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Can someone explain videogames sales to me? How can a game be 12$ and 8.99$ the day after?
Its for the people that only buy when its a "good deal". Its usually for old games that are well liked or for newer games that are maybe a year old now. The non sale price is for people who can't wait for the discount. Sorta like waiting for a movie to go to video/streaming rather than go to the theater.
So what you are saying is that it is only a marketing move to appeal to poorer people?
You can also view it as a strategy to extract more money from richer people, without sacrificing all the poorer customers.