The End of Year Deals event at the PlayStation Store has just started, and players are already getting massive discounts on a substantial number of games, including Hades at $9.99 and Red Dead Redemption 2. Gamers’ discussion about which games are worth considering at all and the extent of the discount offered is one of the consequences that this sale has had in the community, besides attracting them.
Thus, currently, the rumors about the gigantic End of Year Deals on the PlayStation store are at the top of the list. Sony was the one that originally tweeted, and as usual, the replies are a crazy mix of excitement, sharing what you got, and pure chaos. It’s that time of the year again when your wallet gets scared and your hard drive is filled, you know how it goes.
The promotion has started, and they referred it as ‘even more discounts’ in comparison to the prices of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The image attached here shows games like ‘The Last of Us Part I’ and ‘Marvel’s Spider-Man 2’ with ‘Up to 75% off’ highlighted in bold. 75%! That is indeed a lot, as one user, Rix, pointed out. But is it really all that good and nice? Let’s just say the community response is… far from unanimous.
First of all, the nice part. Gamers have begun to share their purchases. Cyber bought the Ultimate Edition of Red Dead Redemption 2 and Days Gone Remastered. FeeN™️ mentioned that the highly praised roguelike game Hades is a fantastic offer at just $9.99. Samantha J. Foster Composer was talking about the new Digimon game, and Panthers.alerts took the entire Plague Tale series (which we believe is a misspelling of A Plague Tale, but then again, mistakes are marketing, right?). There’s a whole discussion going on about the Red Dead Redemption 2 Ultimate Edition, where Durrell and Samm are trying to figure out if the version with the season pass is included. Spoiler: it seems like it is. So if you are one of those who want to beef up their libraries, there are definitely wins for them.
Nevertheless… there is the other side of the coin. Some gamers are not very thrilled about it. Bp Collection referred to them as ‘Trash deals… mostly good games are not on sale.’ Ouch! Israel offered a more… colorful suggestion, stating that they should put the whole store on sale for 80% off and calling them ‘cheapskates’ because this only happens once a year. The passion! At the same time, Tyr casually said that the sale ‘has actually been live for 2 days,’ so maybe the announcement was a bit late.
Then, there are the unexpected, yet delightful digressions that characterize Twitter, well, Twitter. Mad Vincent had a fun comment on buying the entire store. Funkeda, as always, realized the inevitability with ‘time to backlog shop again 😂’. ManicReaper1 made a very accurate demand regarding Call of Duty Black Ops 7, saying that if the price goes down by $25, ‘then it might be worth it. Not paying premium for recycled maps and guns.’ Amen. And of course, Bishop couldn’t help but intervene with ‘Xbox bought cod lmao,’ because the console rivalry never takes a break, even during a sale.
Wait a second, what was my point again? Oh, yes, the sale. There is still some confusion and frustration simmering under the surface. Gaz shared a long story about a PS Plus Essential Black Friday deal that disappeared before it should have, leaving him to pay the full price with no help from the support. Counter went on a rant about PlayStation being ‘a bunch of tweakers nowadays’ and pleading for the rebirth of Japan Studio and more diversity like Astro Bot. It got very personal.
So, what is the conclusion? The PlayStation End of Year Deals are currently active. They are here. One can get some amazing games for very low prices—$10 for Hades is a nomination from me for instant consideration. But on the other hand, do not let your expectations grow too high. The sale doesn’t cover all the best AAA games that have been released in the last five years. It’s a carefully selected assortment, and if the title you have been anticipating is not included, the tone of the replies suggests it is not only you who is feeling down.
The sale is happening at the PlayStation Store right now. It doesn’t matter whether you are going in for the great deals, as Yanah said, or just browsing and adding to your ever-growing ‘maybe later’ list, it is definitely worth a look. Just possibly do not expect 85% off on everything like Mohamed31 optimistically asked. That’s not how it works. That’s not how any of this works.
