If you buy more than two new games a year, you're in the minority

Re:If you buy more than two new games a year, you're in the ... by robertlagrant on Wednesday October 08, 2025 @11:52AM (#45517513)

> If, on average, players are spending, say, £140 on two full price games (or less) each year

I buy games, but except for I think Call of Duty MW2, I don't think I've ever paid more than £20 for a game. I doubt the average purchase price is £70. Maybe if you limit to people who buy COD and Fifa (or Madden) every year?

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Re:If you buy more than two new games a year, you're in the ... by jerlam on Wednesday October 08, 2025 @12:17PM (#45517814)

It's a strange filter. With a single Steam sale, you could buy enough games for the entire year for less than the cost a new, single, full-priced game and would probably have a better experience. If you can wait a year, you can buy that same new game for half off or more. And subscription services like XBox Game Pass make buying games at all seem antiquated.

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Re:If you buy more than two new games a year, you're in the ... by robertlagrant on Wednesday October 08, 2025 @12:43PM (#45518093)

Agreed, although I think subscriptions are causing problems. I'm glad Steam exists, so PC gaming isn't just at the whim of the latest Microsoft deep-pocketed "strategy".

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Re:If you buy more than two new games a year, you're in the ... by lovich on Wednesday October 08, 2025 @03:30PM (#45519714)

The Game Pass is getting the screws turned on for revenue now that they acquired a large customer base

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