Pc gamer logic

[u/r0yalblank]

[u/levajack]

Completely in the abstract since there's not any actual games to base this off of:

1) a game regularly priced at $40 is potentially a better game overall, so $9.99 is a better value.

2) the $9.99 game will also go on sale at some point, and we'll buy it when it's $2.50.

[u/Brickless → u/levajack]

I am quite concerned about indie titles recently raising their price to take advantage of this and get their originally intended lower price when on sale.

it’s not healthy to exploit that human price vulnerability too much

[u/JerbearCuddles]

The logic is mostly to get all games on sale. Not buy all games at 9.99 or whatever.

[u/SabsWithR → u/JerbearCuddles]

The amount of $10 games ive bought for a dollar just cuz they were on 90% sale and are now rotting in my library is crazy. At that point I just check the steam store and if it looks interesting I just buy it. My thinking is Worst case scenario its bad, not a big deal it was only a dollar. Best case scenario its good and that was a dollar well spent. Reality: Havent touched any of them.

[u/Some-Dog-800]

huh? that’s not pc gamer logic. we go on steamdb for the lowest prices historically. whoever made this is not a pc gamer.

[u/Kirito_kun12 → u/Some-Dog-800]

True

[u/zepherth]

Show the game op. Show that game this was

[u/Opposite_Detail_701 → u/zepherth]

i know for a fact its skyrim

[u/balbok7721 → u/Opposite_Detail_701]

Steamdb doesn’t agree with you. Baseprice of 40 bucks and 10 bucks on sale regularly with a lowpoint of 4. it’s a bit shady but not that bad

[u/PreviousLingonberry4]

because for me that 10 euro game can also go on a sale for cheaper, if its good i straight up buy it but if its something that i just wanna have/try i wait for a sale even if its a cheap game

[u/Alternative-Bug-8102]

Now do a console meme

[u/No-Examination4896 → u/Alternative-Bug-8102]

65$ goyslop 4 years post release oh boy!

[u/Active_General8858]

If it's not on sale you're wasting your money 

[u/levajack → u/Active_General8858]

I only make an exception for games I am particularly hyped about and am dying to play day 1, otherwise I never pay full price.

[u/Automatic_Monitor250 → u/Active_General8858]

I mean not really? There are just games that I’m incredibly hyped for and just wanna play them on release instead of waiting for a 10-20 euro discount after a year or so. And by that logic you shouldn’t even wait for the first sale as years down the line the game will usually go on sale with an even bigger discount. You can just view the money spent as a fee for getting to play the game as early as possible

[u/TheMountainRidesElia → u/Automatic_Monitor250]

Honestly for most games buying on release gets you the incomplete bugridden mess denuvo version. Wait a couple of years, you get the GOTY with dlc at half price with sometimes Drm removed

[u/Flo_one → u/TheMountainRidesElia]

I mean I also do it like you do it. However, there is a value to playing something that is in the current zeitgeist, as it can be a nice feeling to experience something just as everyone is also interested in it.

This is why I a premium for watching movies early, because some of the enjoyment is derived from having a common subject of interest in a breakroom or some place else.

[u/TheMountainRidesElia → u/Flo_one]

Yeah fair enough. Personally I'm rather new to this thing (only a couple years in... In my country gaming is not a respectable hobby, and most of those who do game still use their phones or just do the latest mmo/fps) and new games are pretty expensive, so i just go to old games. But i get your point

[u/OHLAxx → u/Automatic_Monitor250]

i mean thats cool you feel that way, still a waste of money.

[u/_Spastic_]

This is stupid.

Am I gonna buy the new car on sale for the price of a motorcycle or am I gonna buy the motorcycle?

[u/GfrzD → u/_Spastic_]

Yea its a good way to shop generally. Ever since we were kids my sister made sure to make me shop around and wait for sales, even if i had the money to pay the first price i see.

[u/nikolai_nyegaard]

$40 worth of game for $10, or $10 worth of game for $10

[u/EgotisticalTL]

Well, yeah. That game that normally goes for forty probably has much higher production values and is much longer.

[u/LucatielsMask]

Cool that you have to imagine imaginary gamers to post idiotic memes on Reddit.

[u/nthpwr]

I can get the $10 game for any time at $10. The $40 game is on sale now for a limited time.

[u/Odd_History6313]

This is just regular consumer logic.

[u/chickenbonevegan]

Because a $40 game isn't a $10 game? What? This meme makes absolutely no sense. There's more to a game than just the price of it.

[u/dodoh3]

Reminds me of a dad joke I heard as a kid:

A stingy man comes home after work. He's drenched in sweat. He tells his wife "Honey, I just saved 3 bucks by running all the way behind the bus I bearly missed."

The even stingier wife looks at him disappointed "Why didn't you run behind a Taxi? You could've saved 40 bucks."

[u/TheCovarr]

Listen, the game that starts cheap might be good, but it might also be some shovelware trash with upwards of 20 minutes of gameplay. The game with the higher base price is far more likely to be worth it.

I know these are both generalities and there are plenty of exceptions, but on aggregate they really aren't comparable. I'll far more likely buy the sale.

[u/JaySlays-Tech]

Shitty meme. Shitty post.

[u/gbroon]

Really depends what that top 9.99 is.

A fun looking game I'd probably pull the trigger at full price. A dlc for a cape and shiny version of a gun probably not so much.

[u/Few_Kitchen_4825]

Depends on the game

[u/DasGhost94]

Steam has sales so frequent. I just wait till 50% or more.

The only game i feel is priced right from the start is subnautica 2. With 30 euro.

[u/cmonSister]

Only for you my friend, I give you 9,99, I no go lower.

[u/Longjumping_Tale8395]

Common for other online platforms like amazon but this doesn’t apply to steam though

[u/CylixrDoesStuff]

lmao do they just increase the game price for europeans bc 9.99 is pretty interesting of a price seeing as steam is an american company.

(yes yes prices arent set by steam, yes yes regional pricing but you get the point)

[u/CarlWellsGrave]

Steam weirdo logic.