Steam Bundles May Now Be Dynamic

Something MOBA players have long taken for granted was the whole notion of a “Dynamic Bundle”, but really, when it comes to PC gaming, the whole concept isn’t nearly as common as you might think. The whole idea behind a “Bundle” is pretty well known--you pay a lump sum for a collection of games and stuff. Usually, that lump sum is less than buying them all individually, incentivising people to buy the bundle while it’s available, or to get a game or three they might not normally buy for the benefit of the bundle.

A Dynamic Bundle is a bundle, but it also looks at the games or content you already have--and if you have something that’s redundant, then it lowers the price of the bundle accordingly. It seems like a common sense thing, but actually, it’s pretty rare to see. Fortunately, Steam--the #1 purveyor of PC games despite its best efforts to sabotage itself--is finally stepping up and introducing a similar mechanic to Steam Bundles.
 

"Past Complete Packs were sometimes a bad deal for customers that already [owned] one or more of the products in the pack. Either it made bad economic sense for those customers to purchase the pack, or they just felt bad about doing so since it [looked] like they were paying for products they already [had]. The new Steam Bundles system addresses this."

 
So, that’s pretty great, and I’m only surprised it took this long to actually happen.
 
Bear in mind, however, that this is a totally optional feature, and a developer can opt out of the program. I’m not sure why they would, but hey, EA and Ubisoft are hated for a reason.