No, this is pro-consumer. Showing the original price and the “X% off!” sign is price anchoring designed to make you think you’re getting a great deal and to make you feel urgency to buy it now. It’s why we all have such giant collections of unplayed games.
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x00z@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I really dislike the way they hide the original prices on Steam now.
I think it even goes against some consumer rules here in Europe.
tormeh@discuss.tchncs.de 3 days ago
Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.org 3 days ago
Huh? What do you mean? For me it looks like this (am in the EU tho):
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x00z@lemmy.world 3 days ago
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Here’s a better view: imgur.com/a/ndBfWLy
Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.org 3 days ago
Seems to be a non-EU problem then I guess.
x00z@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I’m from the EU.
AwakenedAce@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 days ago
I think it’s something to do with it being or not being the largest discount in the last X days (maybe 90 days? I’m not sure)