How long should i wait to buy a game on Steam after release? AAA/indie price/bug fixes

[Suckajfoo]

I am interested to see if there is a general time period that is best for waiting to get a newly released game on Steam. Good examples: XCOM 2 (AAA) and The Witness(Indie) . How long do you think it will be before the first discounts on these games and how much of a discount. How long before they address the first round of bug fixes? I heard XCOM 2 is great but buggy, if I could wait a month and get it for less without bugs, great. I would like to play the witness but I don't want to pay $40 for a puzzle game that seems a little repetitive, will they drop the price on an indie game often?

 

[dextermat]

About bug fix, you never know could be days, months years.

For sales, you usually wait for holidays to get good rebates.

The best thing to do is put desired game in wish list so you get an email when it's on discount

 

[the_crippler]

Absolutely anything you get will be cheaper if you wait. If you wait long enough, it'll drop to a couple of bucks - the only question is which is worth more: your desire to play and your desire to save money.

AAA titles don't drop a whole heck of a lot in the first year, outside of occasional flash sales during one of the big sales (Summer/Christmas.) Indies are all over the map, and depend on the publisher.

As for bugs, it's like the person above said - it's a crapshoot. Some publishers bug hunt early and often, others take their time, and still other take the money and run.

 

[James Mason]

I've heard games usually go on sale for about 30-50% off after about 3-6 months.
Normally that's also enough time to fix any bugs.

For games that have expansions/planned DLC, some people wait a year or two, because by then the game will re-release with all the DLC/Expansions included for a cheaper price.

 

[why_wolf]

you seem to see large discounts after 3 or 6 months, usually tied to the big winter/summer sales. For everyday discounts I think you see them permanently marked down after a year for sure.