Yes, it's been known for quite some time, but thanks for the video.
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ready to buy the same thing i purchased the last 5+ years in a row
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I never understand the Autumn sale. Just wait another 2 weeks for the better Winter sale.
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Didn't think there was a sale hierarchy. What appears in the Winter sale? I always thought summer was the only good one with how people post about needing their cards ready before then.
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Steam is known for its Winter Sale, which typically offers some of the lowest prices and the largest number of games on sale compared to other times of the year.
Best time to grab Steam deals is predominantly on Winter Sale.
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Correction: Winter (and Summer) Steam sales typicaly offers the largest number (widest selection) of games being discounted
However, it doesn't mean their discounts are usually the best ones. As a matter of fact and purely from my limited personal expierience, it's the otherwise: the best time to grab Steam deals are during OTHER, more dedicated, sales during whole year.
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THE SALE HIERARCHY... WE MUST FORM... A TIER LIST? PYRAMID? ONLY TIME SHALL TELL...
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There is not much to put into it:
Tier 1 Summer, Winter sales
Tier 2 Autumn, Spring sales
Tier 3 genre theme sales
Tier 4 weekly sales
Tier 5 Next fest - not really a sale but a demo fest.
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no, your assumed correction is invalid. but you can have your opinion :) and freely share - no probs.
the Winter Sale often has more games on sale and deeper discounts overall
This is partly because publishers are trying to meet end-of-year sales targets and capitalize on the holiday shopping season
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And I still stand by mine.
Yes, winter sale has more games on sale. But deeper discounts? - no, usually these are only "the usual" discounts. Like if, for example, one game reaches 50% discount level so it's the 50% discount on the winter sale. And sometimes even not that.
To get such game cheaper, you have to eagle eye it on more dedicated sale during the year.
Such price politics doesn't prevent publishes from meeting their sales targets at all, on the contrary: they'll get their sweet monies anyway as the hype for winter sale is more than enough.
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Both summer and winter sales offer the best discounts. The autumn sale and black friday deals are historically worse than their upcoming winter sale.
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Wrong. Best discounts pop during big sales sometimes, but usually weekly deals are better.
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Sometimes check Autumn sale, there some -80/-90% games that aren't in sold for Winter sales ...
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As far as I've seen it's mostly for some games which do not go for discounts during the Winter Sale. No idea why they do that though.
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fr, i don't understand why the autumn and winter sale run at almost the same time..
however, publishers like ea and ubi are very inconsistent with their discounts so sometimes random sales have bigger discounts than even the summer/winter sale
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I think the only time I might buy something in the Autumn sale is if a game I want has a new historical low. It is unlikely to be cheaper in the Winter sale, and there is a risk it will be more, or not on sale at all.
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I won't have much in terms of funds for it.
Path of Exile core supporter packs are here to take my money.
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Hope to get some DLC for games I own. Already have a huge backlog and have low expectations from Autumn Sale to see some historical lows.
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There are sales all year round and price trackers are readily available to spot the good deals, so the seasonal sales aren't as exciting as they used to be.
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Yes, pretty much. They'll be a few lowest recorded prices here and there that may pop up on your trackers though.
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I'll never really get the "Autumn sale"... ends 3 weeks before the Winter sale and starts two months into the actual Autumn season...
Just call it a half-assed Black Friday sale.
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I assume it's due to Steam wanting to market to more than just the U.S., Black Friday being primarily associated with the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday.
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Heh you'd think so but "black friday" fake sales are all over Europe now. Thanks Amazon.
First they raise prices by 50% in November. Then they "slash them" by 50% the last week of November.
Nobody has no idea what "Black Friday" is but they think they are getting good discounts.
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Wow, really? I wouldn't have thought Black Friday was as ubiquitous outside of the U.S. -- especially since, as you say, the "sales" nowadays are minimal at best and suspect at worst. It's not like Amazon is doing widespread Boxing Day or Golden Week sales.
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It's been catching up the past few years. I am pretty sure it's the Amazon effect. In France we were a little late as general "sales" are very regulated but since they're not really sales, as in nothing is sold at no profit that could create unfair competition, it's finally here too.
My gf's family is in Portugal and "Black Friday" sales are pretty much in every mall and bigger stores now.
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I can confirm the rise of black friday sales in my small european country as well. It holds no meaning and is just copied over from the U.S. They don't offer great deals like in the U.S. either, it's mostly like 20/30% discounts, maybe one or two good deals here or there if you're lucky.
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No Black Friday in Europe?
Some stores have Black Friday MONTH, it's ridiculous (and empty as a premise) :D
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Agreed with the 3 other fellow Europeans, here Black Friday is more of a "sale theme" than an actual event with enormous sales like in the US, lol.
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I'm excited! I purchased SOMA and Ever Forward last Autumn Sale, and both were great games. I'm curious to see what I'll find next!
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Here's a list of all upcoming sales with times:
Steam Sales on steamdb
Strangely enough, I searched this morning which of Autumn or Winter are known as the better sales. Seems opinions are divided (here at least), but worth checking them both out I guess.
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I want to buy Far Cry Primal in steam, but looks like the best was 7.49 last year
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The only games I buy off Steam are the Ubisoft titles. They are way too cheap there. The primal max price drop on Steam was 80%, but on Ubisoft, it is 90% plus their 20% off code. The only way that I think of making steam a little bit cheaper without changing region, is to buy tf2 key off-steam and sell them on steam. You can get around 5% extra that way.
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I'm more excited for the seasonal profile than the sale itself. Gotta catch them all Steam Chan.
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Regarding the steam Sale if you are in Canada:
It might be worth waiting for the December sale instead, as the government will be removing tax from Dec 14th to Feb 14 on video games.
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