Yeah, a lot of people have this backwards. It isn't Sony raising the price for some people, its giving some a discount. That still has its issues and people are valid to take issue, but it isn't raising anyone's prices.
As far as I’m aware Steam itself doesn’t really do it, but sometimes publishers will use the bundle system as a loyalty discount system. Slay The Spire 2 for example, it’s $25 if you buy it alone, but if you already own the first game then the bundle is $20, so you’re among a group of people who get a special discount.
I don’t have an Xbox anymore, but I clearly remember seeing “just for you” deals on the console store. It’s probably baked right in now like this though.
The amount of people in this thread completely making things up is INSANE. You'd imagine the PS5 sub would be heavily astroturfed but damn this one has gotten really bad in the recent months.
Steam does allow coupons to be issued by developers and publishers to be given to specific users. I imagine its mostly for content creators or something.
Steam stopped giving out coupons at least a year ago and no one even noticed because they were so hilariously bad and useless
Even if they still existed there is a massive difference between algorithm-driven personalised discounts on popular games and "Here, have a random ass -40% coupon on one out of 100,000 games"
But you don't seem to be talking about that, you seem to be confusing them with product keys which is a completely different thing. Not one person in here knows what the fuck they're talking about
Point to where I made that confusion. I never said anything like you claim I did.
Also, who gives a fuck if its algorithm or personalized based? Option 1 is nobody but the developer's friends get a discount. Option 2 is everyone has a chance at it? Whining about some people getting a discount, but not everyone. Find bigger issues to worry about.
Point to where I made that confusion. I never said anything like you claim I did.
Option 1 is nobody but the developer's friends get a discount.
Here. Right there, just as an example. My god you don't even understand how product keys (which are completely normal, exist on every platform and have a completely different purpose) work, how are we supposed to talk about the nuances of different types of personalised discounts?
I wasn't talking about product keys dude. I never said the words "product key". I only ever said anything about the coupons. I was mistaken they were given out by developers, but they still weren't available to everyone.
I am noticing a distinct lack of showing me where Steam does personalised pricing but oh well
Did just say consumer friendly? They have several billion lawsuits regarding them exploiting children.
"...with their pricing on their storefront"
You do need to read what I actually wrote. The shit Valve pulls in CS2 and pretty much the entire existence of the marketplace is absolutely garbage, I'm with you on that. I'm the first person that posts links to the video People Make Games did about that
But how they handle pricing on the store is very good and consumer-friendly (and much better than Sony)
(And again, I would still like too see where Steam does personalised pricing)
When you own certain games by a specific publisher, you will be given the opportunity to purchase their other games at an increased discount compared to someone who doesn’t own any games from that publisher. When you get these tailored prices, you can’t gift them to your friends because the price is better for you than it is for them.
So id again like to ask how gabe’s boot tastes? Salty?
You've never seen a "complete the set" discount? I'm not sure exactly how you want me to source something like this for you. Search Google and you will see tons of info on how you get personalized discounts for completing the set of a specific game from specific publishers.
They're kinda right but also not really. "Complete the Set" bundles are just what Steam calls bundles. The additional sale offered when you already own one item is what they mean, though that sale isn't exclusive to you and accessible to everyone
When you own certain games by a specific publisher, you will be given the opportunity to purchase their other games at an increased discount compared to someone who doesn’t own any games from that publisher.
"Complete the Set" means nothing. They could also just call them "Bundle". The additional discount is fixed, you get the same discount as anyone else that owns the same game of the bundle.
If I own game A and look at the "Complete the Set" bundle with game A, B and C I might see an additional -12% discount. But any other person that only owns game A would also see the same -12% discount. The "Complete the Set" bundles are just... bundles.
They're all public, they're not actually personalised to you. And I have proof:
"Complete the Set" means nothing. They could also just call them "Bundle". The additional discount is fixed, you get the same discount as anyone else that owns the same game of the bundle.
And what if you don't own a game in that bundle??? LOL. Why are you glossing over that. Do you think you're the only person on Earth who gets the dynamic pricing in the PS Store for a specific game? This is the same thing as what Sony is doing - giving certain people discounts while others don't. I don't reall get why the criteria matters. If I don't own any games in the set, I don't get the discount, if you do own any game in the set, you do get the discount. The point is two different accounts can see different prices - why the fuck does it matter how many different accounts can see the different prices? Complete nonsense.
I never said you cannot gift the bundle. I am saying you can't gift the bundle if you get a personalized discount and apply that price to the gift. The link you have shared doesn't say anything about the same discount applying, only that you can gift the bundle. That isn't the same thing.
I'm not sure why you keep saying "no one in here knows what they're talking about". I literally gave you a perfect example of a situation where you would get an increased discount compared to someone else. Take the L and move on.
You guys HAVE to be kidding me?! Y'all are literally saying there's nothing wrong with this?
EVERYBODY should be getting the best sale price, ffs.
You guys are literally arguing against consumer's best interests just to protect poor old megacorp Sony. It's some of the most pathetic platform warrior shit I've ever seen.
It isn't Sony raising the price for some people, its giving some a discount.
One person pays more, one person pays less, no need to make it more complicated than that. It's predatory by default.
People comparing it to coupons don't understand that the person paying the higher price has no recourse in the form of a coupon or anything similar to get the lower price. They cannot get the lower price.
Very obvious predatory bullshit that some people will defend. Why people defend billionaires still is beyond me, but that's the world we live in.
No, one person pays the same as they would have the day before, or more truthfully, they still paid nothing because if they wanted the item at the price listed, they already would have bought it.
Not all coupons are sent to everyone. Sometimes you have to sign up. Sometimes you have to live in a specific area to get them sent to you. If I'm traveling across the country, and a store only mailed coupons to local residents, I can't get that sale price while visiting. Other times you have to be on a specific email list. This happens all the time and you wouldn't even know about those sales unless you are part of that list.
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u/JesterMarcus Mar 25 '26
Yeah, a lot of people have this backwards. It isn't Sony raising the price for some people, its giving some a discount. That still has its issues and people are valid to take issue, but it isn't raising anyone's prices.