Would Gaming Deals Benefit by Having an Order to Them?

Faro on 12/05/2020 - 19:38
Last edited 12/05/2020 - 20:39 by 1 other user

As we know, hundreds - if not thousands - of games go on sale every day across many platforms and storefronts.

This might just be my OCD speaking, but to avoid certain deals becoming lost in a shuffle or cluttering up feeds, should games be presented on a per series/publisher/sale event basis?

For example, would it be better for a Ubisoft sale to be one collective post that clearly details each title available in the sale for the platform, with the biggest draws being featured in the title - OR is it better to continue the way things are at the moment, meaning people can post at their own discretion and combine many different games in headings over multiple posts?

The pros of grouping include a neater feed and a clear display of all games in a series being shown in one place.
The cons are that many games may go unnoticed if they are not included in the heading

The pros of the alternative/current state is that more games are given visibility in headings, but the cons are that the games occasionally have no correlation with each other, therefore if the first game in a title is of no interest to the viewer, the rest may be passed over. On this note, if too many of these style of posts are made, entire deals may be missed.

Again, this may be entirely a "me and my OCD" thing, but I'm also interested to see if other people are having similar experiences with this.

Poll Options

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  Yes. Deals would benefit from being ordered according to series/publisher/sale event where possible
• 21
  No. Deals are fine the way they are being posted currently

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  Hybroid on 12/05/2020 - 19:53

  Fine as they are. This page exists: https://www.ozbargain.com.au/cat/gaming

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    Faro on 12/05/2020 - 20:03

    You're right. They're great, but have you clicked the "new" tab recently?

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      Hybroid on 12/05/2020 - 20:31

      Yep, frequently to quick skim anything of interest. I'd rather not have big multi-title posts personally.

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        Faro on 12/05/2020 - 20:41

        So how do you feel about the posts that are layed out with about 5 titles jammed into the heading?

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  ilikeradiohead on 13/05/2020 - 06:59

  Good deals get voted to the front page. That is as good a system as any.

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  brokenglish on 13/05/2020 - 15:07

  Hi there, I think you also might have a FOMO. It's certainly unfortunate if I missed some good deals but I think of it as my level being not high enough to see them and more importantly my wallet will thank me.

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    Faro on 13/05/2020 - 15:25

    That could be an element of it. Could also be something else within my mental state, but who knows 🙃