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the2real4mafol on 22 July 2013

Nothing i choose to upgrade to Playstation Plus for 3 months instead and got Retro City Rampage for my Vita as well. I'll probably buy a load of games from steam at the Christmas sales.



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Munkeh111 on 22 July 2013
KHlover said:
melbye said:
Only bought Sleeping Dogs DLC this sale, managed to control myself. I was looking at Borderland 2, Dishonored and Far Cry 3, but they weren't where i wanted them yet.

Yeah, that's true. My rule was 10€ or less. I think that's the only reason I spent ~40€ instead of 400€ at the sale XD

The problem is there are so many sales that we all know that the games will only get cheaper and cheaper (apart from CoD...) so if they aren't that new, most people will wait for the game to come down until it is dirt cheap. Steam has really destroyed the value of PC games



KHlover on 22 July 2013
Munkeh111 said:
KHlover said:
melbye said:
Only bought Sleeping Dogs DLC this sale, managed to control myself. I was looking at Borderland 2, Dishonored and Far Cry 3, but they weren't where i wanted them yet.

Yeah, that's true. My rule was 10€ or less. I think that's the only reason I spent ~40€ instead of 400€ at the sale XD

The problem is there are so many sales that we all know that the games will only get cheaper and cheaper (apart from CoD...) so if they aren't that new, most people will wait for the game to come down until it is dirt cheap. Steam has really destroyed the value of PC games

Maybe Steam did speed things up a bit, but I remember buying games for ~half the price around three months after launch 4-5 years ago when Steam wasn't nearly as big as it is now. Honestly, currently Nintendo is the only Publisher on any console NOT to drop prices ridiculously short after launch. The problem for publishers is not limited to Steam.



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Munkeh111 on 22 July 2013
KHlover said:
Munkeh111 said:
KHlover said:
melbye said:
Only bought Sleeping Dogs DLC this sale, managed to control myself. I was looking at Borderland 2, Dishonored and Far Cry 3, but they weren't where i wanted them yet.

Yeah, that's true. My rule was 10€ or less. I think that's the only reason I spent ~40€ instead of 400€ at the sale XD

The problem is there are so many sales that we all know that the games will only get cheaper and cheaper (apart from CoD...) so if they aren't that new, most people will wait for the game to come down until it is dirt cheap. Steam has really destroyed the value of PC games

Maybe Steam did speed things up a bit, but I remember buying games for ~half the price around three months after launch 4-5 years ago when Steam wasn't nearly as big as it is now. Honestly, currently Nintendo is the only Publisher on any console NOT to drop prices ridiculously short after launch. The problem for publishers is not limited to Steam.

It is certainly more of a problem on Steam. i buy most PC games for less that £10, becuase I know they will get there. Most retailers stop selling console games before they get that low, they normally end at £20 and there is no guarentee that they will go lower, unlike Steam where you know that they will hit the bottom immediately.

Also, Nintendo games tend to sell forever, there is no need for them to drop their prices.



KHlover on 22 July 2013
Munkeh111 said:
KHlover said:
Munkeh111 said:
KHlover said:
melbye said:
Only bought Sleeping Dogs DLC this sale, managed to control myself. I was looking at Borderland 2, Dishonored and Far Cry 3, but they weren't where i wanted them yet.

Yeah, that's true. My rule was 10€ or less. I think that's the only reason I spent ~40€ instead of 400€ at the sale XD

The problem is there are so many sales that we all know that the games will only get cheaper and cheaper (apart from CoD...) so if they aren't that new, most people will wait for the game to come down until it is dirt cheap. Steam has really destroyed the value of PC games

Maybe Steam did speed things up a bit, but I remember buying games for ~half the price around three months after launch 4-5 years ago when Steam wasn't nearly as big as it is now. Honestly, currently Nintendo is the only Publisher on any console NOT to drop prices ridiculously short after launch. The problem for publishers is not limited to Steam.

It is certainly more of a problem on Steam. i buy most PC games for less that £10, becuase I know they will get there. Most retailers stop selling console games before they get that low, they normally end at £20 and there is no guarentee that they will go lower, unlike Steam where you know that they will hit the bottom immediately.

Also, Nintendo games tend to sell forever, there is no need for them to drop their prices.

Well, now with PSPlus they do go lower, but that's a topic for another discussion



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Munkeh111 on 22 July 2013
KHlover said:
Munkeh111 said:

It is certainly more of a problem on Steam. i buy most PC games for less that £10, becuase I know they will get there. Most retailers stop selling console games before they get that low, they normally end at £20 and there is no guarentee that they will go lower, unlike Steam where you know that they will hit the bottom immediately.

Also, Nintendo games tend to sell forever, there is no need for them to drop their prices.

Well, now with PSPlus they do go lower, but that's a topic for another discussion

Indeed, but 6 months from now I won't be able to play most of those games...



SnesTea on 22 July 2013
green_sky said:

Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Tomb Raider. Good to go till Winter sale.

These plus Mirror's Edge, Just Cause, and Strike Suit Zero.



Yunero on 23 July 2013

tomb raider
witcher enhanced
witcher 2 enhanced
dear esther
monaco
garry's mod
civ 5
binding of isaac
fallout new vegas
just cause 2
cs:GO
torchlight 2
hitman absolution.

Gonna have a lot to play in the next couple weeks when i get y new pc built :D



JEMC on 23 July 2013
Yunero said:
tomb raider
witcher enhanced
witcher 2 enhanced
dear esther
monaco
garry's mod
civ 5
binding of isaac
fallout new vegas
just cause 2
cs:GO
torchlight 2
hitman absolution.

Gonna have a lot to play in the next couple weeks when i get y new pc built :D

About the Witchers games, I don't know if you knew it, but the savegames from the first game can be imported in the second (and the future 3rd) changing the story to reflect your decisions.

So, remember toplay the 1st first and then the second.



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Yunero on 23 July 2013
JEMC said:
Yunero said:
tomb raider
witcher enhanced
witcher 2 enhanced
dear esther
monaco
garry's mod
civ 5
binding of isaac
fallout new vegas
just cause 2
cs:GO
torchlight 2
hitman absolution.

Gonna have a lot to play in the next couple weeks when i get y new pc built :D

About the Witchers games, I don't know if you knew it, but the savegames from the first game can be imported in the second (and the future 3rd) changing the story to reflect your decisions.

So, remember toplay the 1st first and then the second.


thanks man i will make sure to remember, a good friend of mine loves the series so i thought i should get into it while it is on special.