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'Knowing Steam players are hoarders explains why you give Valve that 30%,' analyst tells devs: 'You get access to a bunch of drunken sailors who spend money irresponsibly' (www.pcgamer.com)

submitted 3 days ago by misk@sopuli.xyz to c/games@sh.itjust.works

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[–] nthavoc@lemmy.today 12 points 3 days ago (8 children)

Or they just like a really good deal which is a known marketing tactic since buying stuff with currency was a thing? "99 cents for this thing I may or may not need? Down from two dollars?! Sold!" Maybe the term hoarders, as in people with an actual mental issue, is not the right term. More like frugal. Let's face it. Steam sales are when they sell the most copies of any title.

Now if you are buying games at full price every time with no intention of playing, you're just a dumbass and need a lesson on the value of a dollar.

[–] misk@sopuli.xyz -2 points 3 days ago (7 children)

Digital hoarding is a mental disorder same as any other form of hoarding.

[–] doomcanoe@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Per the article you posted (interesting read BTW!)

With digital hoarding, however, the act of saving the file becomes an uncontrollable urge.

“It means that they’ve lost the choice — they feel they have to save it. If they do not, they may feel uncomfortable and, more often than not, anxious that they may need to have access to the information and it’s not going to be there,” he says.

I'm not sure "picking up some games you might want to play when they are on an extremely good sale" qualifies as Digital Hoarding, per the definition.

[–] misk@sopuli.xyz -2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It is very common for people to joke about how big their backlog is. I’m not sure we can call buying things you’re never going to play as frugal. I’m on autism spectrum and do both regular and digital hoarding occasionally but I’m a bit more mindful about it ever since I admitted it. Many people seem to be in denial.

[–] doomcanoe@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago

I'm sure there are folks who fall under that umbrella. But I was more responding in the context of this specific comment thread.

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