Valve might be adding a 30-day price tracker to Steam — feature is already available in some EU countries to spoof out fake discounts
⚡ Quick Hits
- Valve is introducing a 30-day price history tracker directly into the Steam store.
- The feature is designed to protect buyers from "fake discounts" on artificially inflated base prices.
- This tracker is already active in some EU countries to comply with regional consumer protection laws.
Greetings, deal hunters! The Tech Monk here with an exciting update that is going to make our quest for the ultimate gaming bargains a whole lot easier.
If you are a seasoned shopper, you probably already know the oldest trick in the retail playbook: a publisher artificially inflates the base price of a game right before a big sale, just so they can slap a massive "discount" sticker on it. It creates a false sense of urgency, and if you aren't using third-party tracking tools, it's easy to fall for it. Well, it looks like Valve is finally stepping up to fix this natively.
According to recent reports, Valve is rolling out a 30-day price tracker directly on Steam. This feature is actually already live in certain European Union countries—primarily as a measure to comply with strict EU consumer protection laws designed to spoof out these exact kinds of fake discounts.
By showing the lowest price a game was offered at over the last 30 days right next to the current "sale" price, Steam is bringing much-needed transparency to its storefront. For us deal curators, this means less time referencing third-party databases and more time actually playing the games we scored for cheap. We will keep an eye on when this rolls out globally, but until then, stay vigilant and keep hunting for those real discounts!
