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GlennMagusHarvey Since: Jan, 2001
#1: Dec 19th 2012 at 3:02:43 PM

Say, how much do you expect to have spent by year's end?

Just wanted to get a picture of expectations.

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GlennMagusHarvey Since: Jan, 2001
#3: Dec 19th 2012 at 3:22:16 PM

$10/year? $30/year? $60/year? $100/year? $500/year? $1000/year?

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#4: Dec 19th 2012 at 3:23:48 PM

Hard to pull an estimate down for me.

This year was about 200+$ I think. Not counting gifts for others.

And it was a light year for me.

edited 19th Dec '12 3:25:29 PM by ShirowShirow

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StrawberrytheSecond Just a Bug from the Ark Since: May, 2012
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#5: Dec 19th 2012 at 3:49:13 PM

This year Ive spent around 100+ on games.

Used to be 600+/year.

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Deathonabun Bunny from the bedroom Since: Jan, 2001
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#6: Dec 19th 2012 at 3:50:18 PM

Nowadays, not as much.

Admittedly, that didn't stop me from buying $100+ worth of games at the steam summer sale this year.

I would estimate...maybe 300ish this year?

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burnpsy Since: Sep, 2010
#7: Dec 19th 2012 at 4:16:28 PM

Thousands.

Want more specifics? I hope not.

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#8: Dec 19th 2012 at 4:21:54 PM

Burnspy must be made of money. cool

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burnpsy Since: Sep, 2010
#9: Dec 19th 2012 at 5:11:00 PM

Not made of money (yet), I just spend a lot on my hobbies.

To be perfectly honest, I should have been more responsible and saved it for my game development.

MrPoly Since: Feb, 2010
#10: Dec 19th 2012 at 5:16:01 PM

In total, I think I spent at least $300 this year, and that's probably the average for every other year too. I tend to not buy games at full price though, unless I really want them or I don't plan on spending a lot of money elsewhere for a while.

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#11: Dec 19th 2012 at 5:53:17 PM

Probably only $40 per year, considering how long it takes me to save up even that. I wish it were more...

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SR3NORMANDY Problem Child from N/A - In constant flux Since: Jul, 2012
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#12: Dec 19th 2012 at 6:03:47 PM

Hmmm... what games did I get this year... New games cost $100 in Australia, even though we've passed the US dollar in value... weird...

I almost always buy pre-owned or brand new games that are at least a year old. When I buy new, I get Pacific copies from a store that sells them - basically half price and more in line with the international price.

The answer to your question is about... $120 dollars.

edited 19th Dec '12 6:05:14 PM by SR3NORMANDY

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#13: Dec 19th 2012 at 6:05:03 PM

Not counting presents? As in, stuff I bought myself? Probably $100-120.

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Pentigan Fwomph from The Underverse Since: Apr, 2010
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#14: Dec 19th 2012 at 6:21:48 PM

$150, because that's how much I got in gift cards in gifts over the last year.

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TamH70 Since: Nov, 2011 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
#15: Dec 19th 2012 at 6:29:23 PM

Beggared if I know. Probably too much, then again, I don't smoke, hardly drink alcohol, don't do illegal drugs, gamble excessively or frequent houses of prostitution. I have to have an 'obby I can talk about in public, 8-)

Enkufka Wandering Student ಠ_ಠ from Bay of White fish Since: Dec, 2009
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#16: Dec 19th 2012 at 6:42:17 PM

Probably upwards of $500. I wish special editions weren't so damn sexy.

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#17: Dec 20th 2012 at 7:12:47 AM

[up] I bought that amount in PSN cards alone.

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QuestionMarc Since: Oct, 2011 Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
#18: Dec 20th 2012 at 7:20:57 AM

I probably spent 250$ this year, more or less.

Wait, are we counting stuff like League Of Legends' buy?

Then I have spent eigth thousand dollars and 250$.

( Not really. It's a joke that reference this. )

edited 20th Dec '12 7:21:05 AM by QuestionMarc

MrMallard wak from Australia, mate Since: Oct, 2010
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#19: Dec 20th 2012 at 8:12:41 AM

This year, I really began to get into modifying games and the such. I finally got my R4 working for my DS, and with the SD card I got for my digital camera I could finally softmod my Wii to run GBA games and Wii titles.

But I still have my PS 2. And I've bought 1 or 2 games for it this year, like Gran Turismo 4 and Metal Gear Solid 3. I even bought a few budget Wii titles when I had the money. Hell, I bought a Wii nunchuk yesterday.

This year, I'd say I've spent close to... I'll go with $75 - $100. I've spent more in the past, but this year I've been more busy with friends and computer stuff (new computer, you see) to really care about gaming.

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SgtRicko Since: Jul, 2009
#20: Dec 20th 2012 at 8:15:53 AM

Since I bought the Wii U? Probably over $550 USD.

edited 20th Dec '12 8:16:04 AM by SgtRicko

disruptorfe404 from New Zealand Since: Sep, 2011
#21: Dec 20th 2012 at 1:00:06 PM

Upwards of $500 this year.

If you mean just video games though, closer to $200 this year.

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#22: Dec 20th 2012 at 1:02:32 PM

I spend $168/year on my World Of Warcraft subscription (I pay in 3 month increments at $14/month), and I would guess that I've probably spent between $150 and $200 on games other than WoW over the course of the year — not to mention the latest WoW expansion. So I'll guess it to be around $400.

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disruptorfe404 from New Zealand Since: Sep, 2011
#23: Dec 20th 2012 at 1:27:25 PM

[up] Hmm... forgot about my WoW subscription, actually. Although I Annual Pass'd it. And I got 4 months free from my Collector's Edition of D3.

Hmm... My Collector's Edition of D3... Okay, I have to revise my statement to around $700 in total, clsoe to $500 for video games.

Spirit Pretty flower from America Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Hooked on a feeling
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#24: Dec 20th 2012 at 1:30:19 PM

I think I spent like $500-800 this year.

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Oroboro Since: Nov, 2011
#25: Dec 20th 2012 at 1:50:21 PM

Hmm. I know I spent upwards of $100 during the summer steam sales alone, and bought close to 10 games full price when they came out, as well as a ton of other miscellaneous purchases throughout the year...

Minimum $500. Probably haven't even played half of them yet. Good year for games though.


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