{"id":237238,"date":"2024-06-27T19:07:40","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T19:07:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/27\/the-steam-summer-sale-is-here-to-empty-your-bank-accounts\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:15:57","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:15:57","slug":"the-steam-summer-sale-is-here-to-empty-your-bank-accounts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/27\/the-steam-summer-sale-is-here-to-empty-your-bank-accounts\/","title":{"rendered":"The Steam Summer Sale is here to empty your bank accounts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>It\u2019s that time of year again. The Steam Summer Sale <a data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:is officially live;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">is officially live<\/a>, offering deep discounts on thousands of games and even the Steam Deck. The sale goes until July 11, so you have a bit of time to browse and fill up that wishlist.<\/p>\n<p>The venerable <a data-i13n=\"cpos:2;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/valve-is-selling-the-512gb-lcd-steam-deck-for-less-than-400-185918912.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Steam Deck is on sale;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Steam Deck is on sale<\/a>, with some caveats. The deals <a data-i13n=\"cpos:3;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/steamdeck\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:only apply to the LCD model;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">only apply to the LCD model<\/a>, and not the newer OLED version. Also, the 256GB LCD is not on sale. That leaves the 64GB at $300 instead of $350 and the 512GB model at $382 instead of $450. Incidentally, that puts the 64GB model at the same price as the Nintendo Switch. I love the Switch, but it sure can\u2019t run <em>Elden Ring<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"caas-iframe-wrapper\" data-embed-anchor=\"a351cfd0-9a09-50dd-a6ef-7c1c31a2ce9b\">\n<div class=\"caas-iframe youtube\" style=\"padding-bottom:56%\" data-type=\"youtube\">\n<blockquote data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Na37dINcV2I?si=muvnL7xNU1dBpAao\"><p><noscript><iframe title=\"Steam Summer Sale 2024: Official Trailer\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Na37dINcV2I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Speaking of <em>Elden Ring<\/em>, it\u2019s on sale for $42. The good news? That\u2019s a 30 percent discount. The bad news? There\u2019s no sale for the recently-released (<a data-i13n=\"cpos:4;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/even-fromsoftware-agrees-elden-rings-dlc-was-too-difficult-153725812.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:and brutally difficult;cpos:4;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">and brutally difficult<\/a>) expansion DLC <em>Shadow of the Erdtree<\/em>. That\u2019ll have to wait for next year.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s not the only AAA title available at a discount. <em>Cyberpunk 2077<\/em> is half off, at $30, and <em>Baldur\u2019s Gate 3<\/em> is $48, which is 20 percent off. It\u2019s rare to find a discount on <em>Baldur\u2019s Gate 3<\/em> at all, so this might be just the time to finally try out <a data-i13n=\"cpos:5;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/baldurs-gate-3-and-alan-wake-2-lead-the-2023-game-awards-nominees-185729344.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:2023's Game of the Year winner;cpos:5;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">2023&#8217;s Game of the Year winner<\/a>. <em>Hogwart\u2019s Legacy<\/em> is just $24, the indie smash <em>Palworld<\/em> is $23 and <em>Star Wars: Jedi Survivor<\/em> is more than 50 percent off, at $32.<\/p>\n<p>There are also plenty of indie darlings available for cheap. The iconic <em>Stardew Valley<\/em> is $9 and the retro shooter <em>Cuphead<\/em> is $14. The <a data-i13n=\"cpos:6;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/engadgets-games-of-the-year-2023-150053925.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:fantastic Dave the Diver;cpos:6;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">fantastic <em>Dave the Diver<\/em><\/a> is also $14, which is a discount of 30 percent. <em>Hades<\/em> is $10, but the sequel remains full price. Even the recently-released smash hit <em>Balatro<\/em>, which is a sort of roguelike sequel to poker, is on sale, though only with a ten percent cut.<\/p>\n<p>The Steam Summer Sale includes some really deep discounts on popular games. We are talking impulse buy territory here. <em>Disco Elysium: The Final Cut<\/em> is only $4 and the renowned platformer <em>Celeste<\/em> is just $2. <em>Borderlands 2<\/em> is $3, <em>Castle Crashers<\/em> is $1.50 and <em>Batman: Arkham Knight<\/em> is $2. As usual, <em>The Witcher 3<\/em> is heavily discounted at $4.<\/p>\n<p>If you are like me, you\u2019ll use this sale to snatch up anything that\u2019s been hanging out in your wishlist for a while, where it will then go into a digital unplayed pile until the end of time. To that end, a researcher recently used SteamIDFinder&#8217;s database to calculate that <a data-i13n=\"cpos:7;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamesn.com\/gatekeeper\/early-access-roguelite-game\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:unplayed Steam games account;cpos:7;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">unplayed Steam games account<\/a> for $19 billion dollars. Let\u2019s get it to at least $20 billion by July 11.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/the-steam-summer-sale-is-here-to-empty-your-bank-accounts-184158057.html?src=rss\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] It\u2019s that time of year again. 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