News Summary

• My point is that waiting to play games is always better for your money – unless you're buying Nintendo games, which will still be 60 brazen dollars long after you and I return to space dust – and often better for your time..
• 2023 was an amazing year for playing games, and maybe an even better year for waiting to play games..
• Day one was a brilliant time to play Baldur's Gate 3 – it crowns our list of the best games of 2023 for a reason – but as we approach the end of the year, there's never been a better time..
• That said, in terms of untapped potential, it feels like the best time to play Starfield is still yet to come, even if it does run and play much better today than it did in September..
• You have nothing to lose and plenty to gain by waiting to play even the biggest games – especially the biggest games..
• But even for games that were initially released this year, waiting even a month or two could lead to a dramatically improved first impression..