Where do you get most of your games from?

[DarkDesertFox]

I purchase a pro membership for GameStop every year so I actually save a lot of money buying used games along with offers they post. The reward point system is pretty slow though. I'd say my second go to place is Amazon. Sometimes they're offering better deals. The other day they offered Assassin's Creed Syndicate for only $30 since it was the deal of the day when GameStop was selling it for $50. So where do you get most of your games from? Do you usually buy them used or new?

 

[cIementine]

I buy all of mine at GAME. I usually trade in games to get new ones though.

 

[Alienfish]

GameStop as for 3DS and Vita games (sometimes Webhallen for more rare/LE stuff). As for Steam/PC mostly digital copies.

 

[DJStarstryker]

When I lived in Japan, it was a combination of Amazon JP and Suruga-ya.

Since I'm back in the US, it's Amazon.com for US games and AmiAmi for Japanese games.

I mostly buy new for American games, because Americans tend to beat up their games. I don't want to buy scratched up discs, broken cases, and missing manuals. For Japanese games, I'll buy either new or used. The Japanese tend to treat their stuff well, so used stuff is most of the time like new. Also, Japanese used games tend to be better prices than American used games. American used games tend to only cost a little less than the new copy. Japanese new games tend to not drop in price as much, so if you want to pay less than retail, used is the way to go.

 

[Joy]

Mostly Amazon but I have a membership at GameStop so if it's cheaper there I'll buy from them.

 

[DarkDesertFox]

When I lived in Japan, it was a combination of Amazon JP and Suruga-ya.

Since I'm back in the US, it's Amazon.com for US games and AmiAmi for Japanese games.

I mostly buy new for American games, because Americans tend to beat up their games. I don't want to buy scratched up discs, broken cases, and missing manuals. For Japanese games, I'll buy either new or used. The Japanese tend to treat their stuff well, so used stuff is most of the time like new. Also, Japanese used games tend to be better prices than American used games. American used games tend to only cost a little less than the new copy. Japanese new games tend to not drop in price as much, so if you want to pay less than retail, used is the way to go.

While I do agree a lot of people don't take care of their discs here, I've never had a single problem with a used game before and I've been buying them my entire life from American retailers.

 

[GalacticGhost]

Uhhh... wherever my mum gets them from.

Yeahhh, I don't go out to buy games anymore, so I pretty much have to wait until Christmas or my birthday to get more.

 

[jvgsjeff]

I usually get mine at Best Buy. They seem to be good about always having new games in stock on release day.

 

[piske]

I mostly game on the PC, so Steam. Otherwise Target or Gamestop (even though I don't really like GameStop).

 

[timecapsule]

Gamestop.. or amazon.

 

[Dustmop]

Most of my games are on PC -- so I imported my wishlist to IsThereAnyDeal and they email me when anything on it goes on sale on Steam or any trusted third-party retailers.

The best deals are usually from:

• Steam
• Humble Bundle's store
• Amazon
• GamesPlanet
• Nuuvem
• GamersGate

...So all of those.
Origin, too, of course. That was pretty much the only way I was getting Sims 4 and Dragon Age: Inquisition.

I try to steer clear of Amazon for PC games unless it's a price glitch, though. I don't like paying tax for digital purchases if I don't have to. But they've had some pretty snazzy price errors and they always honor it. Not too long after it had released, they accidentally listed Assassin's Creed: Rogue, the 'ultimate' edition, for $12.50 as opposed to the $35 sale everyone else had. Oops. *yoink*


For console games, usually Amazon because the almost-lower-cost-of-comparably-expensive Nintendo games + free 2-day shipping is hard to beat when you live 3 hours away from a brick & mortar store that sells games.
But I've nabbed a few clean discs off ebay, too. I won't buy used games unless it comes with everything and looks well taken care of - clean disc, manual, cover art, and the original case in one piece.


I also trade frequently, for PC and console games. Used to kinda trade on here, 'til they banned the buying/selling of things with real world value. Still trade on Steam and other forums, and even on craigslist to an extent.


tl;dr: I am a poor college student with a Jewish surname; I am a pro at sales. :v

 

[Tao]

Preowned I'll buy from either CeX or Amazon. Their prices are low and pretty much the same for most games.
I'll usually see if *thing* is in stock at CeX when I'm in town, if it's not then I'll order it from Amazon when I get home.

For new games I pretty much stick to Nintendo store and Amazon, whichever is cheaper and/or offers the best package.


For PC I get most things from Humble Bundle and Steam.

While I do agree a lot of people don't take care of their discs here, I've never had a single problem with a used game before and I've been buying them my entire life from American retailers.

I only really get this issue with 'kids games' (or DVDs). Everything else tends to be in great condition when I buy them preowned.

 

[demoness]

for the most part, amazon. sometimes i'll order from gamestop or square enix or bandai-namco if a collector's edition on amazon runs out or is exclusive, and sometimes psn if i don't care to have something physically/there's a digital sale.

 

[ObeseMudkipz]

For the 3ds I used to get a bunch of digital games so from the eshop. Sometimes I'll get other games at Walmart or Bestbuy because it smells good there

 

[The Hidden Owl]

Target lol

 

[optimus]

I'm in the UK, and I normally buy my games second-hand from Grainger Games or local charity shops. If I'm buying them brand new I get them from Amazon (once they're a decent price!)

 

[Libra]

Amazon France; they're most of the time cheaper than anything I find in Belgium.

 

[SolarInferno]

On PC, either directly from Steam, or from the many different bundle sites if there's something I'm interested in, and if a game's Steamworks and cheaper on Amazon I'll buy it there. Most of my 3DS games were bought from Amazon or one of their "other sellers", although I've found a few bargains in places like Argos too.

 

[ToxiFoxy]

Target or Amazon

 

[Ness-Star]

Someone is from UK also..