It all depends how much time you will spend playing the game.
OOTP9 is probably 6 weeks away from release, at least.
So lets say you play a reasonable one hour a day for the next 40 days, well that's 40 hours of great enjoyment you will get.
It's half the cost of bringing your family to the movies which last about 2 hours.
So in that scenario, you will certainly get your money's worth and learn all about the game and be ready to tackle OOTP9 right on when you get it, transferring your on going league from OOTP8.
