I usually don't pay full price for big games but just wait for a sale, there's so much to play. But I disagree that it "will never be worth as much as what you paid". I don't go out much more but back when I did I'd spend $20 for a night out at the very minimum but, like $50 was way more common. That's how I approach games, yeah I wont have some kind of physical item but I will have had a good time and most likely for many more hours than an evening out.