I don’t even want to know how many games I buy a year.

I think people who visits sites like ours are more invested in the hobby so they are more prone to spending on the hobby.

Waiting on sales is a good way to go. I mostly buy the games on PC, but for console exclusives I'm interested in I'll get'em on PS5 when they come out. Last one I got on release was MGS Delta I think. I have no interest in Yotei sadly.

Next new releases I'm getting are 007, GTA6 and Wolverine.

I buy 1 or 2 on PC the rest I get by other means, so they don't count that 🏴‍☠️😁 All together I would say 12-15 a year. Now how many of those I play, is much less.

I bought a lot more until last year or 2 tbh
Not as much coming that I care about, or at all sometimes
And just being burned a lot

I haven't bought any games in a few years now due to price increases and lack of exclusives and general mediocrity.

This year alone I've spent around $1,700.00 dollars on video games for my PS5 Pro & my Switch 2. I'm always buying day one released physical games & games that are digital only. I couldn't imagine just buying 2 games a year...lol!!

Damn i must be in the tiny minorirty because im probably not far off one a week for day one games. Just much more value doing it like that if you get the playtime available. Certainly won't be the case when I'm eventually forced into digital though

I probably buy 5 new games per year at full RRP but a stack of on sale games.

This last month alone though
Gears on ps5
Mario galaxy 1/2
Ghost of yotei
Shinobi art of vengeance

it's been a hell of a month and I'm getting no sleep

BuT gAmEpass…..

There are only 2-3 games worth buying a year. Most games aren't worth the asking price.

I always seem to buy more than I have time to play…

I might buy 2 maybe 3 full priced games a year and find another few discounted games sprinkled in between but I usually tend to play RPGs which tend to take 1-3 months to get through . I also have my forever games for when I there's nothing I'm interested in atm like Metal Gear Online 3 or sub to FFxiv for a month here or there

Count me in. I never buy a new game until I finish the one I have.

yaay I am a part of a minority..wooohooo

I guess I am in the minority cause between the Switch 2, Series X and PS5 Pro, I pretty much buy all of the big games that come out, day1, but my backlog is huge. I have Xbox 360 era games I have not even started and Super Nes, Sega Genesis era games I have never completed.

I buy about 10

I buy sporadically, but I also take advantage of sales, especially steam sales, where I can rack up half a dozen or more games. Looking at my Steam account purchases, I'm averaging 5.8 games a month, but there are a few months there where I've picked up 6 games for $30 which is a mix of older AAA and indies, and it rarely exceeds $100 a month.

I've also picked up a couple of Switch games this year as well, I may have an addiction...

Given the around 500 games in my steam library and making the assumption I will live to like 85 that is more than 5 games per year for me. Hehehehe

I put real life living a head of gaming I study a game first before I buy the game. Last thing I want is an over priced piece of shit that I wasted $90 on. Games are not cheap like they use to be so better to study before you buy. I also wait when a game drops in price before I buy it. I guess I'm a minority for not buying every brand new game day one anymore which is fine by me.

Damn that's it?

Always knew I was abnormal....nice to have it confirmed at last🤣

I buy less than I used to, but have bought 18 games this year with Yotei being my most recent purchase and Galaxy 1 and 2 on its way through the post.

So that means Gamepass is useless right?
$360 vs $100
Rent vs ownership

New games? Like launch price? Then I will say I buy about 2 a year. If that. This year I’m buying battlefield 6 (first game I’m paying $70 for) along with maybe black ops 7.

Otherwise I usually always wait for the price of a game to go down.

Games I bought so far:( Physical Only )
1.Tales of Graces F
2.Trails Through Daybreak 2
3.Monster Hunter Wilds
4.Suikoden I & II Remastered
5.Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition
6.AC Shadows ( I regret buying this 🥲 )
7.Lunar I & 2 Remastered
8.Clair Obscur Expedition 33
9.Fantasy Life I
10.Bravely Default Flying Fairy Switch 2
11.Raidou Remastered
12.Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter
13.Final Fantasy Tactics : The Ivalice Chronicles
14.Digimon Time Stranger
15.Ghost of Yotei

they go so down in price about a year after release that it's honestly insulting thinking back to when you bought it full price. Or 20-30 off 6 months after in some cases and at that point you gotta ask "couldn't it have been released at that price from the get go?"

Personally I think the numbers are severely skewed by gamespass. Think about it. I have literally bought ONE game on my series X. Forza Horizon 5 on launch day. On my PlayStation however I buy around…. 6 games a year maybe more? Give or take. On Steam I’ve bought about 6 games or more within the last 6-8 months. That system that’s got low to no sales brings down the average. Of course I’m not saying everyone is like me, but I definitely do not think I’m alone . If you did this and separated Steam, PS, Xbox, and switch for example, there would be a large delta I imagine.

I buy way more than 2 but not all are full priced. This is why monthly service doesn't makes sense for me. (I’m still signed up to PSPlus, but im not in any delusional state like some of these game pass people)

I've been a gamer since the 80s. My collection grows and I'm quite proud of my gaming collection and my additions this year.

I think this year i got around 6 to 8 new games.. idk where are im at xD