Quote Originally Posted by RGA View Post
Woochifer

Is EB Games in the states? If so they sell used games with a warranty for an extra $2 for a year. You can get games quite cheap this way if you're willing to be a couple of years behind everyone else. Do you know if the article knows for sure who is playing the games. A 35 year old may be buying the game but his 12 year old kid might be the one who is playing them. In other words there may be a difference between who is buying and who is actually using.

Although I know a 50 year old teacher who loves playing his Black Ops - granted he teaches high school P.E. so he is probably getting his frustrations out -
Yeah, we got EB Games here. Generally, used copies of newer games will still sell for around $45, and LA Noire is a still a relatively new game. New copies of older games will fall down to around $20 within a couple of years. So, I do know that other channels for affordable gaming are out there.

For me, I just don't have much time anymore to get immersed in an elaborate video game. I used to spend hours on end playing the Grand Theft Auto series, but nowadays I'm more content with shorter app games on the iPod touch. A game like Angry Birds costs only $2, and I only need to spend a few minutes at a time playing it (plus it's age appropriate for my 4-year old -- can't exactly do first-person shooters while hanging out with her).