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[kvltus lvlzvs]

I salute the effort you put into making this meme

 

[kruis]

Didn't the Souls games have bigger discounts in the past?

Absolutely. A game like Dark Souls III could be had for prices between 10-15 euro for years. Cheapest price was about 7 euro from official key sellers. Then Namco raised the price in early January 2022 and again two months later and since then there have been almost no discounts. This 50% discount is the lowest price in 18 months....

 

[Solrac]

This sale has prices higher than in other years, steam sales keeps getting worse and worse.

 

[yet_another_alt]

Well played. It's my fault for not also saying that they shouldn't be cheaper in other places. I guess Valve Complete Pack still qualifies for that.

 

[kvltus lvlzvs]

Absolutely. A game like Dark Souls III could be had for prices between 10-15 euro for years. Cheapest price was about 7 euro from official key sellers. Then Namco raised the price in early January 2022 and again two months later and since then there have been almost no discounts. This 50% discount is the lowest price in 18 months....

Its funny that they raised the prices at right around the same time that all 3 games lost their multiplayer support for almost a year due to From's incompetence...

 

[Ristifer]

Freedom Planet 2 is only three bucks off.

 

[Mr Hyde]

Returnal is 14€ cheaper on CDKEYS. It's a trustworthy site that I personally used for yonks.

Do you need an account to buy there?

 

[MikeM]

Just picked up Mafia Definitive Edition and RDR2. Gave up on the 60fps patch for PS5.

 

[Holammer]

Do you need an account to buy there?

No idea, but I bought games there since 2015.

 

[jshackles]

Well played. It's my fault for not also saying that they shouldn't be cheaper in other places. I guess Valve Complete Pack still qualifies for that.

Yeah, just razzing you a bit - I know what you mean. Steam used to be THE place to get the deepest discounts during their sales. Nowadays, the big sales like the Summer Sale are just ways for publishers to put their games on the same discount you would normally see on the weekly or weekend sale. The magic is just that nearly every game in the store is on sale at the same time.

Besides the Steam store issuing refunds (which kinda hurts these sales in regards to timing discounts), it also still famously takes 30% from most publishers - while also giving them the ability to generate Steam keys for their games at no cost. The end result is that someone like Bandai Namco can sell Dark Souls II on a site like GameBillet for less than the price on Steam, and make more money from the sale because GameBillet only charges a small 5-10% fee.

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All this combined means that publishers, especially the big publishers, will typically sus out how much profit they want to make from each storefront, and then adjust their sales price to match. This culminates in Steam's sale prices often being higher than sites like GameBillet or Fanantical or GMG - simply because those storefronts take less of a percentage.

 

[SCB3]

Do you need an account to buy there?

Nope, can get the code emailed to you

 

[Mr Hyde]

My entire wishlist is on sale you guys didn't kid around when you said it's easy to lose yourself. The numbers add up quick. Need to be restrained here otherwise it will end up expensive, even if some game only goes for a couple of bucks.

 

[phant0m]

This sale has prices higher than in other years, steam sales keeps getting worse and worse.

been like this for at least 5 years now. half the time you still do better on GMG or CDK

 

[Skifi28]

This sale has prices higher than in other years, steam sales keeps getting worse and worse.

These days I use steam to search my wishlist and then go straight to cdkeys. I'm not proud of it, but it is what it is.

 

[MMaRsu]

Sekiro 50% off again fuck off already Activision you greedy cunts

 

[SmokedMeat]

Ok, I’m liking what I see.

 

[SmokedMeat]

 

[ssringo]

Sekiro 50% off again fuck off already Activision you greedy cunts

Haha, I've been waiting for years to buy No Man's Sky once it goes below 50% off.

The wait continues...

I know other stores have gone a little cheaper. I'm old and stubborn.

 

[Korranator]

Why no deals on Etrian Odyssey ?

 

[bender]

Between Steam, NewEgg, Fanatical, InstantGaming and IndieGala, I think I'm done.

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[KormaChameleon]

Callisto Protocol at 50% is very tempting. Heard the game is quite good after a few tweaks.

 

[Topher]

Project Wingman at $12.50 is a no-brainer for me.

X4: Foundations at $20......not sure about. I bought it a while back and didn't care for it, but I seem to remember reading that there have been a lot of improvements.

 

[jshackles]

Why no deals on Etrian Odyssey ?

The game has only been out for two weeks. It's already overpriced by at least double, so even a 50% off sale probably wouldn't tempt me personally.

 

[yet_another_alt]

Project Wingman at $12.50 is a no-brainer for me.

X4: Foundations at $20......not sure about. I bought it a while back and didn't care for it, but I seem to remember reading that there have been a lot of improvements.

The basic gameplay of X is virtually unchanged across the entire series. If you weren't into it then chances are it won't hook you now unless your taste changes.

 

[Zimmy68]

I checked on Returnal and it was showing the already high MSRP of $47.99. When does the sale start???
And Sekiro for $29? Call me Nostradamus. How did I call that???

 

[Calverz]

Callisto Protocol at 50% is very tempting. Heard the game is quite good after a few tweaks.

If you like dead space and horror then it hs it’s merits. But it does feel like a poor man’s dead space. I still enjoyed it though.

 

[kruis]

I checked on Returnal and it was showing the already high MSRP of $47.99. When does the sale start???
And Sekiro for $29? Call me Nostradamus. How did I call that???

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[yet_another_alt]

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I know marketplace key sellers are usually looked down upon but Eneba has been pretty reliable so far. I'm kind of tempted to go for it since it's $35.

 

[KormaChameleon]

In the end I picked up.

 

[ChoosableOne]

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The Case of the Golden Idol

 

[Korranator]

The game has only been out for two weeks. It's already overpriced by at least double, so even a 50% off sale probably wouldn't tempt me personally.

lol

For some reason I thought it had been out longer than that.

You can find the collection for $69 making it $23 each game elsewhere.

 

[kiphalfton]

Is the point you're trying to make is that a bunch of shit is 90% off, because if so yeah I agree.

 

[NeverYouMind]

Digital discount prices are basically MSRP for most titles. Fortunately, I already own everything I want for now.

 

[legacy24]

I never played the half life series. I just got a PC earlier this year. is black mesa a remake of the first one? buying that, hl2, ep 1 & 2

 

[NeverYouMind]

Yes, Black Mesa is a remake. Not made by Valve, but done so well as to get their complete approval.

 

[T4keD0wN]

I am thinking about getting Lost Judgment. Is it worth playing just for the story? And how is it different from yakuza games because those get a bit too crazy for my taste.

 

[Astray]

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[nikos]

Wanted this when it released but held out. Picking it up right now.

 

[DeaDPo0L84]

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Are they gonna announce more Steam summer sales?

Edit: Booooo you deleted it lol

 

[NeverYouMind]

I am thinking about getting Lost Judgment. Is it worth playing just for the story? And how is it different from yakuza games because those get a bit too crazy for my taste.

A lot of people seem to like it, but I am still playing the prequel, Judgement. It has great storytelling and gameplay.

 

[kvltus lvlzvs]

I never played the half life series. I just got a PC earlier this year. is black mesa a remake of the first one? buying that, hl2, ep 1 & 2

Black mesa also completely redoes xen, and their version is infinitely superior to the original

 

[Antwix]

Nothing for me here bros except maybe some more AoE2 DLC. The wait continues for a cheaper price for TW Warhammer 3

 

[Celcius]

FF6 isn’t even on sale nooooooooo

 

[RagnarokIV]

So far I got Deep Rock Galactic and Joshua Dumah starring Callisto Protocol

 

[Midn1ght]

Some of the prices on Eneba and Cdkeys are really tempting. I bought a few games from them years ago but went back to official key resellers after reading somewhere that, potentially, Steam could one day track down keys bought on unofficial websites and revoke the licenses.

I don't know what to think about that. I still have access to the few games I bought years ago from them but could Steam actually remove games from our library if we bought them from unofficial sources?

 

[T4keD0wN]

Some of the prices on Eneba and Cdkeys are really tempting. I bought a few games from them years ago but went back to official key resellers after reading somewhere that, potentially, Steam could one day track down keys that were bought on these unofficial websites and revoke those licenses.

How much truth is there in that? I still have access to the few games I bought years ago from them but is there really a risk of Steam removing games from our library if we bought from unofficial sources?

There is a risk, pretty small one, but they are still a "grey market" so it will be less reliable than approved resellers like sites that are listed at gg.deals or isthereanydeal for example.
I wouldnt worry too much about it, its usually the publisher (usually the smaller ones since it can hurt them) tracking it down rather than steam.

 

[T-Cake]

When you buy an EA game on Steam, does it now call for the EA App instead of Origin? I'm assuming Origin is now deprecated and not available anymore?

 

[yet_another_alt]

Project Wingman at $12.50 is a no-brainer for me.

X4: Foundations at $20......not sure about. I bought it a while back and didn't care for it, but I seem to remember reading that there have been a lot of improvements.

Forgot to say that if you're just looking to shoot things in space then you could try the demo for Everspace 2. It's a recent release though so sale ain't deep.

 

[simpatico]

Fell in love with Yakuza franchise on GamePass, the pickins got slim there and I unsubbed. Probably pick up all of those and some SHMUPS and boomers on the wishlist. Thankfully Gloomwood is not on sale, so I'll be able to wait for it to be completed before jumping in. Dead Space still runs like hot musty shit so I'll be able to hold off on that until it's around $20

 

[Topher]

Forgot to say that if you're just looking to shoot things in space then you could try the demo for Everspace 2. It's a recent release though so sale ain't deep.

Great game. I've been playing it since launch and really enjoy it. Always looking for cool space games like that. Big reason why I'm excited for Starfield.