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Steam users have spent $19 billion on games they’ve never played (www.pcgamesn.com)
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[-] SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml 4 points 6 months ago

That doesn't mean I have "$400 value of games I've never played."

I'd argue that what you pay for a game and the market value are two different things. The statistic is definitely misleading. The headline should read:

Steam users purchased games they haven't played valued at $19b.

I'd say it's pretty rare for people to pay full value for loads of games, i.e. I agree most unplayed games came in bundles, or were gifted/purchased at massive discount.

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