The STEAM Sales and Releases Thread

[Latelistener]

They said they won't be making DLC anymore, and content will be free from now on (they will be supporting PD2 for another year), and then threw some kinda twin-stick shooter, just to put another pack of masks along with it.

 

[Latelistener]

It seems like Zenithesda has lowered the price for Fallout 4.

https://steamdb.info/app/377160/

 

[Clockwork Knight]

Dishonored 2 and Doom as well.

 

[Vorark]

They had some pretty nonsense prices in some (most?) countries.

 

[Excidium II]

The FO4 season pass is more expensive than an AAA game though.

 

[Latelistener]

They had some pretty nonsense prices in some (most?) countries.

Yes, but it's not related to the regional pricing, since they dropped the price in the US too.

 

[LESS T_T]

Board game Terra Mystica's digital version is out on Steam:

 

[Clockwork Knight]

The FO4 season pass is more expensive than an AAA game though.

Far Harbor alone is the price of the vanilla game and a half. Happymerchant.jpg

 

[LESS T_T]

I remember seeing this thing in last year's E3 thread:

 

[Latelistener]

 

[LESS T_T]

Indie games showcased at the \(x O x)/ conference:

The Last Night:





Cuphead:



Tacoma:

 

[Metro]

Manages to combine two adjectives I hate when it comes to games: 'cinematic' and 'platformer.' Think we have enough 2deep4u indie platformers these days. I guess because they are easy/cheap to make? Why don't indie developers try their hands at more interesting genres and simply do it on a small scale to keep costs down?

 

[Unkillable Cat]

Indie games showcased at the \(x O x)/ conference:

Cuphead:

Fuckin' finally.

 

[ERYFKRAD]

Indie games showcased at the \(x O x)/ conference:

Cuphead:

Fuckin' finally.

Wow.

 

[Excidium II]

Nobody told me this was a thing.

 

[mastroego]

XCom 2 Digital Deluxe -60%.
But also a new DLC just got announced.

So, uhm, what's the deal with these discounts that end BEFORE the steam sale? Should I expect a larger discount in 10 days, or do you guys feel like it's better to get it now?
I guess there won't be much of a difference anyway.

If I were to play it now I would buy and not worry, but I have other stuff to complete first (including Long War 1, ouch).

 

[Latelistener]

So, uhm, what's the deal with these discounts that end BEFORE the steam sale?

Because no one wants to make big discounts for 10 days. Back in the days, the maximum discount was only for 24/48 hours.

 

[Zombra]

So, uhm, what's the deal with these discounts that end BEFORE the steam sale? Should I expect a larger discount in 10 days, or do you guys feel like it's better to get it now?

The "deal" is they want you to feel exactly like you do - uncertain - so you grab it now "just in case".

In my experience it's always best to wait until the last day of the Steam sale. By that time, everyone who's going to "uncertainty buy" it already has, so they just go ahead and give the best price on most everything at the end to snag as many buyers as possible. *Not a guarantee

 

[Atomkilla]

The "deal" is they want you to feel exactly like you do - uncertain - so you grab it now "just in case".

In my experience it's always best to wait until the last day of the Steam sale. By that time, everyone who's going to "uncertainty buy" it already has, so they just go ahead and give the best price on most everything at the end to snag as many buyers as possible. *Not a guarantee

I got the impression that the last few Summer Sales worked on the basis that everything that is getting a discount is discounted from day one to the last day. No flash sales, and no changes in discount during the duration of the Sale.
But I could be wrong. To be fair, I only rarely buy from Steam.

 

[LESS T_T]

Valfaris, "heavy metal infused" 2D action platformer from the developers of Slain:

Ashen, co-op action RPG thing that showcased at XoX conference:

Tunic, cute action adventure thing that showcased at PCG show:

Skull & Bones, Ubisoft's mulitiplayer pirate game:



The Crew 2, rides evertything:

 

[Monkeyfinger]

 

[Country_Gravy]

'member when cinematic platformer was

i 'member

I remember

 

[Nekot-The-Brave]

'member when cinematic platformer was

i 'member

I remember

 

[Modron]

The "deal" is they want you to feel exactly like you do - uncertain - so you grab it now "just in case".

In my experience it's always best to wait until the last day of the Steam sale. By that time, everyone who's going to "uncertainty buy" it already has, so they just go ahead and give the best price on most everything at the end to snag as many buyers as possible. *Not a guarantee

I got the impression that the last few Summer Sales worked on the basis that everything that is getting a discount is discounted from day one to the last day. No flash sales, and no changes in discount during the duration of the Sale.
But I could be wrong. To be fair, I only rarely buy from Steam.

Yes this is the correct interpretation, buying a game then seeing it on sale for cheaper is one of the accepted grounds for steam refunds. Publishers do these midweek/weekend sales to garner visibility they might not have amidst the summer sale plus they are probably hoping that some word of mouth will translate into even more sales during the upcoming special sales.

 

[Zombra]

Is anyone else annoyed with the new Steam email practice of telling you "Something on your wishlist is on sale, click here to view your wishlist!" Bitch, this is what we have computers for, tell me what the fuck is on sale, don't make me go look it up.