There's no magazine on any instance that I see of such a community on the topic matter. To anyone not familiar, a patient gamer is someone who is immune to FOMO, doesn't get caught up or tied up with current modern gaming. Someone who doesn't care that they've beaten a game from 1996 and here it is 2024. Someone who doesn't care that they're still playing games 40, 20 or even 5 years ago on the present day.
I would personally say that I am. I don't have a level of disposable income where I'm throwing down on buying games. I've spent 10 years between 2011 and 2021 wheeling and dealing on game sales. So much that I've piled on over 1,000+ games combined between GOG, Steam, Battle.net and Epic Games.
I do more often than not, play games from so long ago than I do modern games. I'm at a stage in my life where I am noticeably slowing down on gaming in general, I am also finding myself more comforted in what I play and I again can't simply just keep buying newer games. I also don't really care about buying newer games, the time of the present is rich with game sales all day, everyday.
There will always be a time later to buy a game that is ripened for a good sale. So I don't have to worry at all.
I haven’t played Balder’s Gate 3 yet, so I’d say I’m patient.
I finished it 3 times, so I'd say I'm pretty patient.
Dang, you are patient!
Same! Waiting for it not to cost 80$ Canadian... If it goes on sale for half, I'll buy it I guess
BG3 is self-published by Larian. Which sadly means you're unlikely to see a 50% discount or above.
Well, at least not anytime in the near future.
It was 10% off at one point. So maybe 20% isn't out of the question.
Baldur's Gate 3 is still a bit of a recent game, even if it's a year old. Normally games like it, take about 3 - 5 years before we start seeing drastic sales.
Now games that are over 10 years old and still being 10% off? Fuck out of here with that.
Witcher 3 was also self published, and it came down to 70% off after a few years.
I think you underestimate how patient some of us can be... 😉
Not at all. And more power to you for that.
I'm just saying it's gonna be a while yet. 😉