More fragmentation?
But to South America i guess we have almost US prices, i never verified that before.
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On steam they're... Just check DBZ Xenoverse for example, R$45,49 now for brazillians and U$25,00 for americans (almost R$100,00)..
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Check Fallout 4, MGS V, PES16. Pretty much the same price. You forgot something, those prices were based on R$2:$1, now R$3.9:$1, we are paying twice what we used to pay, that if you ignore the fact that the games are now worth twice what they used to...
We used to have games that were $15+ cheaper than US store, and that you can call cheaper.
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Btw, that's easy to understand, when you could buy 100-200 games month now you can't buy a single game...
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Those are probably the only games that are a little higher priced here then in the US... And were actually paying the same thing we were paying when the dollar was 2:1. Cant you call cheaper dbz xenoverse for exemple? Its half the price here.. I know thats because Real is so low priced right now but still..
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Well, I see your point that it would be easier to understand how the prices went up if you used to buy a lot of games and now you just can't because of prices, like what happens when you go to the market :p
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Yeah.. Although my account is 7 years old, I just started buying lots of games about 4 months ago... You probably have a more secure point of view then mine, since I don`t have your experience heheh :d
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Man, you missed the best part of brazilian store, like 2 years ago when they opened it. Pre-orders for big games were like R$65-80. That time I could say brazilian store had reasonable prices.
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The thing is, Steam encourage Dev's and Publishers to a fair price on Brazil. If the price is too high on Steam, blame publishers and dev's. Also, the Real isn't helping, BTW.
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I highly doubt it. Talked to a couple devs that I knew and Steam gives a shit about Brazil or any other store.
Yet, if they really care about publishers they would never lock all games without asking...
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They're talking in absolute terms, compared to the other regions, not proportional to average income or whatever.... So, yes, they're cheaper than everywhere, but Russia, I believe.
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Except the countries with their own currencies, so i guess this is good for Chile, Peru and Colombia
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The same for Venezuela, to give an idea we don't even appear on the list of countries by national average income.
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Good news for them, if they got cheaper equivalent prices.
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Glad to be in EU. Fortunately we won't get cheaper prices just because we earn 1/5 of what the rest of EU earns while having nearly the same costs of life \o/
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but they wont lift the regional locks since then anyway.so no good news for us.
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Chilean Peso (CLP)
OMGHOLYCRAPITSHAPPENINGOHSHITOHSHITOHSHIT
Can we expect lower prices? or do they think Chile is a rich country? :P
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Seria interesante ver de donde obtienen los datos, si se los otorgan los gobiernos van a mandar una disparatada y afectar a los consumidores del país.
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El gobierno de Chile cree (o hace creer) que el país crece y está muy bien económicamente. Si ese es el caso, seguramente nos van a joder xD ahora, si sacan estadísticas reales quizá tendríamos algo como Brasil o México.
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No creo que Brasil haya dado numeros bajos para tener esos precios, lo mas probable es que hayan echo los numeros ellos, esperemos que sea así.
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Good news, certainly!
I don't think the prices are decided only based on GDP and what not. There's market research as well. For example, how much are PC games in store there? They might use that as a guideline. Here, PC games are cheaper than console games because of taxes (they fall into different categories, software and gambling, respectively, if I'm not mistaken - yes, it's stupid). So, the games on Steam follow the same pricing as in-store boxed games.
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Will there be region locks for any of the new currencies?
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I don't know.
For example: south america is already locked and will stay locked, but with its own currencies.
I guess that if prices will stay (more or less) the same, ROW regions will stay ROW
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any of these countries still capable of open trading with everyone else?
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Lo mismo para Arg. Que al menos nos saquen el region lock :/
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He opinado lo mismo desde que empezaron los region lock, es absurdo que nos metan en el mismo saco de México y Brazil, pero tengamos precios de USA. Al menos ahora la cosa cambia para Perú, Chile y Colombia, vamos a ver si para bien o para mal.
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Posta, si nos hace pagar en dolares para que cornos nos enchufan un region lock.
Estaria bueno que nos empiezen a cobrar en moneda local y asi no tenemos que pagar el 35% por compra en moneda extranjera, aunque con el maldito dolar blue va a ser medio dificil de implementar.
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I'm unsure of how this will affect South Africa. Currently we pay about $45 for a new retail release. Will the new prices be in line with this?
Edit: Origin's prices are in line with the retail prices.
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Wait does this mean more region locks? shit. That means I can't buy anymore gifts D: sad life
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Lawsuit against Valve by ACCC isn't still solved, blame them :P
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I think Ni-Vanuatu Vatu should be the only currency used in Steam
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If GMG is any indication, INR prices will increase compared to USD conversion rate at present. And with region locks too. Sad times ahead. :(
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And still no Polish zloty (PLN) when even Ukrainians have their currency on Steam. Shame on you Gabe Newell.
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Poland is 9th biggest customer on Steam and now it will be the only country in top25 that won't have their own currency.
Also note that Norway has 2 times higher average wage than Poland and their prices are 20% lower.
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Nobody likes Argentina. I can't blame them though :P
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No potato coins, no love, quite simple.
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This is war, GabeN, WAR!
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Hi,
Regarding, reddit post, there'll be
South Korean Won (KRW)
Swiss Franc (CHF)
Indian Rupee (INR)
Chinese Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
Chilean Peso (CLP)
Peruvian Nuevo Sol (PEN)
Columbian Peso (COP)
South African Rand (ZAR)
Taiwan New Dollar (TWD)
Saudi Riyal (SAR)
Hong Kong Dollar (HKD)
United Arab Emirates Dirham (AED)
currencies will be added during Q4 2015 - Q1 2016
Considering the countries, some will get cheaper prices and few may get higher prices due their national average income. If you're in any of these countries, it is advised to take cautions beforehand; if you expect a decrease, wait for your regional prices or if you expect a rise buy while you can. This also means lesser region free gifts for SGs IMO. What do you think?
Thx.
Edit: average income page on wikipedia
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