Steam Summer Sale Causes Mass Confusion, Wishlist Deletions

It’s a total boner.

The Steam Summer Sale just got started, and already there’s something of a user-related mess. The sale promises users in the top 3 teams a chance at getting their most wanted game on their wishlist on any given day. Unfortunately, no one really understood what this meant; so in an effort to get the game they want, users have been mass deleting games from their wishlists.

It is a problem,, however, as Jake Birkett of Grey Alien Games points out. By doing a little math, he came to the conclusion that each time a game is put on a wishlist, it’s essentially valued as around 0.5 sales of that game. Essentially, when a user puts a game on a wishlist, it counts as a likely engagement to buy that game at some point in the future. Which is especially important for indie developers.

And a number of other developers have noticed the purge going on. And their reactions run the gamut.

READ:  Power Stealers Review: Babies First Contra

To steam’s credit, they’ve responded. They put out a blog post to alert users to the fact that they can rearrange their wishlists so that the game they want is in the top spot without deleting anything, a feature that’s existed for literal years. They also made a PSA tweet to much the same effect.

Valve

Aside from that, they’ve also monkeyed with the event a bit, hopefully making it less confusing and more fun to play. So rep your furry racer, and maybe win a game.

Source: PC Gamer

About Author

B. Simmons

Based out of Glendale California, Bryan is a GAMbIT's resident gaming contributor. Specializing in PC and portable gaming, you can find Bryan on his 3DS playing Monster Hunter or at one of the various conventions throughout the state.

Learn More →