Dollar No Longer Weak Vs. Euro (on Steam)

[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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[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...)

[GI-JOE]

Whoa! Talk about rip off? Wonder how many pirates this will create?

[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

[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.

[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

[vicaphit]

Last game I bought on steam came with a $.40 charge for an international fee of some sort.

[kappage]

i bet you they wont do that for australians! for left 4 dead $50 Us, more like 70+ Aus!