Epic Store Holiday Sale is Back With 10$ Off Coupon Discounts
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okay I can't get the cart to work. I tried updating and I'm not sure what's going on
Edit: finally got it working
Well, it's understandable from a certain perspective, because your discount strategy is an important part of the life cycle of your game. Taking a 14,99 game, if it's 66% off before the developer has decided to make that the new baseline sale price, next time you put it on sale at a smaller %discount that won't have as powerful a draw. Nowadays, 75% off and upward isn't as common, so that 66% may be the lowest a developer will want to discount their game ever. That could be kinda bad for a new release. Popular sites like gg.deals and isthereanydeal as well as browser extensions keep track of historical lows too.
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Thanks! Have it on ps5, but wanted to try out on PC. Perfect price.
Heh, yeah. For most previous sales there was an easy work around - the coupon always expired after the sale, so once the sale was over then I'd buy them at the regular $15 price, bringing it down to $5. Sadly, this coupon expires on the last day of the sale. :(
Why the fuck would you checkmark to share your info with others?
I hope everyone is checkmarking this box to help Tim Epic out.
So why do people dislike EGS?
You launch a game, you buy it even cheaper and you get free games on top of that. This is an insane discount and I own the games. And the developers even get a better cut. So why do so many people have a problem with that?
You launch a game, you buy it even cheaper and you get free games on top of that. This is an insane discount and I own the games. And the developers even get a better cut. So why do so many people have a problem with that?
Because at the beginning they bought out exclusivity for games so those were not released on STEAM untill a year later. So people weren't happy about that.
I was joking. I unchecked it before hitting the purchase button...
Wait, it is checked by default again? That is breaking GDPR...
Just imagine how many marketing emails you would get if you had agreed to do that for every single free game they've given out.
I hope everyone is checkmarking this box to help Tim Epic out.
Epic Games Store | Official Site
A curated digital storefront for PC and Mac, designed with both players and creators in mind.
www.epicgames.com
Don't know if the link will work but you can filter the store to just be sales, AND only games above the coupon limit AND then order by rpice to see all the cheapest ones first.
Journey to the savage planet is a fun romp for a few quid. some jackbox games in there for the next round of lockdowns, etc etc
My only issue with the Epic store is that there are no discussion boards or patch notes for games. When a game is an exclusive, it is incredibly hard to troubleshoot any issues you have with it because of that.
This is made even worse if the game has a Steam page and discussion groups but the game is delayed a year on that platform because of Epic exclusivity. If you try to use the discussion forum to get tech help your thread is besieged by these annoying Steam fanboys who complain about you using their precious Steam forums to get support on a game that hasn't been released on their platform yet.
Getting the forgotten city for sure and probably more. Frustrating that the sales are inconsistent across regions due to pricing. Seems like Disco Elysium is eligible for the coupon in certain regions but not Canada. I guess 20 bucks is still an excellent deal for it though lol
same, doesn't help that there's always a bunch of games that doesn't seem adjusted for my currency so they are like 14.60
I don't think it's on Valve - Buying digital as a platform just matured over the years. It's not about market disruption anymore to get people to buy your game, people aren't going anywhere, they will still buy your games when they're good or at least interesting. It's about finding out how much money people are going to spend on your game with as little of a discount as possible. The baseline for a good sale isn't 85% off anymore, it's 33% to 66%.
Yeah if they even put $10 off I would have bought it
I guess Square can just sit there scratching their heads at why no one is buying it
lol
shitnite still makes them billions and billions every year
Its incredibly feature poor and less reliable/stable than Steam, which has become the market standard.
That alone doesn't get a storefront the ire EGS has received, but Sweeney specifically marketed it as basically the anti-Steam and has pursued content exclusives specifically targeting Steam. For example, Metro Exodus was a big early get - was still available on Game Pass PC basically at launch.
In short EGS' entire hook is to entice publishers onto the store and assumes consumers will follow due to the fetish nature of video games where players "need" their favorite IPs. Its a very cynical approach and that cynicism directly informs why they do the least possible on customer features.
EGS is basically a microcosm of the the gaming industry writ large with less artificial veneers - Epic sees their publishing partners as their real customers while the people buying games there are just a commodity brought in by their customers. Thats a dangerous road to go down in any industry, but one this industry specifically has tried to shove down player's throats time and time again (OG Xbox One as another massive example).
I still use sales like this to pick up super cheap versions of games I'm interested in, I'm not some kind of ideological purist who thinks Steam can do no wrong, but for people who are actively invested in not just PC gaming but the Steam ecosystem having a major industry player specifically align themselves to attack the consumer benefits of that ecosystem is super fucking shitty.
Hitman 3, Inscryption, Chicory, Death's Door, and Sable for just a little over $45 is exactly why I was wishlisting a lot of GOTY mentions yesterday. Are there any I'm missing?
Well they did just add a Shopping Cart after 3 years, so they should be up to Steam standards in no time.
Ooooof, this store page. I'm up at 5am tomorrow so I'll check back then =P
Thanks everyone for all the lists of recommendations with pricing!
Thanks everyone for all the lists of recommendations with pricing!
It took years of me collecting free games but they've finally done it with this sale. I'm becoming a paid Epic Store customer. Their long term strategy is working.
Epic does not have a wide range of payment methods available. If a game is exclusive to Epic and they do not offer a suitable payment method in your country, then there is no way to buy that game.
Steam, however, practically offers every method of payment under the sun.
I got it on sale a couple weeks ago on PS5 and I'm enjoying it. It's nothing earth-shattering but the art direction and music are worth the cost of admission alone.
Sweet. I'll give it a shot. Hopefully it'll run fine on my RX 580.
