+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted December 18, 2008 Subscriber² Share Posted December 18, 2008 Valve's Steam distribution platform changes currency to euros for the European region, but operates on a 1 USD = 1 EURO pricing scheme. Today's actual rate is 1 EURO = 1.46 USD. Depending on local exchange rates this means hiking prices by 20 to 50 %! Source: http://digg.com/pc_games/Bad_news_for_Euro..._soar_almost_50 Valve you make some good games, but at times prices for your games on Steam are ludicrous. I can never understand the methodology of retail stores with physical copies severely out-pricing digital distribution which completely cuts out the middle man, packaging and disc based costs. Couple of weeks ago I went to buy Football Manager 2009 on steam, it would've cost me ?36 or something. I could buy it off shop-to for ?20 (ended up getting it in asda for ?27 cause I was in shopping), and the real kicker is the retail copy can activate through steam, so you actually end up with the game requiring no disc and installing updates with steam (aka it becomes the steam versio:laugh:gh: Another example, Far Cry 2, ?34.99 on Steam ?17 MORE than what it costs on consoles (consoles are usually more expensive than PC gaming) - http://www.play.com/Games/PlayStation3/4-/...Far+Cry+2+(PS3) ?17 MORE than disc based PC retail also - http://www.play.com/Games/PC/4-/7113724/Fa...-2/Product.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d4v1d05 Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Seems to have been (slightly) fixed, FM2009 is now ?29.99 inc VAT. Still a ridiculous price, but better than what you've said it was before Audioboxer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brodel Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 vote with your money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d4v1d05 Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 vote with your money. Agreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sethos Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 They really need to start sending us some lube if they want to keep butt-humping us like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mouldy Punk Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 What's their [public] reasoning behind ripping off Europeans? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigCheese Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 I don't know about people in the rest of europe, but in the UK with the new pricing in pounds prices are cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smooth_criminal1990 Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 no offence, but they're a big American corporation. We seem to get ripped off al the time like this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lannister Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 Huge thread about this at the steam forums. When I bought Left4Dead the other week, I paid $49.99 (342.67 NOK). It's now available for the bargain price of ?44.99 (440.78 NOK)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dotdot Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 Nice move especially with the economical **** thats going on and it being a week before xmas. Thats some mighty fine customer care Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad. Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 They really need to start sending us some lube if they want to keep butt-humping us like that. Best. Metaphor. Ever! At least I hope it's a metaphor :blush: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+John. Subscriber¹ Posted December 19, 2008 Subscriber¹ Share Posted December 19, 2008 This will get sorted out very soon. People keep a very close eye on sales to price ratios there, so I can a decent midpoint happening. Aside from the offers, Steam has always charged more than I would expect. As long as they get it sorted out by HL2:EP3, I don't mind :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kravex Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 Nice for the UK, Valve all in one pack ?52.99 and that even includes Left4Dead, that's surely got to be a mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leesmithg Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 Agreed. Not money, feet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argi Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 The Euro currency was in beta. There were a lot of games listed at dubious/obviouslly bugged prices. My understanding is though is that you're not forced to pay in euros, and you can just select US currency at the top right of the page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sethos Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 The Euro currency was in beta. There were a lot of games listed at dubious/obviouslly bugged prices. My understanding is though is that you're not forced to pay in euros, and you can just select US currency at the top right of the page. And then you'll just have to suffer the mandatory tax, so it all amounts to the same pretty much ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
___DaviD___ Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 Valve games = cheap and 3rd party = dear. Well that's what i have always found anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelli Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 (edited) Just found this on the Steam Forums act quick before they change it! Alien Shooter Vegence:US $10, UK ?3 Saving: ?3 Bioshock: US $55, UK ?14 Saving: ?18 Civilization 3 complete: US $30, UK ?3 Saving: ?17 Crysis: US $50, UK ?17 Saving: ?13 Exodus: US $40, UK ?14 Saving: ?9 Flatout: US $50, UK ?6 Saving: ?24 Jericho: US $40, UK ?10 Saving: ?14 Outrun: US $20, UK ?5 Saving: ?6 Overlord: US $40, UK ?15 Saving: ?8 Psyconauts: US $20, UK ?7 Saving: ?5 Rome Total War Complete: US $30, UK ?10 Saving: ?7 Sid Meier's Pirates: US $30, UK ?6 Saving: ?11 EDIT Also just discovered this link. Steam Store Prices Between ?1 and ?15 Edited December 19, 2008 by jelli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lannister Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 The Euro currency was in beta. There were a lot of games listed at dubious/obviouslly bugged prices. My understanding is though is that you're not forced to pay in euros, and you can just select US currency at the top right of the page. The euro change has gone live now, and you can't change it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mouldy Punk Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 The Euro currency was in beta. When I read that, I had totally forgotten the context of the thread x) Then again, I suppose that's kinda what the UK is doing - letting the rest of Europe try out the Euro before we inevitably adopt it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknown_97784568745 Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 This will get sorted out very soon. When is "very soon"? :p It has been a month now and the situation is still the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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