How To Save Money on Games

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  • Опубліковано 1 чер 2024
  • Gaming can be really expensive. With consoles like the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X costing $500 dollars and games at $70 bucks, it can be really unaffordable. I've put together some tips to help you save money gaming. I hope this video helps you out!
    #videogames #gaming #pcgaming
    Thanks to the following for video footage:
    Niktek, BriskBiru, Designs By IFR, ETA PRIME, Retro Dodo, Retro Game Corps
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 52

  • @natto4now
    @natto4now 11 місяців тому +12

    Bruh can't afford a triple A games? Everyone has a kidney duh

  • @peger
    @peger 11 місяців тому +7

    Unfortunately now is more like "how to find time to play all this games"

    • @nikkeydc
      @nikkeydc 11 місяців тому

      True!!!

    • @TLSH12
      @TLSH12 11 місяців тому

      felt that one homie

    • @realtayo42
      @realtayo42  11 місяців тому

      Yeah that's a problem

  • @False_Monado
    @False_Monado 11 місяців тому +4

    I generally don’t have much a problem with the cost of games, my favorite genre is JRPGs (probably close to the best value for your money as far as playtime / content) and I usually complete most story content so they run me 100+ hours. Although I have been dropping games that don’t hold my interest (sometimes 40-50 hours in), I usually didn’t pay full price for these either so it balances out. So as long as I only buy games I will play and don’t pay for a backlog, I can get pretty much what I want on release at full price. If I’m unsure about a game though I definitely only go for it on sale. Of course a better deal is always welcome, I might pick up a game I had my eye on early if I can save on it.
    The limiting factor is my time to play them nowadays.

    • @realtayo42
      @realtayo42  11 місяців тому +1

      I'm pretty with you there. I'm a big JRPG player and generally, the value you get for what you pay is pretty incredible. It blows my mind that Xenoblade Chronicles 3 and Persona 5 Royal are the same price as your bog standard AAA open world game that's copy pasted everywhere.

  • @grantcampbell6669
    @grantcampbell6669 11 місяців тому +4

    I was recently introduced to green man and its a great service. Got Hogwarts at a discount. Great stuff

    • @realtayo42
      @realtayo42  11 місяців тому

      It really is great to get a new game at a discounted price!

  • @GamesTuesday
    @GamesTuesday 11 місяців тому +1

    Great tips, this is what I normally do on the regular. That said I don't play PC much anymore, but the same things apply.
    Also it's important to distinguish between gsmes you care to play right away & others you're willing to wait.

    • @realtayo42
      @realtayo42  11 місяців тому +1

      Yep, gotta have an organized backlog

  • @Bac_Drowned
    @Bac_Drowned 11 місяців тому +1

    Pawn shops are good place to get physical copies of video games. At the store I worked at, we would sell games for the Playstation and Xbox for like five bucks a piece

    • @realtayo42
      @realtayo42  11 місяців тому

      Didn't think of that, good idea!

  • @CJTheSecond925
    @CJTheSecond925 11 місяців тому

    Great video, before moving to PC I used to use pre-owned games constantly

    • @realtayo42
      @realtayo42  11 місяців тому

      Thanks! Yeah it's definitely a money saver

  • @bmc4857
    @bmc4857 11 місяців тому +1

    My GPD XP Plus cost around $500 and it can play some really powerful games itself sure it's not perfect compared to Ayn Odin and all those $1000 dollar devices but it gets the job done.

    • @realtayo42
      @realtayo42  11 місяців тому

      That thing is awesome! I had to consider a lot of devices but the ones I left out definitely aren't bad, GPD makes great stuff!

  • @FallingInTrances
    @FallingInTrances 11 місяців тому +1

    Steam sales are my blessing/curse. Setting a cap of NZD$20 (about USD$12-13) per game during those sales helps, too.

    • @realtayo42
      @realtayo42  11 місяців тому +1

      That's a smart idea. Don't want things to get too out of control.

  • @darenksatrio6326
    @darenksatrio6326 11 місяців тому

    Hey man, i found your videos and started watching your other vid, your videos are great, but theres a small problem, why dont you add music in the background? Your videos just feel empty without them

    • @realtayo42
      @realtayo42  11 місяців тому

      Thanks for the feedback, I'll try to incorporate more music in future videos

  • @realkingofantarctica
    @realkingofantarctica 11 місяців тому

    At the end of the day, paying full price for a new release is your decision. Being a cautious consumer, having patience and doing research will reward you with a console's best games for a third of what a new release costs. That is, if you're playing on anything besides a Nintendo console.
    R.I.P. Nintendo Selects.

    • @realtayo42
      @realtayo42  11 місяців тому

      Patient gamers is a pretty cool thing, saves money and you actually get the complete game after a couple years of patches (unfortunately since we rarely get good releases)

  • @defalt237
    @defalt237 11 місяців тому

    Explooooooosion ! 💥

    • @realtayo42
      @realtayo42  11 місяців тому

      The only way to play

  • @tivvy2vs21
    @tivvy2vs21 11 місяців тому

    Deus ex and thief 1&2 go for 1 dollar each every steam sale, some of the best games ever made

    • @realtayo42
      @realtayo42  11 місяців тому

      That's an insane price!

  • @robertdotuan500
    @robertdotuan500 11 місяців тому

    step 0: become a pirate

    • @realtayo42
      @realtayo42  11 місяців тому

      *play pirates of the caribbean theme song*

  • @coffeebean_tamer
    @coffeebean_tamer 11 місяців тому +1

    Yeah case Nintendo games actually don't loose value like ever.

    • @realtayo42
      @realtayo42  11 місяців тому +1

      It's crazy how their games still cost $60 after 5 years

  • @iwatchDVDsonXbox360
    @iwatchDVDsonXbox360 11 місяців тому

    If you mostly play single player, then buy PS3 or 360 and these games:
    Deus Ex: Human Revolution
    Dragon Age trilogy
    Fallout 3
    Fallout New Vegas
    Mass Effect trilogy
    TES IV Oblivion
    TES V Skyrim
    Maybe, Lost Odyssey, Final Fantasy XIII trilogy, Fable trilogy, GTA, Red Dead Redemption.
    It will be enough to play for an entire life. It will probably take you more than a year to beat them all and by the time you have done you'll forget enough to start another playthrough.
    You should just accept that you won't be able to play all games. Biggest game collection is 20139 games, with a speed 1 game per day it will take more than 55 years to finish. I feel like if you have more than 100 games you should sell the ones you like less. Spend it on something you will actually use.

    • @shahtayyib
      @shahtayyib 11 місяців тому

      Don't forget infamous 1 & 2

    • @realtayo42
      @realtayo42  11 місяців тому

      You'd be set for a long time haha. And you're right, it is impossible to play every game, or even a sizeable fraction of the games out there.

  • @Bandyman1975
    @Bandyman1975 11 місяців тому

    GameFly is excellent wait for a sale which happens all the time I just picked up dead space remake for 25 no joke but again wait for a sale

    • @realtayo42
      @realtayo42  11 місяців тому +1

      Wow really? That's a great deal!

  • @shahtayyib
    @shahtayyib 11 місяців тому

    Im gonna disagree with paying extra for PS plus. As a former premium tier user, its more of a case of "heres 10 great games youve already played, and here's a few hundred that arent worth your time at all."

    • @realtayo42
      @realtayo42  11 місяців тому

      I think from the perspective of people who really want value first, it's good. It's not gonna have all the new stuff but for variety, it's not bad.

  • @Jppeag
    @Jppeag 11 місяців тому

    I personally never buy new games unless they were blessed by our lord and savior miyazaki.

  • @tanjiorno_kamadovvana
    @tanjiorno_kamadovvana 10 місяців тому

    EHEM pirate

  • @JackieBGoode
    @JackieBGoode 11 місяців тому

    My comment got removed twice youtube what have I done wrong 0.o

    • @realtayo42
      @realtayo42  11 місяців тому +1

      No idea, the overlord is watching us apparently

    • @JackieBGoode
      @JackieBGoode 11 місяців тому +1

      @@realtayo42 I mentioned an alternative to one website you mentioned in the video. What that website is, I suppose I can't say since that's probably why it's removed (even though there's nothing wrong/illegal with it). Great video though :)

  • @HidexHoldings
    @HidexHoldings 10 місяців тому +1

    If you can’t afford video games then you should be playing less video games and work more. Duh

  • @Achraj28
    @Achraj28 10 місяців тому

    Valorant is a paid game iykyk

  • @Kaushikram
    @Kaushikram 11 місяців тому +1

    1st