Varhur Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 So, what i do know about those, is that they're mini-sales that last for weekend. Though i don't understand why it seems like i don't have them. Many games that i saw that are on sale right now, stay at the normal price. Is it because that they're region locked? If yes, can someone tell me, if there were any flash sales in Polish PS Store? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leenewbe Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 the flash sales normally happen for the us, think we've had like 1 or 2 over the last year or so, the only way to get them would be to make a us based account. We do at least get dlc sales which i'd take over any flash sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashero Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 Flash sales are usually in US PSStore, here is the link to the newest one: https://store.playstation.com/en-us/grid/STORE-MSF77008-FLASHSALE18LP/1 I can not remember if there was any in PL PSS... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobby Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 They sometimes do one for Black Friday.. (why is there no White Friday by the way).. But yeah.. It's an American thing cos they get all the good shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elvick_ Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 ITT People who think Canada is the US. It's a NA thing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheYuriG Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 1 minute ago, Elvick_ said: ITT People who think Canada is the US. It's a NA thing. They also might think Brazil it's US. That, or they are just lazy and make the sale go through all the america at once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deceptrox Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 23 minutes ago, Cobby said: They sometimes do one for Black Friday.. (why is there no White Friday by the way).. But yeah.. It's an American thing cos they get all the good shit. I just checked the Store of my country (not the US), and it has a Flash Sale. So yes, Flash Sales are an American thing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobby Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 57 minutes ago, Deceptrox said: I just checked the Store of my country (not the US), and it has a Flash Sale. So yes, Flash Sales are an American thing. South AMERICA tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance_87 Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 Flash Sales also exist in Europe but they are a LOT more rare than the US. I think it only happened once or twice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechatronix93 Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 I believe this is because a lot of Americans are impulse buyers (myself included). Seeing as other Western countries have it it may be a Westerns culture thing. Flash sales give the buyer a sense of urgency. Game they think looks cool on sale for a good price, better buy it before the deal is over! Customers are now less likely to read reviews or watch more than just the release trailer. Be cautious of flash sale games as many are not well received. Some on the other hand are, but just need a boost in sales. Do your research. 3 days is plenty of time 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Viper Posted January 20, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted January 20, 2019 (edited) When Flash Sales first started they were supposed to be a surprise sale no one saw coming (hence the name), and you were supposed to get things for a lot cheaper than you would an average sale...I still remember one we had where nothing was priced above $.99, that was an incredible sale. But over time you realized they were monthly, and the sale itself just became no different than any other sale. Personally I'd rather have those DLC sales mentioned above, because I need Season Passes for several games. Edited January 20, 2019 by Viper 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malachi1987 Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 54 minutes ago, Viper said: When Flash Sales first started they were supposed to be a surprise sale no one saw coming (hence the name), and you were supposed to get things for a lot cheaper than you would an average sale...I still remember one we had where nothing was priced above $.99, that was an incredible sale. But over time you realized they were monthly, and the sale itself just became no different than any other sale. Personally I'd rather have those DLC sales mentioned above, because I need Season Passes for several games. The .99cent sale is where my ps3 digital games went thru the roof 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElBolovo Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 6 minutes ago, malachi1987 said: The .99cent sale is where my ps3 digital games went thru the roof That one was in March 2015 and is still talked today. Sony should've taken a hint and do another one already. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malachi1987 Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 3 hours ago, ElBolovo said: That one was in March 2015 and is still talked today. Sony should've taken a hint and do another one already. Was funny I had to do 2 separate checkouts since I bought so much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visighost Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 On 2019-01-20 at 4:09 PM, malachi1987 said: Was funny I had to do 2 separate checkouts since I bought so much I... I still regularly do that. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kittet3 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 On 1/20/2019 at 11:27 AM, ElBolovo said: That one was in March 2015 and is still talked today. Sony should've taken a hint and do another one already. Wait, wasn't there several 99 cents sales? I thought it use to be a common thing every January-ish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJP_X Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 On 1/20/2019 at 10:58 AM, jordan199311 said: I believe this is because a lot of Americans are impulse buyers (myself included). Seeing as other Western countries have it it may be a Westerns culture thing. Flash sales give the buyer a sense of urgency. Game they think looks cool on sale for a good price, better buy it before the deal is over! Customers are now less likely to read reviews or watch more than just the release trailer. Be cautious of flash sale games as many are not well received. Some on the other hand are, but just need a boost in sales. Do your research. 3 days is plenty of time yeah most of the time they're just pages loaded with junk these days. i still get excited for flash sales, but when i scroll through them i get more and more depressed each page lol. every now and then they have the occasional gem or few. but a majority of the time i come out buying nothing. like the one we just had looked incredibly awful. its mostly the same games that are games that aren't worth it. usually anything listed in them that are good i usually already have, because again, they mostly add the same games every time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ_Solo Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 (edited) The fact that you still go through the pages of the sale says the opposite of what you claim. If it's always junk now, then why keep looking? Why keep buying? I don't see the sales on PSN any differently than the sales I see at Best Buy, Walmart, Kroger, or DSW. There's going to be pages of stuff and I *might* find a couple things that suit my tastes or I probably won't. No need to curse a sales event that I didn't want to spend money on. Edited January 22, 2019 by TJ_Solo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElBolovo Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 5 hours ago, Kittet3 said: Wait, wasn't there several 99 cents sales? I thought it use to be a common thing every January-ish I'm pretty sure it's not, sometimes there is one like "Under 5", "Under 10", but .99 or less I can't remember. Let's hope that you jinxed it for good and they drop one this Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ_Solo Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 50 minutes ago, ElBolovo said: I'm pretty sure it's not, sometimes there is one like "Under 5", "Under 10", but .99 or less I can't remember. Let's hope that you jinxed it for good and they drop one this Friday. What people will neglect to mention is that the .99 flash sales were mainly centered around PS3, PSP, and some older Vita games around the time the PS4 generation began transition to the forefront. If there will be another .99 sale then look for it around a year or 2 after the PS5 launches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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