The Psychology Of Steam Sales
Ever wondered how Steam caught fire in the PC World? Ever heard of the infamous “Steam Backlog”? Where gamers have over 100 or so games in their library, most of which they know they’ll never start, never mind complete? Ever wondered how gamers, despite their insistence on only buying one game or so on Steam, then end up on buying 20 or so? According to an article on The Psychology of Video Games, that is because Valve has been able to psychologically manipulate gamers into buying more than they normally would....