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PlayStation Store End of Year sale offers PS5 games from just $4 — here’s 15 deals I’d buy now

Hogwarts Legacy, Dead Space and more are discounted

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poppatron163d ago

These picks aren’t that great, obviously it’s entirely subjective but still

roadkillers163d ago

Control is $9. There's a lot of good games. It's just weird seeing games 5+ years old going on sale for $20. Back in the early 2000s, if a 5 year old game was on sale it would be under $5 at walmart.

Mr Logic163d ago

$11 in the year 2000 is $20 today adjusted for inflation.

FinalFantasyFanatic163d ago

Ever since the pandemic ended, I think developers are less willing to give good discounts, there's a few I've been waiting on good deals for, but 4 or 5 years later, they're not hitting below $50 (aussie dollars). Nintendo in particular are guilty of this, especially for their first party games.

SlothLordPootus160d ago

@FinalFantasyFanatic Nintendo is the worst with dropping game prices, quite possible the most anticonsumer practice in the industry. Activision is pretty bad too, though who knows if that will change now.

BrainSyphoned163d ago

Mostly a whole bunch of titles from the subscriptions of the world at not cheap prices.

DickyD1226163d ago (Edited 163d ago )

Literally read the title wrong and thought it was a list. That's what I get for trying to post articles first thing in the morning.

Amplitude162d ago

Rift Apart for 30 bucks is pretty good. Everything else here is either barely a discount or has been free on PS+

Angyobangyo162d ago

There are no free games on PS+, you're paying for a subscription service to play games.

MasterChief3624162d ago

@Angyobangyo
Yes, I think we all know this. No need to be pedantic.

Amplitude161d ago (Edited 161d ago )

@Angyobangyo
Honestly one of the sillier things people say. "Free on PS+" means if you have a PS+ subscription you get the game without any additional cost. VS Sales like "50% off with PS+"

(I don't pay for a single game subscription service btw. You can still call them "free on ___")

Duke19162d ago (Edited 162d ago )

I love browsing the PS store constantly, but the “sales” are pretty constantly shit imo. It’s always the same games on “discount”. I think better PS5 deals are found elsewhere for games.

Opening this list with Hogwarts Legacy at $47 tells you all you need to know

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Xbox No Longer Has Its Head In The Game

Microsoft & Xbox have shut down Arkane Austin and Tango Gameworks to lay off more workers, insinuating that they're not in the game anymore.

XiNatsuDragnel1d 2h ago

They're headless for a long time because closing tango isn't exactly a good move

PapaBop4h ago

Ever since that cringe Kinect reveal they've never been the same. They used to make some amazing games and do great deals with third parties Early on in the 360 era they had games like Chromehounds and Shadowrun, both well ahead of their time. Now instead of nurturing their studios, they'd rather gaslight gamers and throw billions on pre existing studios. Not sure how Spencer is still in a job, I wouldn't trust him to organise a piss-up in a brewery.

Father__Merrin4h ago

We've said all along Spencer needs to go. I wish xbox went back to xbox only with new gears fable forza halo releases lots of third party releases

Those early rainbow 6 Vegas days and phantasy star universe are gone forever

S2Killinit1h ago

MS has its head in the game but the game they are playing is something different from what console gamers expect from a platform. MS’s end game has always been to use the xbox as a trojan horse.

1Victor22h ago

“Acquisitions always come with cuts”

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Tacoboto21h ago

Especially for Microsoft, when Booty pretty much said they didn't know how to handle that many studios.

Why even make the acquisition then.

-Foxtrot20h ago

Didn’t they make the swipe for Bethesda when Sony wanted like 6 months exclusiveness for Starfield

It’s like…chill, you got Rise of the Tomb Raider for a year.

romulus2320h ago

Do they always come with senseless cuts becasue that's exactly what cutting Tango was, senseless.

H922h ago

Everyone's acting now that game companies care about games and Xbox is committing the Ultimate betrayal, they are all like this and you have just been quiet about it for far too long

Nuclearmoon20h ago

I wonder if Microsoft do pull out of the console market that it might open the door for valve to relaunch the Steambox. Competition is good for the industry but Microsoft don't even seem to be trying anymore.

UltimateOwnage17h ago

Steam / Valve are one of the few truly pro-consumer bright spots in gaming right now. Thankfully.

jwillj2k420h ago(Edited 20h ago)

“Your game has won some pretty significant awards and is a show piece for where we want to go in the future.”

1 hour later.

“We’re gonna have to let you go. You can’t cover our 100 billion dollar acquisition. Oh and take your awards too 👍🏾”

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Sega's Profits Are Up, But It's Mostly Down To Pachislots

Sega has released its financial statement for the 2023-24 fiscal year, and profits may be up, but it's mostly not down to video games.

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Microsoft Opening Xbox Mobile Game Store in July

The Xbox brand is expanding, as an Xbox mobile game store is opening this coming July where Microsoft will brings its "first-party portfolio."

Jin_Sakai2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

“Bond adds that they will start on the web”

This will go nowhere.

Nice knowing you Xbox. This is what happens when the house never gets cleaned.

MrDead2d ago

The only this MS is expanding is the amount of feculence it sprays on everyone who just want to enjoy gaming and make games.

The best thing MS can do for the gaming industry is leave and never return.

XiNatsuDragnel2d ago

Good luck with this even it might not succeed.

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