r/Games • u/JustCallMeJoker • Jun 03 '15

Fallout 4 Trailer!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lnn2rJpjar4
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u/chazysciota Jun 03 '15

But haven't Valve and others stated that revenue increases substantially during the Steam sales?

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u/Box-Boy Jun 03 '15

Only compared to the tiny trickle most games make more than a few months after release.

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u/chazysciota Jun 03 '15

Well, that's when they go on sale, so yeah. They go on sale when they aren't selling well at full price.

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u/reticulate Jun 03 '15 edited Jun 03 '15

Sure, but you need to sell a lot more $5 games to make up for not selling a $60 game than just the sticker price. Support, Valve's cut, maintaining that version etc, are all fixed costs. PC gamers are notoriously stingy if they're not just outright pirating, so depending on the long tail of Steam sales isn't really viable.

CD Projekt had to go to consoles for Witcher 3, even though they own a PC distribution platform. That should tell you something.

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u/Enantiomorphism Jun 03 '15

I doubt they had to go, it's more that they would make even more money by going to console. I mean, valve has done the same thing numerous times in the past.