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Dollar No Longer Weak Vs. Euro (on Steam)
Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 8:30 am
by Apoptosis
Last month Steam switched over its pricing to make dollars, euros and pounds equivalent. As you might imagine, this hoses UK/EU customers, and they're not too happy about it.
All currencies are equivalent for pricing purposes. So a $9.99 game costs €9.99 and £9.99. Quick check of the exchange rates shows that is, in US Dollars, $9.99, and $13.85 and $14.83, respectively.
Put another way, Call of Duty 4, a $49.99 title, would be equivalent to $69.35 and, working backward, amounts to about a €14 difference, or an extra 25 percent that Valve (and the publisher) make on the exchange.
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Re: Dollar No Longer Weak Vs. Euro (on Steam)
Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 11:19 am
by Alathald
Europeans will just transfer funds to their American friends to buy the game then gift it to them, duh
(Yeah, pretty crappy move by steam though...)
Re: Dollar No Longer Weak Vs. Euro (on Steam)
Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 11:26 am
by GI-JOE
Whoa! Talk about rip off? Wonder how many pirates this will create?
Re: Dollar No Longer Weak Vs. Euro (on Steam)
Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 5:59 pm
by DMB2000uk
We're used to getting screwed over when it comes to UK vs US prices. So I think a lot of people will bend over and take it.
Having said that, I just checked out the comparative prices (on a few random games), and they actually work out cheaper over here than what you are paying
(Though there are some that are more than you still, so it looks like a mixed bag).
Dan
Re: Dollar No Longer Weak Vs. Euro (on Steam)
Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 7:12 pm
by vicaphit
Considering the games are already highly discounted (even for old games) I think we are all getting a good deal. At least Dan doesn't have to pay the international transfer fee for every steam purchase.
Re: Dollar No Longer Weak Vs. Euro (on Steam)
Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 7:04 am
by DMB2000uk
You have to pay a fee on top of the games?
(Or are you just referring to if I wanted to buy them from a US friend all the time?)
Dan
Re: Dollar No Longer Weak Vs. Euro (on Steam)
Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 2:49 pm
by vicaphit
Last game I bought on steam came with a $.40 charge for an international fee of some sort.
Re: Dollar No Longer Weak Vs. Euro (on Steam)
Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2009 3:29 pm
by kappage
i bet you they wont do that for australians! for left 4 dead $50 Us, more like 70+ Aus!