Gaming is an expensive habit, including PCs, consoles, peripherals, and the games themselves. These tools and services will help you save on gaming favorites.

游戏是一个昂贵的习惯，包括PC，游戏机，外围设备以及游戏本身。 这些工具和服务将帮助您节省游戏收藏夹。

By Jason Cohen

由 杰森·科恩

Gaming is a fun but pricey hobby. Once you have a gaming PC or console, new titles can set you back about $60 each, not counting the downloadable content many games now receive.

游戏是一种有趣但昂贵的爱好。 拥有游戏PC或游戏机后，新游戏的价格约为每本60美元，这还不包括许多游戏现在可下载的内容。

Luckily, there are ways to play games on a budget. Some of the most popular online multiplayer titles are free to play, as are popular esports titles. For everything else, though, you’ll have to spend money. The good news is that there are ways to make those purchases hurt a little less.

幸运的是，有一些方法可以在预算内玩游戏。 一些最受欢迎的在线多人游戏以及免费的电子竞技游戏都是免费的。 但是，对于其他所有事情，您都必须花钱。 好消息是，有一些方法可以使购买这些产品的损失减少一些。

有优惠吗？ 这些网站会告诉你 (Are There Any Deals? These Sites Will Tell You)

Digital game storefronts from Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo frequently offer discounts, as do platforms such as Steam, GOG, and Itch.io. Check back frequently to score something good, or add what you want to your wishlist to get notifications when they’re on sale. Steam has seasonal, week-long discounts; its summer sale just wrapped up but keep an eye out for more discounts in November and December.

索尼，微软和任天堂的数字游戏店面经常提供折扣，Steam，GOG和Itch.io等平台也是如此。 经常检查以取得良好的评分，或者将您想要的商品添加到心愿单中，以便在销售商品时获得通知。 Steam具有季节性，为期一周的折扣； 其夏季促销活动刚刚结束，但请留意11月和12月的更多折扣 。

If you can’t be bothered to scour the web, IsThereAnyDeal aggregates sales across the internet and can show you who has the cheapest price at any given moment. On Reddit’s r/GameDeals, users vote for the best deals, pushing them to the top of the page. Major retailers tend to post their deals in this subreddit, too.

如果您不厌其烦地搜寻网络， IsThereAnyDeal会汇总互联网上的销售量，并可以向您显示在任何给定时间哪个价格最便宜。 在Reddit的r / GameDeals上 ，用户为最佳交易投票，将其推至页面顶部。 大型零售商也倾向于在此子目录中发布交易。

Twitter users can also look to @videogamedeals and @Wario64 for frequent updates about game deals. Just be ready to pounce when you find something you like.

Twitter用户还可以查看@videogamedeals和@ Wario64以获得有关游戏交易的频繁更新。 只要发现自己喜欢的东西，随时准备突袭。

比较价格和浏览器扩展 (Compare Prices With a Browser Extension)

If you need help tracking the best deals, these browser extensions can help navigate your favorite websites:

如果您需要帮助跟踪最佳交易，这些浏览器扩展程序可以帮助导航您喜欢的网站：

• Augmented Steam works with the Steam store to show the best prices across multiple storefronts, the historically lowest price, and regional price differences.

  增强型Steam与Steam商店合作可显示多个店面中的最佳价格，历史最低价格以及地区价格差异。

• Amazon Assistant will compare prices across the site to ensure you get the best deal and serve up notifications when something you are watching goes on sale.Amazon Assistant将在整个网站上比较价格，以确保您获得最优惠的价格，并在您观看的商品开始销售时提供通知。

• Invisible Hand provides you with real-time price comparisons, and can find you the best deal right from your Google search.

  Invisible Hand为您提供实时的价格比较，并可以从您的Google搜索中找到最优惠的价格。

• Opera GX is a browser for gamers that includes many settings and features for gaming. The GX Corner is the built-in homepage that includes, among other things, an aggregation of deals from around the internet and a list of games you can play for free at any given time.

  Opera GX是面向游戏玩家的浏览器，其中包含许多游戏设置和功能。 GX角落是内置的首页，其中包括互联网上的交易汇总以及您可以在任意给定时间免费玩的游戏列表。

购买捆绑游戏 (Buy Games in Bundles)

Buying in bulk is a popular way to save money on all sorts of goods, so why not do it with games too? The trick is finding bundles that are worth your time.

批量购买是一种节省各种商品费用的流行方式，那么为什么不也使用游戏呢？ 诀窍是找到值得您花费时间的捆绑包。

Humble Bundle is a good place to start. It offers pay-what-you-want bundles on games, comics, software, and more; a portion of what you pay goes to charity. Humble Bundle rotates bundles out every few weeks, but if you look at the right time, you can end up with new games for just a few bucks.

Humble Bundle是一个不错的起点。 它提供有关游戏，漫画，软件等的“按需付费”捆绑软件； 您所支付的部分款项用于慈善事业。 Humble Bundle每隔几周会轮换一次捆绑包，但是如果您选择合适的时间，您可以以几美元的价格购买新游戏。

(Disclosure: PCMag parent company Ziff Davis owns Humble Bundle.)

( 披露：PCMag母公司Ziff Davis拥有Humble Bundle。)

订阅每月游戏服务 (Subscribe to a Monthly Game Service)

Music lovers have Spotify, anime fans use Crunchyroll, and comic book fans have Comixology. It’s only right that gamers have their own subscription services.

音乐爱好者有Spotify，动漫迷有Crunchyroll，而漫画迷有Comixology。 玩家拥有自己的订阅服务是完全正确的。

Xbox gamers can subscribe to Xbox Live Gold, which offers access to online play, a new selection of digital games each month, and 50 to 75 percent off select titles. Subscription options start at $9.99 per month. Another choice is Xbox Game Pass, which offers hundreds of games for $9.99 per month for Xbox or PC.

Xbox游戏玩家可以订阅Xbox Live Gold，它可以访问在线游戏，每月提供一系列新的数字游戏，以及精选游戏的50％到75％的折扣。 订阅选项的价格为每月9.99美元。 另一个选择是Xbox Game Pass ，它以每月9.99美元的价格为Xbox或PC提供数百种游戏。

PlayStation owners have PlayStation Plus, which offers online multiplayer action, free PS4 games, and exclusive discounts for $9.99 per month or $59.99 per year. PlayStation Now grants you access to hundreds of PS4, PS3, and PS2 titles for $9.99 a month.

PlayStation所有者拥有PlayStation Plus，可提供在线多人游戏动作，免费PS4游戏和独家折扣，每月9.99美元或每年59.99美元。 PlayStation Now允许您以每月9.99美元的价格访问数百个PS4，PS3和PS2游戏。

Nintendo Switch Online starts at $3.99 a month for individual accounts; a family membership is $35 per year for up to eight people. Subscribers get access to online play and a growing collection of classic Nintendo titles from the NES and Super Nintendo.

Nintendo Switch Online个人帐户起价为每月3.99美元； 一个家庭的会员资格是每年35美元，最多可容纳8人。 订户可以访问在线游戏，并可以从NES和Super Nintendo获得越来越多的经典Nintendo游戏。

Electronic Arts has two services: one for consoles and one for PCs. EA Access, for PlayStation and Xbox, is $4.99 a month or $29.99 annually for a library of EA titles, early access, and special discounts. Origin Access Basic offers limited early access and many of EA’s PC games for $4.99 a month or $29.99 a year. Origin Access Premier provides full early access and a larger selection of titles for $14.99 a month or $99.99 a year.

电子艺界提供两项服务：一项用于控制台，另一项用于PC。 适用于PlayStation和Xbox的EA Access每月收费4.99美元，每年29.99美元，用于购买EA游戏，抢先体验和特别折扣的图书馆。 Origin Access Basic提供有限的抢先体验和许多EA的PC游戏，每月收费4.99美元或每年29.99美元。 Origin Access Premier提供全面的早期访问和更多的标题选择，每月14.99美元或每年99.99美元。

Tap into Ubisoft’s library of PC games, plus early access titles, with Uplay+, which costs $14.99 a month.

使用Uplay +进入Ubisoft的PC游戏库，以及抢先体验版游戏，每月费用为14.99美元。

One of the weirder choices out there is Utomik, which focuses on family-friendly gaming with a deep selection of hard-to-find titles from Disney, Warner Bros., Sega, Epic Games, and more. It’s $6.99 per month for one user or $9.99 per month for up to four people.

Utomik是最奇怪的选择之一 ，它专注于家庭友好型游戏，其中包括迪斯尼，华纳兄弟，世嘉，史诗游戏等更多难以找到的游戏。 每个用户每月$ 6.99，最多四个人每月$ 9.99。

Humble Choice is a subscription service from Humble Bundle that allows you to choose up to nine games to keep from its Humble Trove selection of titles. You also get 20 percent off at the Humble Store. The more you pay, the more games you can keep, but it maxes out at $19.99 a month or $179.99 for the full year.

Humble Choice是Humble Bundle的订阅服务，可让您从Humble Trove的游戏名称中选择最多九种游戏。 您还可以在Humble商店获得20％的折扣。 支付的费用越多，您可以保留的游戏就越多，但最高每月费用为19.99美元，全年最高为179.99美元。

尝试游戏流 (Try Game Streaming)

If you don’t have a powerful enough machine to play PC games, streaming is a viable alternative. Provided your internet service is robust, you can tap into remote servers for a monthly price rather than shell out for a pricey gaming PC.

如果您没有足够强大的机器来玩PC游戏，则流媒体是一种可行的选择。 只要您的互联网服务功能强大，您就可以按月租用远程服务器，而不必花钱购买昂贵的游戏PC。

Our Editors’ Choice for game-streaming services is Shadow by Blade, which lets you remotely access a powerful Windows 10 machine from any other PC, Mac, or Android device for a lag-free gaming experience. It starts at $11.99 per month and goes up from there, depending on the bells and whistles you need.

我们的游戏流媒体服务编辑选择是Shadow by Blade，它使您可以从任何其他PC，Mac或Android设备远程访问功能强大的Windows 10计算机，从而获得无延迟的游戏体验。 它的起价为每月11.99美元，并从那里开始上涨，具体取决于您需要的铃声和口哨声。

Similarly, Nvidia GeForce Now lets you play many games from your Steam library on nearly any device. It has a free tier that limits playtime to one-hour sessions, but if you pay $4.99 a month you get extended gameplay and priority access.

同样，Nvidia GeForce Now可让您在几乎任何设备上从Steam库中玩很多游戏。 它有一个免费的层级，将游戏时间限制为一小时，但如果您每月支付4.99美元，您将获得扩展的游戏性和优先级访问权限。

Stadia got a lot of attention because it’s a Google service, but while it offers a high-quality gaming experience on your phone or PC, gameplay lags on TV and the launch library and pricing structure are disappointing, we found in our review.

Stadia是Google的一项服务，因此备受关注，但尽管它在您的手机或PC上提供了高质量的游戏体验，但电视上的游戏玩法却滞后，发布库和定价结构令人失望，我们在评论中发现。

尽可能购买体育游戏 (Buy Physical Games When Possible)

While gaming has largely gone digital over the last decade, there is still value in buying physical games. You don’t eat up storage space on your console, and you can sometimes snag a discount when opting for physical over digital.

在过去的十年中，尽管游戏在很大程度上已经实现了数字化，但购买实体游戏仍然有价值 。 您不会耗尽控制台上的存储空间，并且在选择物理而非数字方式时有时会获得折扣。

For instance, at the time of this writing, Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster and Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age were each $49.99 on the Switch eShop, but Amazon had each title listed at least $10 cheaper. Resident Evil Triple Pack, meanwhile, was on sale for under $40 on Amazon. This title is not available in the eShop, so if you bought Resident Evil 4, 5, and 6 separately, it would end up costing you $60.

例如，在撰写本文时，Switch eShop上的Final Fantasy X / X-2 HD Remaster和Final Fantasy XII：Zodiac Age在Switch eShop上的价格分别为49.99美元，但亚马逊每款产品的价格至少便宜10美元。 与此同时，《生化危机三重装》在亚马逊上的售价不到40美元。 此标题在eShop中不可用，因此，如果您分别购买Resident Evil 4、5和6，最终将花费60美元。

Another option: buy used. Amazon listings often include products sold by independent sellers, while sites like eBay, Shop Goodwill, eStarland, JJ Games, and even Craigslist can help you score a deal.

另一种选择：购买二手。 亚马逊的商品通常包括独立卖家出售的产品，而eBay， Shop Goodwill ， eStarland ， JJ Games甚至Craigslist等网站都可以帮助您获得一笔交易。

不要忘记免费标题 (Don’t Forget the Free-to-Play Titles)

Instead of buying a ton of new games, try a free-to-play title. Popular picks like Dauntless and Brawlhalla; multiplayer battle royale favorites like Call of Duty: Warzone and Fortnite and esports titles such as Dota 2 and League of Legends don’t cost anything to get started.

与其购买大量新游戏，不如尝试免费的游戏 。 热门选择，如Dauntless和Brawlhalla； 诸如《使命召唤：战区》和《堡垒之夜》这样的多人战斗皇家大热门，以及《 Dota 2》和《英雄联盟》等电竞游戏 ，都不需要花任何钱就可以开始。

A number of games that are paid on other platforms, meanwhile, offer free mobile versions, including including Bastion, Civilization VI, Fallout Shelter, Forgotten Anne, Hearthstone, Oxenfree, and Valiant Hearts.

同时，在其他平台上付费的许多游戏提供免费的移动版本，包括堡垒，文明VI，辐射防护棚，被遗忘的安妮，炉石传说，奥克森弗莱和英勇之心。

Many digital storefronts also offer free games as an incentive to use them more frequently. To better compete with Steam, the Epic Games Store typically offers one or two free games a week; just sign up and claim your prize. Amazon Prime subscribers also receive access to Twitch Prime benefits, which include free games and loot.

许多数字店面还提供免费游戏，以鼓励人们更频繁地使用它们。 为了更好地与Steam竞争，Epic Games Store通常每周提供一两个免费游戏。 只需注册并领取您的奖金即可。 Amazon Prime订户还可以使用Twitch Prime优惠，包括免费游戏和战利品。

Originally published at https://www.pcmag.com.

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