Klosshufvud
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I'm making this thread to ventilate a little. Steam has a supposed autumn sale now. I see what's on sale, the same several-years old games having price reductions from a ridiculous $60 tag to a more plausible $40 tag. And this is the price after the sale. All this sale culture has resulted in games basically never organically dropping in price. Instead they're all kept at their $60 price no matter how old and you're supposed to catch them at their actual worth when there is a sale. Of course, this is all psychological marketing. A purchase seems more worthwhile to us if we buy it on "sale" because it gives us the impression that we made a good deal. This trick has become the standard practice in video games. Basically don't even bother buying a game unless it's on "sale". Otherwise you're just getting scammed.
It seems like in general, game industry is moving away from traditional price drops. Neither PS5, SeX or Switch are having any price drops. Instead you're supposed to buy them on "sale" when there is a $50-100 price reduction. All to create a false sense of value that is being sold to you for less than its actual value. Older consoles dropped in price after just a year or two on the market. But now that's gone too. The sale culture has infected the hardware side aswell and we're gullible and buy into their schemes. Putting items on "sale" increases the likelihood of making an impulse purchase. That's what they want us to do. To make ill-informed purchases because our flawed brain is telling us there is a massive reward to be had on a limited deal. Am I alone in thinking this is insanity?
It seems like in general, game industry is moving away from traditional price drops. Neither PS5, SeX or Switch are having any price drops. Instead you're supposed to buy them on "sale" when there is a $50-100 price reduction. All to create a false sense of value that is being sold to you for less than its actual value. Older consoles dropped in price after just a year or two on the market. But now that's gone too. The sale culture has infected the hardware side aswell and we're gullible and buy into their schemes. Putting items on "sale" increases the likelihood of making an impulse purchase. That's what they want us to do. To make ill-informed purchases because our flawed brain is telling us there is a massive reward to be had on a limited deal. Am I alone in thinking this is insanity?