Digital Distribution has led to a revolution in terms of the price of PC games. Over the past decade the cost of buying titles has dropped dramatically and the trend is continuing. Online services such as Steam, Amazon and GOG regularly hold sales that will knock up to 80% off games. They arent exclusive to old releases either, games often drop significantly in price after only a few months. Combine that with the fact that games generally have a lower starting point that console games and you can make significant savings. Additionally a new phenomenon has entered the fray. Pay what you want bundles, such as the Humble Bundle and Groupees, offer groups of games for as little as $1. In fact EA and THQ recently did their own versions. They gave away games such as Company of Heroes, Red Faction: Armageddon, Metro 2033, Dead Space 1 & 3, Burnout Paradise and Mirrors Edge, letting you decide how much you wanted to pay. It doesnt stop there either. Desura has over 80 games that are freely available from old classics like Beneath a Steel Sky to modern space simulators like Vega Strike. The only problem youll have is organizing your massive libraries of games.
