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Indali elandelayo ye-Steam iThe Steam Spring Sale, eqala ngo-March 16, 2023 kuya ku-March 23, 2023. Iqala ngo-10 am Pacific Time (1pm Eastern) ngo-March 16 futhi iphele ngo-10 am Pacific Time (1pm Eastern) ngoMashi 23. Ngemva kwalokho, i-2023 Steam Summer Sale izoba kusukela ngoJuni 29 kuya kuJulayi 13.
Ukuthengiswa kwe-Steam kuyingxenye ethandwayo yesiko lokudlala le-PC. Le micimbi ibona ukwehliswa kwentengo okungamakhulu kumageyimu e-blockbuster, ama-indie darlings, nayo yonke into ephakathi. Ngokuvamile zisebenza cishe iviki, futhi ziyindlela enhle kakhulu yokonga imali ngenkathi ugcwalisa ilabhulali yakho ngomthwalo wesikebhe wamageyimu amahle.
Kunini Ukuthengiswa Okulandelayo Kwe-Steam?
Indali elandelayo ye-Steam i-Steam Spring Sale, eqala ngo-March 16, 2023 futhi iqhubeke kuze kube ngu-March 23, 2023. Lokhu ukuthengiswa okukhulu kwe-Steam yasentwasahlobo.
Ukuthengiswa kwe-Steam ngokuvamile kuqala ngo-10 am Pacific Time, okuyi-1pm Eastern Time, ngosuku lokuqala lwendali. Ziphela ngesikhathi esifanayo ngosuku lokugcina lokuthengisa.
I-Valve manje imemezela ukuthengiswa kwayo kusenesikhathi, okwenza kube lula kuwe ukuthi ulungise isikhwama sakho semali futhi ubeke isikhathi esithile sokuhlola amadili. Nalu uhlu olugcwele lokuthengiswa kwe-Steam okukhulu ngo-2023. Lokhu kufaka phakathi ukuthengiswa kwehlobo le-Steam okudumile, ukuthengiswa kwe-Steam Autumn, ukuthengiswa kwe-Steam Winter, kanye ne-Steam Spring Sale. Lezi izindali ezine ezinkulu zesizini lapho inani elikhulu lemidlalo lithengiswa.
- Ukuthengiswa kweSteam Spring: Mashi 16 kuya kuMashi 23, 2023
- I-Steam Summer Sale: Juni 29 kuya kuJulayi 13, 2023
- I-Steam Autumn Sale: Novemba 21 kuya kuNovemba 28, 2023
- I-Steam Winter Sale: Disemba 21, 2023 kuya kuJanuwari 4, 2024
Khumbula ukuthi ukuthengiswa okuningi kwe-Steam kuhambisana namaholide okuthenga ajwayelekile—njenge-Black Friday—ngakho-ke uma ubona abanye abathengisi behlisa imikhiqizo, kungase kudingeke ukuthi uyilayishe. I-Steam ukuze ubone ukuthi akhona yini amadili aphawulekayo.
I-Steam iphinde inikeze ngenani elincane lokuthengisa unyaka wonke lapho kuthengiswa imidlalo yohlobo oluthile. Isibonelo, imidlalo eminingi yendida izothengiswa ngesikhathi “se-Puzzle Fest.” I-Valve futhi ine-Steam “I-Next Fests” emibili enkulu ngonyaka, efaka amademo adlalekayo emidlalo ezayo. Nalu uhlu olugcwele lwaleyo micimbi emincane yokuthengiswa kweSteam namafesti ka-2023:
- I-Base Builder Fest: Januwari 23 kuya kuJanuwari 30, 2023
- I-Mystery Fest: February 20 kuya ku-February 27, 2023
- I-Puzzle Fest: Ephreli 24 kuya kuMeyi 1, 2023
- I-Sports Fest: Meyi 15 kuya kuMeyi 22, 2023
- Umkhosi Olandelayo: Juni 19 kuya kuJuni 26, 2023
- I-Visual Novel Fest: Agasti 7 kuya ku-Agasti 14, 2023
- I-Strategy Fest: Agasti 28 kuya kuSepthemba 4, 2023
- I-SCHMUP Fest: Septhemba 25 kuya ku-Okthoba 2, 2023
- Umkhosi Olandelayo: Okthoba 9 kuya ku-Okthoba 16, 2023
- I-Steam Scream Fest (i-Halloween): Okthoba 26 kuya kuNovemba 2, 2023
Yize singeke sazi ukuthi yimiphi imidlalo ebona izaphulelo kuze kube yilapho kuqala ukuthengiswa kweSteam, ungathola umbono omuhle wokuthi yini ongayilindela ngokusekelwe kumicimbi edlule. Ngokwesibonelo, nakhu ukubheka yethu amadili omdlalo owathandayo avela kuSteam Summer Sale 2022okuhlanganisa amagama amakhulu njenge IHayidesi, Ama-Psychonauts 2, Imihlaba Engaphandlefuthi nokuningi.
Ezinye zezaphulelo ezihamba phambili ngesikhathi sokuthengiswa kwe-Steam zivame ukuba ngezokuqukethwe kwe-DLC, ama-indies abuyekezwe kakhulu, noma imidlalo eyethulwa eminyakeni embalwa edlule. Okusha okukhishiwe kungase kufakwe kukhathalogi, nakuba ungalindeli ukubona enye into engaphezu kwamaRandi ambalwa egundiwe kuthegi yentengo. Ukubheja kwakho okuhle ukusebenzisa ukuthengiswa kwe-Steam ukuze ugcine ku-DLC yemidlalo oyikhonzile noma uthathe izihloko ezindala okungenzeka uzigejile.
I-Steam ikwenza kangaki ukuthengisa?
I-Steam ibamba ukuthengiswa kwesizini okune okukhulu njalo ngonyaka. Lokhu ukuthengiswa kweSteam Spring, ukudayiswa kwehlobo le-Steam, ukuthengiswa kwe-Steam Autumn, kanye ne-Steam Spring Sale.
I-Steam yayivame ukubamba ukudayiswa koNyaka Omusha Wenyanga esikhundleni se-Steam Spring Sale, kodwa I-valve yashintsha lokhu ngo-2022 ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ukuthengisa kusabalele kakhulu. I-Steam Lunar New Year Sale yayisondele kakhulu ekuthengisweni kwasebusika kwe-Steam ngoDisemba.
Ngokungeziwe kulokhu kuthengiswa okukhulu, iValve ivamise ukubamba ukuthengisa okuncane kweminye imicimbi. Isibonelo, i-Steam ngokuvamile inendali ye-Halloween enemidlalo yemikhosi, kodwa ayikho imidlalo eminingi ethengiswayo ngesikhathi sokuthengisa okukhulu kwesizini.
Kukhona okuhlala kuthengiswa kuSteam, nokho-hlola Ingaphambili lesitolo se-Steam ukuze ubone ukuthi yini ethengiswayo namuhla.
Ukulungiselela kanjani ukuthengiswa kwe-Steam Okulandelayo
Ukwazi izinsuku zokuthengisa okulandelayo kweSteam kuyisinyathelo sokuqala sokulondoloza imali. Isinyathelo esilandelayo ukwakha uhlelo lomdlalo. Uma udinga usizo oluthile, sihlanganise uhlu olubanzi lwezinto ongazenza kuzo lungiselela ukuthengiswa okulandelayo kweSteam. Nawa okumbalwa okuvelele:
- Faka imidlalo yakho eyintandokazi ohlwini lwakho lwezifiso ukuze uthole izaziso uma isithengiswa.
- Gcina amehlo akho ebhekile ngokuthengiswa kwenqwaba, okunikeza izaphulelo eziphakeme kulo lonke uchungechunge lwemidlalo.
- Sebenzisa amathuluzi ezinkampani zangaphandle, njenge IsThereAnyDealukulandelela izintengo zegeyimu nokuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola inani eliphansi kakhulu.
- Hlola ezinye izitolo ezingaphambili. I-Steam ngokuvamile akuyena kuphela umthengisi owenza imicimbi emikhulu yokuthengisa, ngakho-ke zulazula ku- Isitolo esithobekile, Oshisekayofuthi Green Man Gaming ukubona ukuthi banokunikezwa okungcono.
Lindela Okungaphezu Kokuthengiswa Kwe-Steam
Ngenkathi ukuthengiswa okusemthethweni kweSteam kuyimicimbi emikhulu kakhulu epulatifomu, kude nokulondoloza okuwukuphela kwayo ozokubona unyaka wonke. Eminyakeni embalwa edlule, i-Valve yaqala ukuvumela abathuthukisi nabashicileli ukuthi bazenzele ezabo izaphulelo. Lokhu kusho ukuthi kunesizathu esihle sokungena kuSteam nsuku zonke, njengoba ungazi ukuthi umshicileli uzokwehliswa nini amanani amakhulu kukhathalogi yakhe. Lokhu kuthengiswa kuvame ukwehla ngaphandle kwesaziso esiningi, futhi akuvamile ukusebenza isikhathi esingaphezu kwesonto.
Uzothola izaphulelo ezimbalwa ngezimpelaviki (Izidili Zempelaviki) naphakathi nesonto (Umsangano Waphakathi Neviki) okufanele uzihlole. Zonke lezi zinyuso zisho ukuthi iSteam ihlezi inomdlalo owodwa noma emibili ethengiswayo, nakuba isimo sayo esinesiphithiphithi sikwenza kube nzima ukuwahlelela. Kunalokho, uzodinga nje ukuba nenhlanhla futhi ungene ngesikhathi esifanele ukuze uthole amadili angcono kakhulu.
Ngenkathi usalinde ukuthengisa okulandelayo, kungani ungahloli imidlalo yamahhala ku-Steam ungadlala khona manje ngaphandle kokukhokha isenti?
