Gamers Should Be Especially Excited for Amazon Prime Day This Year

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Gaming is a fun hobby, but it can also get quite expensive, so players are always looking for the best deals. Fortunately, there are plenty of ways to save money while still enjoying the best of what gaming has to offer. Digital gaming stores such as Steam, PlayStation Store, and Epic Games regularly offer deep discounts that can help gamers save a few bucks and expand their library. This year, it is also a good idea for gamers to keep their eye on Amazon because the Amazon Prime Day deals for games and other gaming products are nothing short of phenomenal.

Every year, in July, Amazon hosts its Prime Day event, which sees plenty of items go on sale, including gaming products. For this year's Amazon Prime Day, gamers will enjoy significant discounts on PC hardware, gaming peripherals, and games on all platforms. Furthermore, Amazon will also be giving away plenty of free PC games to its loyal customers.

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The first Amazon Prime Day event was held in 2015 to celebrate the site's 20th birthday. The event usually falls around mid-July, oftentimes on a date comprised of prime numbers, such as July 13, although events in recent years have forced Amazon to shift the date around a bit, such as in 2020 when it was pushed to October in the USA due to COVID-19. Amazon Prime Day benefits Amazon because it gets to crank up business during a time when there is a relative lull in consumerism before big holidays like Black Friday, and customers are also able to find great deals.

It should be noted that Amazon Prime Day deals are only available to Amazon Prime subscribers, a service only available in select regions, although other retailers may host competing sales during the same time. Amazon does