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As a miserly bastard, I am disappointed publishers aren't offering some decent discounts in these times

John Dunbar

John Dunbar

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Oct 25, 2017
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I admit it, I don't like to pay very much for games even in the best of times, but with tons of people barricading themselves in their homes and probably looking for entertainment, now would be a nice time for some decent sales. How about some solidarity, publishers? Why is everything full price on Steam? Not even going to mention the likes of Nintendo who probably think any discount over 30% is a mortal sin. Ubisoft seems to be the only company that knows how sales work on the eShop.

Where are my quarantine sales?
 
ryushe

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Oct 27, 2017
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Agreed. It's a bit surprising and honestly the cynical part of me believes that there aren't sales because everyone is on quarantine..
 
Tailzo

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Oct 27, 2017
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I found a lot of great sales of physical Switch games. 25% off most Nintendo titles at Platecompaniet, and some other great ones too. So I bought almost 10 games. Edit: But half of these were for my daughter, she is so bored now...

Digital games are a pain with two Switch consoles, so she seems happier getting physical games.
 
entremet

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Oct 26, 2017
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They probably will in time. Remember all industries have big uncertainty right now.
 
Gay Bowser

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Oct 30, 2017
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There are deals. Vlambeer put Nuclear Throne on Steam for 90% off, for example. (Ends in like five hours.)

That said, I'm not sure saying that publishers, many of whom are also going to be struggling over the coming months, should do a big sale right now just because it's a "nice time for some sales" makes sense.
 
Dyle

Dyle

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Oct 25, 2017
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It's not like they aren't losing money just as much as everyone else
 
test_account

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Oct 25, 2017
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There are some sales going on. When i turned on my PS4 yesterday, i had a "Mega March" icon on my main menu, notifying me of many games being on sale. Over 150 games on sale, and 50+ DLC items too.
 
Pimienta

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Oct 25, 2017
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Most companies care about the money, not us. That said, they also aren't under any obligation to give discounts, even if I agree with you OP.
 

Fanuilos

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Oct 27, 2017
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They're probably trying to take stock of the situation and determine how much of an impact this thing will have on games in active development. Particularly games they were planning to release this year and whether it will still be possible. They have employees to pay and take care of too.
 
rhandino

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Jaded Alyx

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Oct 25, 2017
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John Dunbar said:
i must have missed the news of nintendo purchasing square enix.
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No, but you missed the news that Nintendo published Octopath Traveler in the West on the Switch, and is therefore responsible for all marketing and the pricing of the game in general.

FYI they tweeted the sale yesterday. It's because the game sold 2 million.
 
Menchin

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Apr 1, 2019
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You can get the Eidos Anthology on Steam for pretty cheap

Personally I'm waiting on an FFXIV discount since I didn't have any money in December when they had a sale and really want to play it again
 
Owlowiscious

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Oct 27, 2017
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www.resetera.com

NA/SA PSN Mega March Sale ends 3/31

Sale page: https://store.playstation.com/en-us/grid/STORE-MSF77008-MEGAMARCH/1 Ends 3/31 at 11 AM ET/8 AM PT. I'll get a list written up tonight when I get home. Deal of the Week is Assassin's Creed Odyssey: https://store.playstation.com/en-us/grid/STORE-MSF77008-DEALOFTHEWEEK/1
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rhandino

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John Dunbar said:
what on earth are these posts?

and a cursory glance of your post histories show you are just as concerned with stuff that is trivial nonsense in the grand scheme of things.
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As a pop music stan younare not seeing me on Twitter asking Rihanna to release #R9 right now tho

Anyway, related to you OP there are 3 sales on the eShop rn and they update the store today so probably even more sales, then you have a big as sale on PSN that was put up last night, GOG is gifting some classic games with the theme of "Stay at home and play some games" and the Spring sales are probably going to be put up earlier.

Is happening but there are some logistics that have made it hard to pull as quick as the publishers probably want.
 
oni-link

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Oct 25, 2017
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I'm surprised that none of the console makers have made their subscription services free for a few months since people are stuck at home

It would be a good PR move
 
chrominance

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Oct 25, 2017
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When there was a huge blackout in North America almost two decades ago in the middle of summer, my friends and I had a thought: oh shit, you need electricity to keep things cold. You know who has a lot of cold stuff they'll probably need to get rid of ASAP? ICE CREAM STORES. Free ice cream! Turns out everyone in town had the same idea, and not only was the ice cream parlor not giving away ice cream for free, they were actually sold out of a ton of flavors.

That "Gamestop is fucking up COVID-19" thread mentioned, as an aside, that game sales were actually brisk in the face of potentially weeks or months mostly spent at home.
 
Indy in the Fridge

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Oct 30, 2017
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LocoRoco said:
people die every single day for a lot o different reasons, the new virus is just one of then
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OP's complaint is specifically related to the current quarantine. I know people die every day, I'm not stupid. But from an outside perspective, complaining that games aren't cheaper because you are stuck at home (for your own safety) while other people continue to get infected and die is a bit insensitive.
 
Akita One

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Oct 30, 2017
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There are plenty of sales, Nintendo just had a Mario themed one this week.

I swear, the people that make "I wish there were sales" actually never look for sales. You actually have to...you know, use the internet outside of Resetera.
 
Rolodzeo

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Nov 10, 2017
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Looking around for a few minutes:

- Itch.io has a number of games for free right now.
- Gog, Fanatical, Indiegala, Origin, etc all have a sale ongoing.
- Epic has three games for free (plus more to come later today).
- Humble has its regular monthly bundle running plus a Capcom one too.


???
 
Heazy

Heazy

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Oct 28, 2017
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You also have to bear in mind how much it would look like a "cash in" and how the pitchfork crew will be there screaming "capitalising on this situation is gross"
 
MilkBeard

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Oct 25, 2017
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There are currently some pretty good sales on Steam and GOG right now. I just picked up some crpgs for like 50-70% off.
 
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