Do you primarily buy your "modern" games new or used?

[Itchy Koala]

Given that I work at a used game store (not gamestop thank god) all my games I buy used. If someone is selling games to the store and I see something I like (and my manager isn't around) I pay out of my pocket. So I get them even cheaper than used retail. Its nice until I run out of money

 

Edit - Don't look at me I didn't bump this

Edited March 28, 2011 by Itchy Koala

[hex65000]

Whaoh! Thread Necro.

 

Still, Since I didn't vote until just a little bit ago... I buy most of my modern games new unless it's horribly expensive or I blunder across it cheap enough. Of course, with the current generation of consoles, they keep stripping stuff out before you even buy the game. But since the PS2, GCube, and XBox1 are on the out I've picked up some proper bargains here and there. Especially since I do a lot of online shopping, there are fewer question marks with a new purchase. I like that aspect when I click "add to cart".

 

Hex.

[ Knows he is alive because the pain is aMAzinG! ]

[potatohead]

Almost always used. Many modern games are not keepers for me, so it makes sense to just get a deal, and buy when the mood strikes.

 

A cheap digital download works too.

[svenski]

I've always bought new (apart from the odd exception) but I rarely buy a title on release day - I usually wait until a title has been out a short while and can be bought for next to nothing on Amazon.

[A_Locomotive]

I buy about equal new versus used. If its a game I REALLY want and know I'll love (Bioshock, the upcoming Duke Nukem, etc) I'll buy brand new. If its a game I'm iffy on or a game I think is way to short for its price tag I'll buy it used.

[Megaman Legends]

I always buy my new games with a GameStop card and when I'm running out of money on the card I buy a used game

[marthbrightblade]

It depends on the company releasing the game. If it's a release that's gonna make or break a company then I buy new. If it's something like Mario or MW3 then used.

[toptenmaterial]

Generally new as an impulse buy.

[thegamezmaster]

Mostly used. Can't afford full price anymore, ie $60.

[shadow460]

Wow I posted in this thread four years ago. I'm buying even fewer modern games now than I was then. Bump that, I'm not buying any modern games right now. The second newest system I have is a PS2 and the newest I have (PSP) has been completely neutered by Sony's inane firmware updates.

[Pac-Fan]

I don't have any of the latest systems so, that would be a "no" for me. However, I did have a 360 last year that I gave to my brother.

He was looking to buy a new one and since mine didn't really hold my interest and was just collecting dust anyway, I decided "Why not?"

I only bought it to play SF4 anyway.

[Nutsy Doodleheimer]

About the same for me. I never go to Game Stop. A new game is just used taken out of a sleeve and was brought home from the employees who played it, and put in a complete box. While used has the original case thrown away. I get mine at Movie Trading Company. All their disc games are cleaned up and buffered. Used games still look like new and the prices are cheaper.

[LYNXGUY]

I have an Nintendo Wii and I buy most of my games on Ebay. . . . . . .