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Old 11-25-03, 09:53 AM
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Just Curious : What Recent Title Are You Most Waiting For the Inevitable Price Drop?

With so many good games out right now, some have to be moved to the back burner. I was wondering which games people are putting off now but will buy immediately once the price drops to the $20 range.

For me, I'd say I'll be waiting on the PS2 version of THUG because I really want to have my face in the game but have barely even touched THPS4 yet. Also I'd like to try Voodoo Vince eventually, but Jak 2 and R&C Commando will be taking up my platforming time for a while. And if either ESPN Hockey or Basketball have an early price drop I'd probably get them as well.

What's on your "To Buy When Cheap" list?
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I'll pick up Kirby Air Ride when I can find it for $30.. can't really think of anything else I'm specifically WAITING for a price drop..
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Re: Just Curious : What Recent Title Are You Most Waiting For the Inevitable Price Drop?

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With so many good games out right now, some have to be moved to the back burner. I was wondering which games people are putting off now but will buy immediately once the price drops to the $20 range.

For me, I'd say I'll be waiting on the PS2 version of THUG because I really want to have my face in the game but have barely even touched THPS4 yet. Also I'd like to try Voodoo Vince eventually, but Jak 2 and R&C Commando will be taking up my platforming time for a while. And if either ESPN Hockey or Basketball have an early price drop I'd probably get them as well.

What's on your "To Buy When Cheap" list?
Well, got tons of cheap games recently, so I've decided to play them all first before buying any more games. I actually DO have a list to keep track of what I want to buy...there's a "buy right away" category and a "buy when they're cheaper category". On that list I have:

Ratchet and Clank 2
Risk
KOTOR
D&D Heroes
Kirby Air RIde
Beyond Good and Evil
Metal Arms
Time Crisis 3
Goblin Commander
Sphinx
PGR 2
Midway Arcade Treasures
Lowrider
Go Go Hypergrind!

And Decker, when you finish R&C 2, if you'd want to trade it for a sealed copy of Voodoo Vince, let me know!

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Flash, PGR2 is WORTH full price.. join us.
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Originally posted by PixyJunket
Flash, PGR2 is WORTH full price.. join us.
If you saw the stack of games I have waiting to play, you'll see why I don't But very soon, I will have this at a good price.

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Viewtiful Joe is the only title for me, I keep hearing its short which doesn't make me want to cough up the 40 for it.
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Return of the King. LOTR: TT was not worth $50, but definitely worth $20. I'm thinking ROTK will be similar.
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Many of the games listed above, and my own list:

DDR Max 1
Winning Eleven 6
Amplitude (I think this is $20 at CC but hoping it is even cheaper!
FFX-2
Virtual On Marz (or any Sega game for that matter!)
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Battlestar Galactica
Metal Arms
Beyond Good and Evil
ESPN Football
Crimson Skies
Voodoo Vince

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Prince of Persia for now.
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I'm waiting for the GTA pack (XBOX) and Call of Duty to drop.

PGR2 will be $39.99 on Balck Friday at CC. Pick it up then. Very much worth it.
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Originally posted by Maryang Palad
Prince of Persia for now.
Oh yeah, that's on my list as well
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Im waiting for:

P.N. 03
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
NBA Street Vol. 2
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LOTR: ROTK
Metal Arms
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I was going to say Ratchet and Clank: Going Commando, but I broke down and bought it yesterday (glad I did because I'm really enjoying it.)

My list:
XIII
Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu
Manhunt
Max Payne 2
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I'm waiting for Prince of Persia,Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy and Beyond:Good and Evil to drop to 30 or below. Unless I get them for Christmas. Reviews saying B:G&E is 10 hours is probably 6 hours for me. Silent Hill 3 was 5H35M or so for me with reviews stating 12H or so. I was pissed but it was worth it in the end. I won't pay full price on a product that isn't an established franchise I don't know much about though, at least I try not to.

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Originally posted by finbogg
I'm waiting for the GTA pack (XBOX) and Call of Duty to drop.

PGR2 will be $39.99 on Balck Friday at CC. Pick it up then. Very much worth it.
I'll trade you my GTA pack... [email protected] ...

I am waiting for:

-Voodoo Vince to drop to $20 or so, looks like alot of fun.. is alot of fun, just dont want to spend $40 on a platformer right now.

-PGR 2.. will be getting Sega GT Online for $20, dont want to also spend $50 on PGR2..
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Originally posted by thegame370
NBA Street Vol. 2
Its already dropped to $25.
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How about Splinter Cell for PS2, I know SC is already down in price for Xbox version. I have been wanting this game for the last few months but I just know it has to come down soon. My luck, I will buy it and it will come down in price the next day, or 31 days to mess up my instore price matching.
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Mega Man Network Transmission.

I haven't played any of the series since X3 on SNES. I just can't imagine spending all that money on a 2D side-scroller who's graphics really haven't advanced in 10 years. I think it retailed at $39, saw it at Target the other day for $29. So just another $10 or $15 more bucks and it will be mine.
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I don't pay full price for games anymore... it just means I have to wait awhile before I can play it. PC games I sometimes buy right away - but those often have big discounts.
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Prince of Persia
Beyond Good and Evil
Ratchet & Clank 2
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I'm waiting for Mario Kart Double Dash to become a Player's Choice title. It's fun being a new Gamecube owner. I'm picking up all the older Players Choice titles very cheap now and having fun playing them. By the time get done with all these games, Mario Kart DD will be cheap enough to buy. With so many great cheapass deals on older games that I've never played, I can't bring myself to pay full price for any new game now.
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Originally posted by CaboWabo
With so many great cheapass deals on older games that I've never played, I can't bring myself to pay full price for any new game now.
Me neither. Just today, I got Tenchu 3, Animal Crossing, Super Smash Brothers Melee, Pikmin, and Sonic Adventure 2 Battle for a total of $60 at EB. Add that to the list of 40-50 (!) still-sealed games waiting on my to-play shelf, and I see no reason to pay more than $10-15 for a game.
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Originally posted by ElementZ
How about Splinter Cell for PS2, I know SC is already down in price for Xbox version. I have been wanting this game for the last few months but I just know it has to come down soon. My luck, I will buy it and it will come down in price the next day, or 31 days to mess up my instore price matching.
I guess it could go down soon, but keep in mind that the XBox version was released more than five months before the PS2 version.

Midway Arcade Treasures was released at $20. Flashstash, what are you waiting for? A used copy to save $5?


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