Will there be a Christmas Steam sale?

[Cappuccino]

I'm quite new to Steam since I only play LoL and some other crappy games, but now I want to play something new and most of the games I want to try is on Steam. However the games I want to try out are quite expensive. So I was wondering when does Steam put out sales? Which holiday seasons? If I remember correctly there was an Easter sale last time? No? What about this Christmas? I want to buy games that are 50% off

 

[Newbian]

It will happen sometime between today and the 26th.

 

[rivethead]

Yes. In fact, they've already started updating the site. Look on your Badges page.....there are already cards slots there (so they're obviously doing some type of Steam Card giveaway as they have in the past).

the Steam Holiday sale is the "biggest" one of the year and usually runs for two weeks into early January.

 

[Seba]

December 22 - January 4.

 

[Cappuccino]

Yes. In fact, they've already started updating the site. Look on your Badges page.....there are already cards slots there (so they're obviously doing some type of Steam Card giveaway as they have in the past).

the Steam Holiday sale is the "biggest" one of the year and usually runs for two weeks into early January.

Badges? What are those and what do they do?

 

[Cappuccino]

It will happen sometime between today and the 26th.

Hi. Source? My friend just told me the sales will commence on 22nd?

 

[poofyhairguy]

I hope so. I really want the new Mad Max game but I refuse to pay full price for any game.

 

[Newbian]

Hi. Source? My friend just told me the sales will commence on 22nd?

Xmas sales happen before or on the day thus my dates covers it.

 

[nurturedhate]

I hope so. I really want the new Star Wars game but I refuse to pay full price for any game.

You won't find Battlefront on Steam. It is an EA/Origin game. Also it can be regularly be purchased for $40-45 on greenmangaming.

 

[poofyhairguy]

You won't find Battlefront on Steam. It is an EA/Origin game. Also it can be regularly be purchased for $40-45 on greenmangaming.

Yeah I don't know why I typed Star Wars, I dislike multiplayer games more complicated than Rocket League or CS Go.

What I want is the Mad Max game.

 

[nurturedhate]

double post

 

[rivethead]

Badges? What are those and what do they do?

It's a Steam-created promotional item. There are virtual trading cards for some games (or, in this case, events (Steam 2015 Holiday Sale). People collect these cards. When you complete the set, Steam gives you a badge. It's just account flair.

For these promotional events, Steam hands out trading cards for free and people collect them to try to earn the badge.

The good news (?) is that there is a market for these cards and you can sell them for real money (we're talking a few cents/card).

It's all just Valve trying to make Steam more "fun". Some people hate it. I don't mind it, it's just marketing.

 

[Sulaco]

Badges? What are those and what do they do?

Some people don't even need the steenkin' things...

:sneaky:

 

[futurefields]

starts on the 22nd

 

[magomago]

i hope they go back to the old way

 

[JEDIYoda]

no

 

[TeknoBug]

There was a huge Black Friday/Cyber Monday week sale, but yeah they usually do Christmas/New Year sales too. There's really nothing left on there for now that I'm looking for. I picked up Elder Scrolls Online during the sale a couple weeks ago, glad I got it for cheap because it's a mediocre game.

 

[Craig234]

Some people don't even need the steenkin' things...

Nice

 

[Phynaz]

One week to mine trading cards

 

[TaintedKane]

Don't be silly of course there will be a Steam winter sale. They also have summer sales too. Those are their two biggest times of the year to have sales.