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[MH3M3D]

I've built up my library quite a bit from PS4 onwards, but now I'm considering switching over to Steam. I like the Steam Machine, as I only like couch gaming. Games are a lot cheaper and I'd probably make back the hardware costs in a couple of years.

The problem is giving up the graphics power of my PS5 Pro. I'd be using a weaker device for a while until a more powerful PC hybrid shows up. Maybe the Xbox Helix, but that's still unconfirmed to support Steam. Im keeping the PS5 Pro for exclusives, so its just about where do I buy the next non-exclusive game on.

Anyone else considering it? What are your thoughts?

 

[Gamezone]

Steam sales are awesome. I don't think you'll regret it.

 

[Fabieter]

It is important you always buy from key stores if you really want to take advantage of cheaper prices. Steam sales aint that great anymore sadly.

 

[MH3M3D]

Steam sales are awesome. I don't think you'll regret it.

Id even go cheaper on Cdkeys.com or whatever its called now. Permanent sale.

 

[Sybrix]

Id even go cheaper on Cdkeys.com or whatever its called now. Permanent sale.

I always buy from CDKeys, so much cheaper, as of right now i'm looking to buy MGS Delta, it's 69.99 on Steam, it's 25.99 on CDKeys lol.... no brainer.

I've heard people say that sometimes these keys can be revoked due to them being sold illegally but in all the years and games i've got from CDKeys this has never happened to me.

I suppose the only downside is your not able to refund if the game sucks.

 

[Alandring]

It is important you always buy from key stores if you really want to take advantage of cheaper prices. Steam sales aint that great anymore sadly.

Id even go cheaper on Cdkeys.com or whatever its called now. Permanent sale.

Those sites are barely legal. They sell stolen keys, keys bought in another country, etc. But you can also have good deals on isthereanydeal, which only list legal websites.

 

[MH3M3D]

I always buy of CDKeys, so much cheaper.

I've heard people say that sometimes these keys can be revoked due to them being sold illegally but in all the years and games i've got from CDKeys this has never happened to me.

I suppose the only downside is your not able to refund if the game sucks.

Still better than PS store. You buy 80 euro game and don't like it? Too bad! No refunds after downloading. Unless it's unplayable.

 

[bitbydeath]

Still better than PS store. You buy 80 euro game and don't like it? Too bad! No refunds after downloading. Unless it's unplayable.

CDKeys is the same way, no refunds after use.

 

[MH3M3D]

CDKeys is the same way, no refunds after use.

40-50 on a new game doesn't sting as much as 80.

 

[demigod]

Steam sales are awesome. I don't think you'll regret it.

Bud, steam sales hasn't been good since Skyrim released. Physical playstation releases has been cheaper. The only good thing about Steam are the cd key sites.

 

[Hudo]

Also consider GoG for games that are available there. The nice thing about it is that GoG fucks off completely after you've bought a game. You just get the installation files, and you can keep them on some backup drive and never have to interact with that service ever again if you don't want to.

 

[emmerrei]

It's much cheaper if you can wait and buy games later, even 1 year later, getting them in bundles or keys. On PS, Switch ecc, even after years it's pretty hard that games goes at a decent price, and the used physical games doesn't drop price like in the 360/ps3 era. Plus, you have to pay for the online, playing on pc nowadays is just better.

 

[duck_sauce]

40-50 on a new game doesn't sting as much as 80.

You won't find any new game on a 50% sale on key websites.
Most if the time with new games it's 5% off max.

 

[Fabieter]

You won't find any new game on a 50% sale on key websites.
Most if the time with new games it's 5% off max.

That is not true.

 

[The_Mike]

Im keeping the PS5 Pro for exclusives, so its just about where do I buy the next non-exclusive game on.

Why not just sell your PS5 pro and put the money towards a better pc, and buy the playstation games again on pc?

 

[MMaRsu]

Those sites are barely legal. They sell stolen keys, keys bought in another country, etc. But you can also have good deals on isthereanydeal, which only list legal websites.

This is absolutely false.

Cdkeys and Gamivo work directly with publishers.

Do not listen to this nonsense.

 

[Mr.ODST]

Tbf with life getting more expensive, love my PS5 Pro but recently I've relied on Xbox / PC on new releases

Xbox games can still be bought on key sites with discounts etc got pragmata on launch for £30 etc

Last full price was crimson desert and Tokyo extreme racer on my PS

 

[duck_sauce]

That is not true.

It was 1 1/2 year ago when I tried to find sales for new games.

 

[Mownoc]

Steam sales are awesome. I don't think you'll regret it.

They were awesome. These days they're kind of crap and consoles also now do massive sales constantly anyway.

GG.deals is the way to go for PC games that are actually cheaper than console. Sites like Loaded and Eneba.

 

[Mownoc]

You won't find any new game on a 50% sale on key websites.
Most if the time with new games it's 5% off max.

FH6 Premium edition is £73 on Loaded and £110 from MS direct lol.

 

[RCX]

Steam Machine price is still an unknown but most estimates seem to be putting it around the $700 mark (possibly higher). If you're willing to shop around, buy second hand parts etc and do a DIY build you could likely get a far more powerful machine for something like the same money.

 

[MrJangles]

One big difference between console and pc gaming is that PC games are so cheap you will end up with a gargantuan backlog that you'll likely never complete. In the past month for less than €100 I've bought Pragmata, Silent Hill 2 remake, Dead Space remake, Tomb Raider 4-6 Remastered & Shinobi. Each game has been consecutively dumped for the next before completion

 

[duck_sauce]

FH6 Premium edition is £73 on Loaded and £110 from MS direct lol.

I just said that that doesn't mean all games have such discounts

 

[MH3M3D]

Steam Machine price is still an unknown but most estimates seem to be putting it around the $700 mark (possibly higher). If you're willing to shop around, buy second hand parts etc and do a DIY build you could likely get a far more powerful machine for something like the same money.

Has to be console experience in the living room. I hate gaming on a desk or using Windows from a couch.

 

[MH3M3D]

Why not just sell your PS5 pro and put the money towards a better pc, and buy the playstation games again on pc?

Sony is quitting porting over single player games to PC.

 

[Hadoukens]

I always buy from CDKeys, so much cheaper, as of right now i'm looking to buy MGS Delta, it's 69.99 on Steam, it's 25.99 on CDKeys lol.... no brainer.

I've heard people say that sometimes these keys can be revoked due to them being sold illegally but in all the years and games i've got from CDKeys this has never happened to me.

I suppose the only downside is your not able to refund if the game sucks.

Happened to me.

Bought Tormented Souls for two of my friends some years back. Both keys were revoked from them and neither game was accessible afterwards. One was able to beat it before that happened but the other was about halfway through.

The game was still installed but not playable. They had the option to purchase or uninstall.

I've used it many times with no issue but it is a gamble.

 

[Donald mac Ronald]

Those sites are barely legal. They sell stolen keys, keys bought in another country, etc. But you can also have good deals on isthereanydeal, which only list legal websites.

Saying this should be bannable. There's always one clown making this claim.

 

[winjer]

Don't forget to check some bundles, as they ca fill your library very quickly and very cheaply. Pick the ones that have games you like and it's a great way to move to PC and Steam.

Digiphile - Expert-Curated Game & Book Collections

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www.digiphile.co

Humble Bundle

Pay what you want. Support charity. Get awesome games.

www.humblebundle.com

Fanatical

www.fanatical.com

 

[Thesnipergecko]

I recently did this with the sales, spent around £200 and got all my favourite PS5 titles on Steam. Only reason I'm keeping my Pro is for GTA6 and Gran Turismo 7. It's a shame Ghost of Yotei has been pulled from a PC release.

 

[Darkness_Arises]

Games are a lot cheaper

Please check some site like PSPrices for best sale prices in your region on PS and Steam, you will be shocked to see that for most games of any relevance these prices will be the same. PC game keys (not necessarily Steam keys in all cases) can be had at a modest discount of 20% for day 1 games from 3rd party resellers (not Steam). Of course, these cannot be refunded by steam. A year after release, best sales prices will be the same between steam, ps and 3rd party sites. Games are not a lot cheaper, at most some games which you might not even give a shit about might be slightly cheaper on PC.

There are much better reasons to opt for PC gaming: free online, more control over graphics vs performance tradeoff, mods, games that might not release on console (Magicraft, Replicube and many others), etc. Costs including games will overall run the same and do not expect console wake using controller and sleep-resume to work as well as it does on the PS or any other modern console.

 

[Kiya's Guard]

You're considering in buying a pc NOW?

 

[RCX]

Has to be console experience in the living room. I hate gaming on a desk or using Windows from a couch.

Steam OS/Bazzite is console in the living room, it at least as much as the Steam Deck can be. I've been using some form of couch pc for over a decade, started with windows (not ideal) and currently with Bazzite. Works great. It's not 100% console-like but I only very rarely have to use the desktop.

 

[Randall365]

Better to keep both OP - mind you it is fun collecting games on Steam and not playing them.

 

[diffusionx]

Steam sales are awesome. I don't think you'll regret it.

They're not that awesome anymore.

 

[ScHlAuChi]

Still better than PS store. You buy 80 euro game and don't like it? Too bad! No refunds after downloading. Unless it's unplayable.

Why would you buy games digitally when physical is way cheaper and allows reselling?

 

[Spyxos]

I always buy from CDKeys, so much cheaper, as of right now i'm looking to buy MGS Delta, it's 69.99 on Steam, it's 25.99 on CDKeys lol.... no brainer.

I've heard people say that sometimes these keys can be revoked due to them being sold illegally but in all the years and games i've got from CDKeys this has never happened to me.

I suppose the only downside is your not able to refund if the game sucks.

I got one of the Dark Picture games revoked, but got instantly new key from cdkeys.

 

[Stuart360]

You won't find any new game on a 50% sale on key websites.
Most if the time with new games it's 5% off max.

yeah thats not true at all.

You can get Forza Horizon 6 for £35 on key sites, while its £60 on Steam.
And its like that for most new games on key sites.

As for older games, you can often get them for a few dollars while they are still 30, 40, even stil 60 on Steam.

You need to shop around more.

 

[Donkaapo]

steam sales are only good for games that are sold out on keysites lol

 

[TrebleShot]

I did this a while back and I don't regret it at all my PS5 collects dust now.

Don't worry about Sony ports, first off it was never confirmed and secondly their first party titles aren't selling anywhere near as much as they used to so they'll likely return to Pc Ports once they realise it's money on the table and current leadership is asked to leave.

As others say CDkeys or loaded as it's known now is absolutely legit I've never had an issue with any of my keys from there.

They do actually do refunds I got a refund for concord.

Always use them for new releases. They don't use stolen credit cards, they simply take advantage of regional pricing.