Horizon Zero Dawn™ Complete Edition is at a new historical low (in Steam) of -75%, 12,49€ for me. Offer ends tomorrow, btw.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1151640/Horizon_Zero_Dawn_Complete_Edition/

It's a good deal, it's in my most-wanted list since long. But it's a lot of money for a game I'll not play in a loooong time. Price history shows that new HLs get repeated through the year until a new HL comes: https://steamdb.info/app/1151640/ (Check the -50% and -67% streaks.)

I'm trying to find a reason to NOT buy the game, and that's a good one, there's no emergency that I'm missing a deal that will never come again.

Also, there's the "will it be bundled" thing. So I think the game will not be bundled in a reasonable amount of time. What's your opinion? Does this publisher bundle games this good in 4-5 years after release? It's a game from 2020 but it's a great game and there's no reason for the publisher to bundle it and earn less. This is another strong point in my decision, but it's a bad one because I don't think it'll be bundled.

Right now I'm prone to decide that it'll never be bundled, 75% discount is good, but I can wait until e.g. I get a new job again. But I'm still doubtful. I know it's just one game and it's kinda stupid to think that much for it. But it's how I am...

Some insight so I can pass the deal with my mind in peace will be really helpful. Thanks in advance.

(Right now I can't make the customary thanks-in-advance GA, but I'll do later, specially if there are any helpful answers.)

Edit:
I kinda had my decision taken, but I needed some final pushing. I am overly complicated for certain matters. So thanks everyone for your input and opinion.
Not going to do a GA now, too late and tired. I'll do a train soon and watch out for my xmas train contributions too.
Thus - I'm going to wait. Kudos!

1 year ago*

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Will Horizon Zero Dawn™ Complete Edition ever be bundled?

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It will eventually be bundled
Given the game's publisher, I doubt it
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I don't think Sony has bundled a single game they've released (afaik) so unlikely.

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That's what I think too.

1 year ago
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^^^^

1 year ago
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helldivers has been bundled

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Helldivers has been bundled, so it could be at some point. Considering the success of the so far published titles it will probably still take years. Since the second part is going to be released soon, discounts for the first one might even get better.

But it's a lot of money for a game I'll not play in a loooong time.

Why if it's your most wanted? System requirements? Then definitely wait.

Edit: And in case you can't resist: it's cheaper on GMG.

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Having played 20 - 30 hours of Helldivers in coop I'm not sure you can compare those two.
I know it was very well received back then but I never completely understood why.

1 year ago
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I haven't played Helldivers, but I guessed it's not on the same level, so just mentioned it because of publisher. Nonetheless I could imagine a Humble Bundle of Horizon titles, Spidermans, Days Gone in like 10 years, that's a looong waiting time though.
Just about to finish Days Gone and just like HZD it's awesome, worth way more than 10 bucks.

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That was an entirely different era and matter though. Before Playstation ported their former exclusives.

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True and different quality I guess.

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Well I got it for free for ps4 a while back. Not sure if it helps.

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Will HZD ever be bundled?

Generally I'd say no but on Playstation it has been given away for free even to non PS+ subscribers so everything is possible.

But I'd say don't buy it if you won't be playing it for a long time.
They probably won't put it on a higher discount but base price might drop.

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It's a Sony
meaning most likely not.

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But it's a lot of money for a game I'll not play in a loooong time

I don't get the problem then. If you must wait anyway, where is the harm in waiting to see if it'll get bundled? Spoiler: It won't get bundled
There'll be plenty of great sales in between you being able to play the game and now.

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If you won't play it right away - then wait.
Might as well be given away for free on EGST (most probably not).

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I can see it being in a prestige or maybe a diamond fanatical bundle, but nothing lower than that.

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It has been on PC 3 years already and it is still at 50€ full price, i doubt that it will ever be bundled.

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I don't think it will ever get bundled. I doubt Sony wants a ton of their published game keys out in the wild. Stranger things have happened though, and with time, who knows?

Having said that, $10-$13 is a steal with this game. I got 70+ hours out of it with a completionist playthrough, and pretty much everything about it is great. If you won't play the game for a long time though, then I guess there's no rush, unless of course at some point Sony decides that 75%-off is too good of a deal. The company kinda sucks nowadays, and I wouldn't put anything past them at this point.

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I think if you want to play it right now, it doesn't matter if it will one day be bundled or not.

If you don't want to play it right now, then there is no harm in waiting.

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If you don't plan on playing it anytime soon, I'd wait:

  • the 75% off deal will return multiple times anyways so you won't "lose" anything
  • I'd say at least 80% off are probable in a year or so, not sure if it'll ever get to 90% off
  • it might get some sort of package deal with the second game which is coming to Steam soon
  • while very unlikely, it's not still not completely unthinkable that it might end up in some sort of bundle
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Well, if you can't afford it and you know you won't be playing it for a while, you can let this one go. It will be discounted again at this price for sure and it's not like it's a game with music licenses about to expire or such nonsense that cause games to get retired.
Even if it doesn't get bundled in the meantime (because it won't), there's no harm in you passing on this one this time around

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I don't think it will be bundled for a decade, at least. Maybe never.

So, if you want it, at 75%, it's a great offer

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Anything is possible, except licking your elbow. The game is pretty cheap anyways so give it a shot.

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Been free on PS4, along with US$5 sales. Honestly, the GMG listing is a great price for it anyway. Not every game is going to be, or has to be, bundled.

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Closed 1 year ago by JMM72.