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minus-squareBlackmist@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 hours agoI miss the “flash sales”. They got rid of them, and the Steam Sales were effectively just the regular discounts you can get anywhere else. That and people like Rockstar figuring out that you can put “50% off” if you bundle in a load of funbucks nobody asked for.
minus-squareKatana314@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 hour agoIn some ways, I try to acknowledge the original race to the voting on prices was sometimes bad for indies. The Factorio dev even saw the writing on the wall and decided to head it off, declaring “This is the game’s price floor. Buy it or don’t.”
I miss the “flash sales”.
They got rid of them, and the Steam Sales were effectively just the regular discounts you can get anywhere else.
That and people like Rockstar figuring out that you can put “50% off” if you bundle in a load of funbucks nobody asked for.
In some ways, I try to acknowledge the original race to the voting on prices was sometimes bad for indies. The Factorio dev even saw the writing on the wall and decided to head it off, declaring “This is the game’s price floor. Buy it or don’t.”