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A couple of games I've been keeping an eye on just went to the $9.99 mark, ESPN NBA 2K5 and Grand Theft Auto III. Yet, even though I know it's a good price, I think that the price could drop even further so I'm holding off.

Other games that I've been keeping an eye on are Sid Meier's Pirates and Psychonauts, priced at $39.99 and $49.99, respectively. For these games, I'd buy them as soon as they hit the $19.99 mark.

In the first case, it seems that if I waited a few more months, the price will drop even further by a couple of bucks. In the 2nd, since there hasn't been a drop on either game just yet, I'd have no hesitation buying these games the moment it hit my target $19.99 buy price.

So the question is, what criteria do you use when deciding what to pay for a game you've been keeping an eye on for awhile?

If it is a game I really relly want I will pay 49.99 for it. But most of the time I wait till under 20.

There a couple of prices plateaus that I go for:

Brand new must have game:
These include games like Silent Hill and Final Fantasy-49.99

Games that I'll play alot, but don't make me want to buy it for full price:
These are games like Metal Gear Solid 3 and Star Wars Battlefront (Neither of which I have bought yet)-19.99

Games that I will play every once in a while:
Arc The Lad:  Twilight of Spirits  Legend of Legaia 2-9.99

And finally games that add to the size of my collection:
anything by Eidos-5 and under.

I try to wait till games hit the $19.99 price. and then I wait a little more. a lot of the big chain stores like Best But and Target will often have 2 for $30 sales on any $19.99 titles. hell, last week Best Buy did a 2 for $22 on $19.99 titles if you were a Reward Zone member.

I will on rare occasions fork over full price for a game I really want but I still haven't run out of fingers to count how many times I've done that.

Once they hit $9.99 and under I'm not too picky about what I get.

I buy games when theyhit $19.99 or less, There's only one game coming out this year that I'm going to pay full price for. Zelda TP

Games never go below 10 bucks here, apart from the crappiest of the crappiest. And even with those it's super rare.

For me it all depends on how much money I have. I general though, I try to avoid games that are more than 20 euros.

if its a game i've been waiting for...49.99

all other games 19.99 and less.

Few games get the full price from me.
I just don't have the money to buy a game right when it comes out.

Probably 50% of the games i get for under 10$
The rest are almost all for the most part under 20-30.

exactly how I am. I used to buy games if they looked good for $50, but not anymore.

I usually buy them at regular price soon as they hit the shleves @ $49.99

then sell later when the newness wears off for like $20,

then buy again 15-20 yrs later for $100+