Comment on Steam winter sale is now live

DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

• xeekei@lemmy.zip ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  30% off a 70€ game still ain’t that cheap

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• Katana314@lemmy.world ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  In some ways, I think we have to accept the early years of “8 indie games for $2!!!” is over. Inflation has hit, and indie devs have to buy their coffee too. If you really want a near-freebie, keep an eye out for bundles on Fanatical, where they’re sometimes $3 each game.

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• flamiera@kbin.melroy.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  They aren't.

  You'll maybe see a handful of games convince you that the prices are low because a select few of them have deep discounts. But I can't tell you how many times I've seen games retain their price point regardless of what event it is.

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  • DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    I checked isthereanydeal and there’s a crap ton of games that had better discounts in June

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    • flamiera@kbin.melroy.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      I guess the sales are what you make of it. I mean, it's easy for me to say that the sales suck because I and probably others, have been spoiled filthily with great sales of the past. Like 2010 - 2018 was the greatest time for video game sales with staggering discounts that have given the Steam Sale its reputation.

      Nowadays you have to really spread yourself out. IsThereAnyDeal shows me that GameBillet appears to have better sales than Steam's in comparison.

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