Choosing when to buy a new video game is a delicate balancing act. Story spoilers, fluctuating prices, and technical problems all factor into when we decide is the best time to make a purchase. But the right moment is sometimes difficult to foresee. As consumers, how do we know when to play to enjoy the fullest experience? What conditions make a game more suitable to play earlier or later in its lifetime
With so many PS5 exclusives to choose from, it can be a little overwhelming to pick which one to play. This is especially true for a new PlayStation gamer who has yet to experience the wonder of PlayStation-exclusive storytelling. So, here's KnowTechie's take on the best PS5 exclusives in 2024 and beyond
PlayStation is killing it with the exclusives this year. Exclusive wise, what has xbox released this year?
Returnal, Astro Bot, and Ratchet made having it since day one worth it.
GT7 free updates and Spiderman 2 and others at 60fps have made this last year more than okay.
But yeah, it’s been dry lately. BG3 and third party have made great filler, but we ready for that SOCOM or Killzone announcement and some more 1st party goodness. Crossing fingers for Ghost of Tsushima 2 announcement this summer.
Didn’t know Helldivers was exclusive! Wtf is going on at Xbox that they can’t get these games, series s strikes again.
Looks like they are on par with the previous gens. Solid games all around. Interestingly enough, we can't say they released a bad game yet this gen. Unlike the Quiet Man dustup.
I actually do not mind if Marathon releases on multiple platforms . I just wish that Marathon has a dedicated single player campaign.
Replaying Skyrim after 13 years is a reminder of the progress made in western RPGs over the last decade, but also what's been lost.
RPGs are often huge, sprawling endeavours. With limited playtime, we have to choose wisely, so here's the best western RPGs available today.
"I started playing games yesterday" the List... Meh!
How about a few RPGs that deserve some love instead?
1 - Alpha Protocol - Now on GOG
2 - else Heart.Break()
3 - Shadowrun Trilogy
4 - Wasteland 2
5 - UnderRail
6 - Tyranny
7 - Torment: Tides of Numenera
And for a bonus game that flew under the radar:
8 - Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
Hey, why play a game when you can read about it instead?
I take many things into account when buying video games.
Most of the time I wait for price drops.
If there's technical issues then I'll pass on it until a patch comes out fixing those issues.
If there's poor dev support then I won't buy that game at all.
If there's bad business practices that makes me spend more money after I just paid $60 it's not worthy of paying full admission.
(A lot of times if you wait for GOTY Edition everything comes included anyway at a lower price.)
If it's a dev that really supports their games and gives value to players then you've got my support.
(I'll pay the full admission.)
Try to screw me over and you'll lose my support.
(I won't buy your game at all.)
Simple as that.
Il only really buy into a game if it has a sturdy multiplayer component that i can sink a good few hours into or if it has an expansive singleplayer which has atleast over 30 hours of gameplay.
The games that are 7 - 12 hour campaign run throughs like Uncharted, Spec ops the line, The Darkness II etc I just wait for on the steam sale or rent them.