revenants Edition (LRG release)
• Tunic
• The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III
• The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV
• The Legend of Heroes Trails From Zero Deluxe Edition
• The Legend of Heroes Trails To Azure Deluxe Edition
• Anonymous;Code
• Neon White
• The Legend Of Nayuta Boundless Trails Deluxe Edition
• FINAL FANTASY Pixel Remaster (paid full price from PlayAsia -- does it count as 6 separate games?)
• Triangle Strategy
• Tmnt Shredders Revenge Anniversary Edition
• Coffee Talk 1 & 2 Double Pack

25 PS5/PS4 games and 29 (or I guess 35 due to FF Pixel Remaster) Switch games.

I also have to receive my pre-order copies of World of Horror and Bomb Rush Cyberfunk and some stuff from VGP like Undertale for Switch.

 

[existensmaximum]

Probably like 10, but I sold many of them when I was finished because they weren't worth keeping.

 

[Topher]

Just Spider-man 2, Baldur's Gate 3 and Diablo 4, I believe. I bought Starfield and Hogwart's Legacy discounted off PC key shops, mainly green man gaming. Just about everything else was a Gamefly rental.

 

[semiconscious]

hogwarts legacy
resident evil 4 remake
baldur's gate 3
alan wake 2

3 keepers & a waste of time (aw2) that i also keep because it's fucking digital & i can't trade it in...

 

[bender]

More than 10. I regret Spider-Man 2, Diablo IV and Remnant 2.

 

[FoxMcChief]

More than 10. I regret Spider-Man 2, Diablo IV and Remnant 2.

I regret my purchase of SM2, because I chose it over Baldurs Gate 3. Now I feel like I have to beat it, because I bought it. I knew it was just a rental, but got it anyways. I’ll rent Wolverine.

 

[tommib]

From what I’ve seen lately in the forum, Diablo 4 and Spider-Man 2 are the most regretted purchases of the year.

 

[R6Rider]

From what I’ve seen lately in the forum, Diablo 4 and Spider-Man 2 are the most regretted purchases of the year.

I'd say it's between FFXVI and Starfield, but I guess many played Starfield through Game Pass.

 

[Soodanim]

The only game I got at launch was RE4R, and I got that discounted.

 

[T4keD0wN]

More than any other year when it comes to current year releases and thats with gamepass saving me a lot. My favourite ones ended up being early access releases that ive bought a long time ago.

 

[tommib]

I'd say it's between FFXVI and Starfield, but I guess many played Starfield through Game Pass.

So:

Diablo 4
Starfield
Final Fantasy XVI
Spider-man 2

Without doubt the most expensive productions of the year. And the most regretted purchases.

 

[Chastten]

In the Netherlands you can usually find decent deals from day 1 so I pretty much never pay MSRP, except for Collector's Editions, but here's what I bought at 'full price'-ish.


20-01-2023 – Fire Emblem Engage Divine Edition €100
17-02-2023 – Tales of SymphoniaRemastered: Chosen Edition €45
24-02-2023 – Kirby's Return to Dreamland Deluxe €55
03-03-2023 –Metroid Prime Remastered €40
17-03-2023 –Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon €60
24-03-2023 – Atelier Ryza 3:Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key €50
31-03-2023 – Bayonetta €30
20-04-2023 –Front Mission 1st: Remake €45
12-05-2023 – The Legend of Zelda:Tears of the Kingdom (Collector's Edition) €130
13-05-2023 – Trinity Trigger (Day1 Edition) €90
05-09-2023 – Rune Factory 3Special: Limited Edition €40
15-09-2023 –Baten Kaitos I & II Remaster €50
15-09-2023 – Disney IllusionIsland €40
26-09-2023 – Atelier Marie Remake:The Alchemist of Salburg (Premium Box) €145
26-09-2023 –Fairy Fencer F: Refrain Cord (Day One Edition) €55
25-10-2023 – Super Mario Bros.Wonder €50
31-10-2023 –Silent Hope €40
31-10-2023 – TheLegend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie €55
02-11-2023 –Pikmin 1+2 €45
02-11-2023 –Star Ocean: The Second Story R €43
17-11-2023 – Super Mario RPG €53

 

[Fbh]

2.
Tears of the Kingdom because I was looking forward to it and it's not like it will have any significant price drop soon (because Nintendo)
FFXVI because I don't learn to never trust Square so I was really hyped for it.

Wanted to get armored core but for some reason no local store was selling it physically. They only seemed to have gotten copies recently but at this point I'll probably just wait for a discount.

 

[Pejo]

If anything switching from Playstation to PC as a main platform taught me, it's patience. Some advice is timeless.

(Will still buy ultra hyped games at full price though. Dragon's Dogma 2 will -sadly- be my first $70 game.)

 

[Aenima]

Only FF XVI, and even that was a physical purchase, so cheaper than "full price".

 

[Danjin44]

Regret none of them.

My GOTY is ACVI by far.

 

[Shakka43]

Spider-Man 2 (meh)
Resident Evil 4 Remake( worth every penny)

Most of my full price purchases were indy titles this year, with AAA I waited for discounts.

 

[Putonahappyface]

Hogwarts Legacy and Robocop Rogue City.