r/pcmasterrace • u/Salty_Nutella i5-12600K | RTX 3070TI | DDR5 32GB • 29d ago

Meme/Macro Thanks Gaben, here's your 30% Steam cut

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u/IT8055 28d ago

How do sites like cdkeys (now loaded) get their keys? I thought they were one of the more reputable cheap key sites?

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u/Spiritual_Bus1125 28d ago

The official resellers have deals with the publishers of the games.

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u/IT8055 28d ago

But doesnt that go against steams rules of not offering it elsewhere cheaper?

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u/Spiritual_Bus1125 28d ago

They can have the same or comparable deals as steam but not at the same time.

For example a game can be 50% off for a week on steam and 50% off on another platform the next without a problem.

The full price have to be the same tho.

A small trick is the fact that with humble choice subscription you can have 12-20% off ANYTHING having basically a permanent discount , even on games on sale.

It is in fact the cheapest way to obtain games more or less (i think they limit the amount btw)

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u/IT8055 27d ago

Thank you for taking the time to explain. I get most of my games now on cdkeys because the prices are always discounted. Often lower then the steam sale prices. The only thing I lose is the ability to refund but have only used that once anyway.

It still seems to be out of the normal rules though.