WongaWatch - The Grand Game Expenditure Thread 2022

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14309

Another year and another attempt to guess how much money your going to spend on gaming !

Any hardware your looking at picking up ?

Are there big games you are going to grab on day 1 - or will you wait for the magic £20 mark ?

Post your estimate here and try and keep track of just how much money you are throwing away when instead you could be outside !

2011 thread : viewtopic.php?f=3&t=6653
2012 thread : viewtopic.php?f=3&t=8199
2013 thread : viewtopic.php?f=3&t=9209
2014 thread : viewtopic.php?f=3&t=9879
2015 thread : viewtopic.php?f=3&t=10294
2016 thread : viewtopic.php?f=3&t=10653
2017 thread - viewtopic.php?f=3&t=10922
2018 thread - https://www.beexcellenttoeachother.com/ ... =3&t=11139
2019 thread - https://www.beexcellenttoeachother.com/ ... =3&t=11295
2020 thread - https://www.beexcellenttoeachother.com/ ... =3&t=11444
2021 thread - https://www.beexcellenttoeachother.com/ ... =3&t=11630

Post your prices inside <> symbols and Grim...'s magic tracker will total everything up for you : http://www.beexcellenttoeachother.com/c ... sh2022.php (*)

You can also put negative values in if you've sold items back

(*) when he updates it again

GazChap · **Posted:** Sun Jan 02, 2022 22:35

2021 was relatively spendthrift for me compared to some years, but I expect the Steam Deck I have pre-ordered to be a hefty start to 2022…

JBR · **Joined:** 2nd Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 2815

Look forward to hearing how those go; really tempted.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Mon Jan 03, 2022 10:59

<39.99> Mario Kart 8. (Switch ). What a fun little game

TheVision · **Posted:** Fri Jan 07, 2022 13:43

I'm off the mark. <17.90> for an 8bitdo wireless USB adaptor.

Hearthly · **Joined:** 11th May, 2008 **Posts:** 13238

I really don't know what to predict this year, I confidently predicted £2000-mental last year as I was sure I'd be getting a new PC and/or a Series X and/or a PS5, but none of those things happened.

On the PC front I just refused to pay the prices that were being asked for graphics cards (Scan often had the RTX3080 in stock for a new PC build, but fuck paying £850 for a graphics card), so instead I started dialling back resolution and detail settings on my current PC. I cheerfully played through BL3 and its four expansions plus second Season Pass content, all 200+ hours of it, at 1080p with mostly HIGH and a couple of MEDIUM settings.

XBSX and PS5 I know were available if you were savvy or prepared to join a queue and whatnot but that all seems very Communist loaf of bread type stuff so I didn't bother, I was happy enough still playing games on my last gen consoles, the PS4 Pro and XB1X can still put in a good showing, and the Switch is just the Switch, so Mario Golf Super Rush and the Wario Ware game were splendid. Plus, if I'm entirely honest the only thing I really want on the Series X is the new Forza game, and on PS5 it'd just be Ghost of Tsushima again but at 60FPS.

As such I half wonder if this year will be a 'no new hardware' year, it might well be, so I'll guess on that basis and say £300-£400.

Hearthly · **Joined:** 11th May, 2008 **Posts:** 13238

<19.49> Dirt 5 Year One Edition (PC, Steam, last minute purchase in the sale)

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14309

Don't know about anyone else but I really expected that next post 25 minutes after the first to either be a PS5 an Xbox1X or a new graphics card :-)

MaliA · **Posted:** Fri Jan 07, 2022 17:49

Quote:

I started dialling back resolution and detail settings on my current PC. I cheerfully played...

Can someone tell Hearthly his account is compromised?

Hearthly · **Joined:** 11th May, 2008 **Posts:** 13238

MaliA wrote:

Quote:

I started dialling back resolution and detail settings on my current PC. I cheerfully played...

Can someone tell Hearthly his account is compromised?

I think I'm growing as a person.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 37576

<80> Xbox 360 E 500GB

Yep, you read that right. I bought a new xbox 360

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 24091

Were you trying to buy a lawnmower and the forum made you buy this instead?

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 37576

Mimi wrote:

Were you trying to buy a lawnmower and the forum made you buy this instead?

It's an easy mistake to make

Grim... · **Posted:** Tue Jan 11, 2022 16:57

DavPaz wrote:

<80> Xbox 360 E 500GB

Yep, you read that right. I bought a new xbox 360

Fuck are you doing? I've got about four in a pile here, you could have had one of those.

TheVision · **Posted:** Tue Jan 11, 2022 17:22

Yeah Davpaz!

Seriously though, I have one of those consoles and it's a far cry from the original. It feels robust, is quiet and harks back to a better time of gaming for me. I love it.

TheVision · **Posted:** Tue Jan 11, 2022 17:25

Oh... also, Lone Solider PSone <7.40>

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 37576

Grim... wrote:

DavPaz wrote:

<80> Xbox 360 E 500GB

Yep, you read that right. I bought a new xbox 360

Fuck are you doing? I've got about four in a pile here, you could have had one of those.

I needed a replacement and figured why not get the newest and most reliable model

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 37576

TheVision wrote:

Yeah Davpaz!

Seriously though, I have one of those consoles and it's a far cry from the original. It feels robust, is quiet and harks back to a better time of gaming for me. I love it.

It's actually lovely. Basically silent, dedicated Kinect port, HDMI (which my last one didn't have). What's not to love?

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Jan 12, 2022 15:40

DavPaz wrote:

TheVision wrote:

Yeah Davpaz!

Seriously though, I have one of those consoles and it's a far cry from the original. It feels robust, is quiet and harks back to a better time of gaming for me. I love it.

It's actually lovely. Basically silent, dedicated Kinect port, HDMI (which my last one didn't have). What's not to love?

£80

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 37576

Grim... wrote:

DavPaz wrote:

TheVision wrote:

Yeah Davpaz!

Seriously though, I have one of those consoles and it's a far cry from the original. It feels robust, is quiet and harks back to a better time of gaming for me. I love it.

It's actually lovely. Basically silent, dedicated Kinect port, HDMI (which my last one didn't have). What's not to love?

£80

Touché

MaliA · **Posted:** Fri Jan 14, 2022 13:37

£10 PlayStation credit <10>

MaliA · **Posted:** Fri Jan 14, 2022 13:37

Another £10 PlayStation credit <10>

MaliA · **Posted:** Fri Jan 14, 2022 13:37

A third £10 PlayStation credit <10>

MaliA · **Posted:** Fri Jan 14, 2022 13:38

The fourth £10 PlayStation credit <10>

MaliA · **Posted:** Fri Jan 14, 2022 13:38

A fifth £10 PlayStation credit <10>

MaliA · **Posted:** Fri Jan 14, 2022 13:40

It wouldn't let me buy a £50 one.

TheVision · **Posted:** Fri Jan 14, 2022 13:44

Genuine LOL!! :DD

Goddess Jasmine · **Posted:** Fri Jan 14, 2022 13:49

TheVision wrote:

Genuine LOL!! :DD

Don't ever change @MaliA

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14309

FYI when buying credit like that its often worth looking at any shops doing deals - e.g. Shopto would have only charged you £41.85 for that £50 credit

https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/ps50-p ... to-3871750

https://www.shopto.net/en/dls55596-play ... 00-p52491/

MaliA · **Posted:** Fri Jan 14, 2022 14:13

Ta. Work had given me £50 voucher thing for being incredible, and it was only really redeemable online at Argos, as I am far too young for Edinburgh Woolen Mill stuff, and the music shop had a violin in at £79 which was too much

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 21883

I had a cheap violin once, it was absolutely worth the price paid for it.

MaliA · **Posted:** Sat Jan 15, 2022 11:07

Refunded third £10 voucher <-10>

MaliA · **Posted:** Sat Jan 15, 2022 11:08

Refunded fourth £10 voucher <-10>

MaliA · **Posted:** Sat Jan 15, 2022 11:08

Refunded fifth £10 voucher <-10>

MaliA · **Posted:** Sat Jan 15, 2022 11:09

Quote:

I am sorry that you have not received your orders. Our suppliers have now placed limits on these codes to prevent bulk buying. The new limit is two down load codes per day. As you have placed orders for five then I do apologise these other three orders will not be processed and you will be refunded for them. I apologise for any inconvenience caused. Kind regards. Thanks"

And they couldn't change the three £10 ones into one £30 one.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 24091

Per day? Can’t you just buy them again today/tomorrow?

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 24091

And if the suppliers have placed limits on them, put those sane limits on your storefront.

Hearthly · **Joined:** 11th May, 2008 **Posts:** 13238

<20.99> Dying Light Enhanced Edition (Steam - PC)

MaliA · **Posted:** Wed Jan 19, 2022 10:55

Doom eternal PS5 <0> as used voucher

MaliA · **Posted:** Fri Jan 21, 2022 19:48

I'm still waiting for those refunds.

MaliA · **Posted:** Fri Jan 21, 2022 21:13

I have the refund

MaliA · **Posted:** Fri Jan 21, 2022 21:13

£10 PlayStation credit <10>

MaliA · **Posted:** Fri Jan 21, 2022 21:13

Second £10 PlayStation credit <10>

TheVision · **Posted:** Sat Jan 22, 2022 17:18

Yeah Yeah Beebiss 2 - Dreamcast <24.99>

TheVision · **Posted:** Mon Jan 24, 2022 20:07

Metroid Dread <30>

MaliA · **Posted:** Mon Jan 24, 2022 20:13

PlayStation credit <10>

MaliA · **Posted:** Mon Jan 24, 2022 20:14

Trooper wrote:

I had a cheap violin once, it was absolutely worth the price paid for it.

£20 for bagpipes though is quite the proposition

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 24091

Who can even tell if bagpipes are cheap?

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