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The original was posted on /r/linustechtips by /u/RevolutionaryAd8204 on 2024-09-14 15:50:43+00:00.

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[–] Blackmist 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Steam sales have been crap for years though.

You used to be able to pick up games a year after they came out for like £5 on a flash deal. These days stuff is still full retail price years after launch just so it looks better during the few sales a year. We need to get back to the days of cut price re-releases (Playstation Platinum).

I got a shitload of games from bundles though. That at least is cheap on PC, along with Epic delving into their Fortnite war chest to bribe us with actually free games.

Think the best way to game cheaply on consoles is to pick up physical discs second hand (although a lot of games don't even launch on disc any more), and be on the higher tiers of PS Plus for all the games. There's some really good stuff on there, more than enough to keep me busy.

[–] GammaGames@beehaw.org 2 points 2 months ago

Those flash deals were awesome, I pretty much stopped caring about sales when they ended. Now I mostly use the wishlist and wait for games to come down