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Thanks to the frequent sales, PC games just cost less than console games.
Almost every game seems to regularly go on sale.
Since Steam started holding their regular holiday sales, the sales are coming thicker and faster than ever.
Steam Sales
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Steam is all about the sales.
If you might be patient, you’ll save a huge amount of money on PC games.
Almost every game on Steam regularly goes on sale, often 75% or more off.
Steam is constantly holding smaller sales–daily deals, weekly deals, mid-weekly deals, and weekend deals.
Sometimes you’ll even see a game you might play for free during a weekend deal.
These sales are advertised on Steam’s front page so you’re able to quickly glance at them.
Valve doesn’t have an official schedule of these sales, so their dates vary from year to year.
However, we have some idea of when these sales are.
This is very useful when you’re deciding what to buy during a big sale.
you might quickly skim through the sales on the games you’re already interested in.
Game Bundles
Game bundles are a constant presence in PC gaming.
Humble Bundle started this craze, offering regular pay-what-you-want bundles of well-received indie games.
In addition to their regular indie bundles, they also offer weekly bundles of other games.
There are other stores that often match or beat Steam’s deals.
This only works for games that are specifically marked as requiring Steam.
Other sites, like Green Man Gaming, also offer juicy discounts.
Other sites that want to compete have to offer good deals.
Sales are awesome, but remember that the point of buying games is to play them!
Many people have amassed a huge backlog of games they may never play.
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