{"id":1595126,"date":"2026-06-02T07:45:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T07:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/RxwWyTWpVk4TC9o6fyEZh7"},"modified":"2026-06-02T07:45:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T07:45:29","slug":"patient-gamers-unite-as-25-of-you-only-buy-your-games-during-steam-sales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/patient-gamers-unite-as-25-of-you-only-buy-your-games-during-steam-sales\/","title":{"rendered":"Patient gamers unite, as 25% of you only buy your games during Steam sales"},"content":{"rendered":"
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There was a time where I was a chronic pre-orderer. If a videogame was coming out, I would buy it months in advance. I eagerly awaited its release date\u2014and back when I was a console gamer, I crossed my fingers and hoped that a physical copy would slide into my letterbox a couple days early. <\/p>\n

These days I’m\u2026 well, I’m a lot stingier. Pre-ordering has become something I do rarely, and my Steam wishlist has basically become my way of being notified when something I want to play has dropped in price enough for me to scoop it up. As it turns out, a lot of you are right there with me.<\/p>\n

I polled you all last week on your Steam spending habits, and 25% of you say that you never pay full price for a game these days. Instead, you’ll wait for a Steam sale or similar price drop, fully flexing those patient gaming muscles.<\/p>\n

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That wasn’t the majority vote, though! Over half of you (that’ll be 51%) do <\/em>still buy some games at full price, but only when you’re super excited about an upcoming release. I think this is definitely where me and most of my pals fall\u2014I know for a fact a bunch of them bought Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 when it first came out, and I am drowning in a sea of friends who have been sinking $60 on Forza Horizon 6 over the last week. <\/p>\n

18% of you tend to be a bit more generous when it comes to cheaper indie games\u2014saying that you’ll happily fork out full price if it’s sporting a more humble cost, but generally won’t go for the big $70 ones unless they’re on sale.<\/p>\n

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