Steam Getting Rid Of Flash And Daily Sales

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The dates for the upcoming Steam holiday sales have been leaked and it looks like there will no flash or daily sales to be had this year.

According to Shacknews, the leak came from the Steamworks developer group in a message about holiday sales dates.

The Autumn sale will apparently run from 10am PT on November 25th to 10am PT on December 1st. The Winter sale will begin on December 22nd at 10am PT and wrap up at 10am PT on January 4th.

Addressing the changes to the sales’ format this year, the statement explained, “In past sale events, we’ve asked for two discounts—a duration discount that runs for the length of the sale, and a feature discount that runs in the event that a game is featured on the front page. This year, to optimize the sale for customers and to allow us to feature and recommend your products in more ways to more customers, we’re asking for just one discount, to run the length of the sale.”

Will you miss the flash and daily sales, or are you relieved that you won’t have to keep checking into Steam to make sure you don’t miss any bargains? Let us know in the comments.

Posted: Nov 20, 2015 1:50 pm
Related Forum: PC Gaming Forum

Source: http://www.vg247.com/2015/11/20/no-steam-flash-or-daily-sales-coming-this-autumn-and-winter-according-to-leak/

Comments

SakiPosted: Fri. Nov 20, 2015

Synybun
Saki Once again proving how console is better than PC. Steam can't even keep up with the game sales that every PCMR bandwagoner boasts about.

The article says that instead of having sales that only last for 8 hours (the flash sales), they're just going to last the entire duration of the event.

Considering reading the article before commenting.

GT-R Good job you just showed that your stupid to read what the article said.

@GT-R: I read every word, nothing I said was from lack of information.

@Synnybun: I'm well aware of their change to game sales, I didn't say there wasn't going to be any more sales, just that they can't keep up with things like they used to.

SakiPosted: Fri. Nov 20, 2015

CraigFromIreland
Saki Once again proving how console is better than PC. Steam can't even keep up with the game sales that every PCMR bandwagoner boasts about.

You forget that we have G2A and other key re sellers where there's a sale 24/7 lol

I said Steam can't keep up, not a 3rd party retailer.

RepBanditPosted: Fri. Nov 20, 2015

daily sales are always a saver...*sad*

ExtaticPosted: Fri. Nov 20, 2015

That is a joke . I would never pay full price on old games on steam

BoylerBehPosted: Fri. Nov 20, 2015

Saki Once again proving how console is better than PC. Steam can't even keep up with the game sales that every PCMR bandwagoner boasts about.

You forget that we have G2A and other key re sellers where there's a sale 24/7 lol

RobbedPosted: Fri. Nov 20, 2015

Meh, this isn't their best ever sale.

TaylorPosted: Fri. Nov 20, 2015

Mickers Thats a shame, steam are known for some really good sales.

As other users said; what theyre going to be doing will actually be better instead of having the same pointless games on sale constantly.

-DeanoPosted: Fri. Nov 20, 2015

The way they described it, instead of having games go on small discounts and only have the high discounts on flash sales... Each game will have its maximum discount applied for the entire sale.

This is much better for us game hoarders but it's not as 'fun' having to not check the daily/flash sales/deals.

ItalianPosted: Fri. Nov 20, 2015

They aren't taking sales away, it's just now every game is on sale for a longer time period. The one at a time basically. Better in my opinion.

GT-RPosted: Fri. Nov 20, 2015

Mickers Thats a shame, steam are known for some really good sales.

Its actually better this way. Now the sales will be for the entire length of whatever steam sale they're doing instead of having to keep checking back all the time.

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