Would "suggest price" be a positive option for steam? (lemmy.giftedmc.com)

submitted 1 day ago by haui_lemmy@lemmy.giftedmc.com to c/games@lemmy.world

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I just looked at a game that is 60€ and said "I dont think its worth that and would buy now for 30, just to check it out". Then I had the idea that some publishers/devs might benefit from knowing that 1-100000 people think that the game is worth X and would buy now for that price right now. In a case like today, the additional revenue would help their financial report etc. They could make short discounts to get especially these customers or even more tailored, you need to press "buy" and confirm at that price to let the publisher know. Like suggest price on ebay.

Let me know your thoughts and if this is a terrible idea. :)

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[-] Poopfeast420@discuss.tchncs.de 17 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

In a perfect world, sure, but in our reality you'd just get tons of people saying they want Elden Ring for a dollar or something.

But even if it worked, it's just games getting on sale faster. Right now, you can either pay a higher price today or wait until the game gets as cheap as you want, but it might take months or years.

As for just the information, how much people would pay for a game, that's what market research if for I guess.