• Rekorse@sh.itjust.works
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    8 hours ago

    Its for the people that only buy when its a “good deal”. Its usually for old games that are well liked or for newer games that are maybe a year old now. The non sale price is for people who can’t wait for the discount. Sorta like waiting for a movie to go to video/streaming rather than go to the theater.

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      7 hours ago

      So what you are saying is that it is only a marketing move to appeal to poorer people?

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        1 hour ago

        You can also view it as a strategy to extract more money from richer people, without sacrificing all the poorer customers.

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        6 hours ago

        I’m not rich but I’m definitely not poor. I only buy video games when they’re like $30 CAD or less. Only time I went against this rule was for Baldurs Gate.