The PC deals are very good at times, but from my experience it's usually only on older games. Every now and then you can get a few bucks off of a new title, but on Steam Sales for example, you won't get much more than 10% off on new games. There are good console deals to be had, you just have to look for them in different way. Target and Best Buy do a buy 2 get 1 free deal a couple of times a year. Best Buy has the GCU which gets you new games for $48. Also I am a Best Buy Elite Plus Rewards member and I get hundreds of dollars in gift certificates each year not to mention my credit card rewards that also get me Best Buy gift cards.

Steam sales were much more appealing when I stated building my library. But now that I have most of the older games I wanted, the Steam sales have been pretty meh.

You can download/claim your cd keys ....not that it will likely happen in our gaming lifetimes.....

any games relaint on online services will likely require some other support, or be simply unusable.

But its just like saying "What if Sony discontinued playstation to focus on toasters"? ... well shit happens...