Posted February 09, 2021
low rated
Here's an interesting question:
* Suppose that there's a game that you are really looking forward to, perhaps to the point where you would buy it on release. The release comes, but it comes with a reverse sale at launch. In other words, say for the first week the game is out, the game is 50% more expensive than the base price (and the store page makes it very clear that this is what's going on). Do you buy the game now at the higher price, or do you wait until the reverse sale ends and the price drops to its base price?
(It's worth noting that itch.io would actually allow a developer to do this; itch.io actually has reverse sales, which were introduced as an April fools joke but are essentially a permanent feature of that site.)
* Suppose that there's a game that you are really looking forward to, perhaps to the point where you would buy it on release. The release comes, but it comes with a reverse sale at launch. In other words, say for the first week the game is out, the game is 50% more expensive than the base price (and the store page makes it very clear that this is what's going on). Do you buy the game now at the higher price, or do you wait until the reverse sale ends and the price drops to its base price?
(It's worth noting that itch.io would actually allow a developer to do this; itch.io actually has reverse sales, which were introduced as an April fools joke but are essentially a permanent feature of that site.)