According to a recent poll hosted by MyVoucherCodes, 34% of British gamers will only buy second hand games, more than half of which have said that new releases are simply too expensive. 1,336 people were polled, another 14% only purchasing new games with 11% solely relying on gifts as their main source for video games. It was also reported that those who exclusively buy pre-owned titles spend around £210 on average every year, first hand buyers forking out £480.
As usual we advise taking a pinch of salt with these findings. It’s unclear how the study was carried out, though we assume it was an open poll available directly from the researcher’s website or issued via e-mail to newsletter subscribers. In either case it has to be mentioned that MyVoucherCodes is a website centred around providing visitors with discount codes for numerous online retailers, therefore the poll audience may not be entirely representative.
Source: Press Release
Kite
I mostly by my games when they are used or discounted. I rarely pay full prices for games unless they are REALY promising and I have nothing better to play in that period.
70 euros are ridiculous for a game that it’s not even a collection edition. That’s why I haven’t bought yet Motorstorm Ap and Infamous 2.
Rocket_345
i’ve only ever bought 2 games second hand. Killzone 2 and Dead Space and that was because i couldnt find a new copy instore. If i could then i probably would of bought them new. Although gaming is an expensive hobby i still get all the main releases that i want so i don’t find the need to buy pre owned.
BritishBlue
I only ever buy games new if I really, really want them, otherwise I just wait. I recently bought a new copy of Fallout:NV for £4.99.
Unfortunately this christmas period is going to be hard going with Modern Warfare 3, BF3, Skyrim and Deux Ex all being released close together. It’s going to be hell choosing what to buy and what to wait for…
I might get lucky and and some fanboy will rage-sell his copy of a game for cheap on Ebay.