gaming Where do you buy your video games from?

[Kyoshi Frost Wolf 41,542]

Fairly simple question here. There are plenty of options when it comes to purchasing games. Major retailers, resell shops, online retailers or simply digital.

 

With all these options, where do you buy your games? Could be any mixture of these of course.

 

I mostly buy my games digitally from Xbox Live. When I don't do that, I either go to Walmart, rarely Gamestop (I feel better supporting Walmart almost. :\) and if I want to go to a resell shop, there is one in Evansville that is quite good. I like to get DS games from there. :3

[Guest]

Amazon. Always used Amazon for games and what not. Never used anything like CEX, Game or anything like that.

[Johnny1226 14,674]

I get my games from a variety of places sometimes Walmart most of my computer games are downloaded from steam but I buy most of my console games from GameStop

[Dark Horse 12,961]

A lot of the time I buy digitally these days. There aren't too many stores that actually sell video games in any real capacity around here. The two major ones being Gamestop (whom I have issues with), and Smyths (no one outside the UK and Ireland will know them). Other than those two, there are a few smaller independent stores around the city, but I'm hardly in there enough to purchase from them. Digital is just more convenient, even if you could get better prices elsewhere.

[Scrubbed user 3,416]

I've gone digital, so Steam.

[Zachary 5,521]

Gamestop and rarely Walmart or Target.

[PoisonClaw 8,164]

On the occasion I don't download them directly, I just go down to my local EBGames to pick them up.

[Snowbound 17]

I've gone digital, so Steam.

As Vulon Bii did, I've gone digital; although, I don't buy them from Steam itself as they're too expensive. I buy Steam keys from sites like Humble Bundle and BundleStars at like $5 for like 12 keys worth somewhere around $10+ each. In doing so, I have over 250 games in my Steam library and have a library worth (according to Steam Gauge) $3623.87. I have only spent like $500 bucks.

[KirbyFluttershy 2,523]

I mostly buy my games at gamestop since I walk there although with some exception of the games such as animal crossing new leaf since i care about my data, yo-kai watch 2 fleshy souls for sailornyan, and wii-u and 3DS VC games, I just go to the eShop. Steam games, I just buy from the steam store whenever there's a sale.

[Megas 27,662]

Always buy them online, especially from Amazon, I still buy a couple of games from GS, but lately I've been trying to cut my trips there

[Gryphon 45]

I mostly go to Steam, GOG and Humble Bundle for most of my games on PC.

 

Other than that? I go to a small local shop that sells comics and older generation games/consoles.

[Twilight Dirac 721]

Steam, GOG and Battlenet mostly.  Retail barely even makes the effort to sell PC games anymore.

[Twilight-Shimmer 151]

Mostly Gamestop sometimes Walmart

[Spring Veil 255]

Not from Canada that's for sure. You ain't gonna catch me spending $80+ on a game. Sometimes I'll hop the border into USA and grab it for cheaper though.

 

Also dem Steam sales. mMm. 

Edited February 27, 2017 by Spring Veil

[Twilight-Shimmer 151]

@Spring Veil "Imma gonna check out your DA page now and all because of your Woona Signature

[Will Guide 21,360]

Gamestop mostly for my Non PC Games. My PC games come from the Telltale Online Store or Steam

[llamalauncher 84]

Wherever i can the find the game cheaper.

[Kagami-sama 320]

I buy my games from

 

The Pirate Bay :DD

 

[Jeric 46,851]

It's a split between a digital purchase through PSN or XBL or through Amazon. I have picked up games at random places, like a pawn shop, or craigslist, but those are rare moments. 

[Twilight-Shimmer 151]

I buy my games from

 

The Pirate Bay :DD

 

Didn't that get shut down?

[Deae Rising Shine~ 55,545]

Game Shop: Mostly Media Markt

Online: Amazon

[Kyoshi Frost Wolf 41,542]

Those saying Amazon reminds me that I have not purchased a game from there in a long time. I probably should more because in terms of game purchases, I have had only positive experiences. Amazon is awesome. ^-^

[Courageous Thunder Dash 7,824]

I buy my games from GameStop. If it's older games like PS2 games, I get them from Retro Reboot.

[Ganondorf8 11,315]

I either get them from my local Wal-Mart or my local EB Games depending on my mood among other factors.

[RavenholmZombie 1,330]

I buy most (like 99%) of my games from Steam, the other 1% is Origin