How to save money on video games this holiday season
November is one of the biggest months for video game releases as publishers try to make their way onto holiday wish lists with big titles such as Gears of War 2, Mirrors Edge, Call of Duty, Brothers in Arms, Little big Planet and many many more. Even picky gamers can easily spend $300-$400 to snap up just the highest rated games, let alone any of the casual games set to invade store shelves in the next two months. With so many releases it is no wonder that the GeekDad at WIRED came up with 5 ways to stretch your gaming dollar this fall.
GeekDad offers the following 5 ways to save money on games this holiday season.
Know your release dates and what games you can wait to buy.
Read reviews to avoid the crud that many developers shovel out this time of year.
Play the demo; nothing helps you separate the wheat from the chaff quicker than hands on time.
Trade in and or buy used games, even new release used games are $5 cheaper.
Join a gaming community, which exist solely to help others find cheap video game deals.
These are some excellent ideas for saving on games. I've already prioritized my game purchases for the rest of the year, planning to pick up Mirrors Edge on launch day while waiting until after the holidays to snag a used copy of Gears of War 2. With the prevalence of demos and reviews these days there is no excuse for making an uninformed game purchase, even as a gift. While we are talking about gifts, let me be one of the first to say, "there is no shame in giving a used game as a gift, after all, used games play the same as new ones!"
