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Now before you go off to buy all those games you never got to, here are some things that you should consider:
Keep a careful watch of the Flash Sale and the Community Choice. The Flash Sales last 12 hours and show deals for 6 games. The Community's Choice lasts 12 hours and is dictated by 3 sales that are put up for a vote. The game that gets the most votes will have a sale for a set amount of time, until the next Community Choice sale. Then, of course, there are the Featured Sales, which last for 48 hours.
Don't jump to buy a game that is part of the sale simply because it's on Sale. The Flash Sale and the Community's Choice may yield a better discount than a standard Steam Sale discount. Patience can be your greatest tool when looking for the best deal. Watch for Daily Deals, of course, but Flash Deals and Community's Choice should take precedence, as they often yield the best discounts the sale has to offer.
- While the Steam Sale is nice, it may also be smart to look to other sites for better deals. GreenmanGaming, Gamers Gate, Nuuvem, G2A, and Getgames are just a few examples that always have incredible deals, so don't limit yourself. In fact, these sites often have competitive discounts specifically because Steam is having their annual sale, so they are certainly worth checking out. Having said that, keep the previous tip in mind.
- Get Enhanced Steam. GET ENHANCED STEAM.
- Put games on your wishlist. If there's a game you really want and you don't want to have to keep looking at the Steam Sale for a better deal, put the game on your wishlist so that you will get e-mails about deals for games on your wishlist. If you want a more immediate and versatile means of getting deals, isthereanydeal.com allows you to import your Steam Wishlist (or just search for games) and have deals from a plethora of trusted sites and Steam emailed to you. What's more, you can check the deal price against the lowest the price for that specific game has ever gone, letting you know if you're getting a good deal. The site is highly recommended.
As this is the first day, how things will pan out is unclear, but for now this is still a valid guideline if you really want to save money this Summer Sale, and remember, if you see a tantalizing standard deal:
Spoiler:
...is what I would say, normally. However, about a year ago, Valve decided to do away with that model. No more Flash Sales. No more Community's Choice. No more Daily Deals. Sadly, this also means no fun Sales games such as the Clicker game from last year or the treasure hunts of yore. What you see is what you get. So if you find that the best deal is on Steam for the game that you want, waiting until later in the sale is more of a personal choice than an objectively smart one.
Also, it's just started. Over the next hour, the number of discounted items will likely increade dramatically. Steam's so large these days that it takes a bit of time to discount every involved cataloged item.
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With that in mind, is there anything you plan on buying? Anything that you've bought? Or do you have any questions about this whole thing?
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