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It's beyond insane to me that a $70 "AAAA" game (kidding, it's AAA) dips down to the absurd price of $5. I've never seen anything like it. Wish the entire Sims 4 "collection" if you can call it that was $5 total, would be incredible, or Starfield.

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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 131 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (18 children)

It happens all the time on Steam and physical retail. Especially when the game is critically panned or is old enough that it's not selling at the original price anymore.

Pretty funny to see the big budget "AAAA" games going from $70 to $5 in just a few months, while seeing an independent game like RimWorld never go on sale and have multiple DLCs that aren't much cheaper than the base game because the former loses interest hella fast, while the latter seems to keep gaining popularity.

[–] Mannimarco 45 points 3 weeks ago (9 children)

Just fyi, Ludeon Studios changed their stance on sales some time ago, in fact it's on sale right now! Never more than a 20% discount though. Factorio however has still never been on sale. But your point still stands

[–] Dultas 27 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Both are pennies on the hour investments though. Factorio Space Age has drawn me back in like the OG did years ago.

[–] papalonian 24 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

No. Don't. Don't tell me this, don't do it to me, I'm trying to complete Satisfactory playthrough

[–] TheSaus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

But he right tho… the basics have been cleaned up a bit so the early game isn’t as slow, and every planet actually made me feel like new again

[–] Contramuffin 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

On the contrary, IME they significantly slowed down the early game, but they removed the early-mid-game dip right after you unlock fluids and oil processing

[–] Dultas 2 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah the green to blue transition seemed like a smaller hurdle than I remembered.

[–] scarilog 2 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah I'm trying to convince myself to give space age a try, but damn I know it won't be good for me.

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