Steam Store price $ ≠€
gage_cz
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<div class="IPBDescription">Dollar ≠Euro</div>Hi guys, I am just wondering what will be the price in Euros?
There is well known "problem" where some games are much more expensive in Europe, because their price is $ = €
I read somewhere (I think it was interview with somebody from Tripwire Interactive - Red Orchestra developers), that the game price in America and Europe is determined by developer not Valve. For example, Red Orchestra 2, had almost the same price in $ and €.
There is well known "problem" where some games are much more expensive in Europe, because their price is $ = €
I read somewhere (I think it was interview with somebody from Tripwire Interactive - Red Orchestra developers), that the game price in America and Europe is determined by developer not Valve. For example, Red Orchestra 2, had almost the same price in $ and €.
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That's weird.
<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->This reflects tax-exclusive v. tax-inclusive pricing.
In America, you pay the price you see plus sales tax.
In Europe, you pay the price you see. The vendor pays VAT out of that price.
VAT rates in EU range from roughly 15%-25%. We pay based on the location of our EU office, in UK, so we pay a flat 20% for all of EU.
€1 = €0.833 base + €0.167 VAT
€0.83 base = $1.02 (at today's exchange rate)<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Price of many games in Euro is much higer than "game price" + "tax". I think that the price you see in store is without tax and tax is added during the purchase, but I am not sure now.
VAT
It's not exactly fair. /rant off
So if people in germany spend all their money bying videogames in US, or buy cheap stuff in China, then money will flow out of Germany to US and China, and the stores in Germany will not earn as much money, and they will fire people, and eventually you will not be able to get the same amount of money you are used to since noone has jobs in these countries.
So the government allows you to buy things from US and China, but adds a tax on top. This means that even if you send your money outside Germany, some still end up with the government, and they can continue to fund their hospitals and armies...
It's a very complex system, and while some can take advantage of it, and others are stuck paying the price, it's still better than no system.
So if people in germany spend all their money bying videogames in US, or buy cheap stuff in China, then money will flow out of Germany to US and China, and the stores in Germany will not earn as much money, and they will fire people, and eventually you will not be able to get the same amount of money you are used to since noone has jobs in these countries.
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First that should be my own decision, and that's what big companies and banks are doing anyway. Second in the case of Germany it would actually be a good thing. We're having a huge trade surplus. And a trade imbalance, no matter the direction, is never healthy long term. And last but not least since the average Joe (or Fritz) has to deal with the negative side of globalization constantly it would only be fair if he gets access to the benefits as well.
to expensive ? wait for a steam sale :P
<!--quoteo(post=1968235:date=Aug 29 2012, 10:29 AM:name=NurEinMensch)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (NurEinMensch @ Aug 29 2012, 10:29 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1968235"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->And last but not least since the average Joe (or Fritz) has to deal with the negative side of globalization constantly it would only be fair if he gets access to the benefits as well.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFVdvXGIT34" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFVdvXGIT34</a> ?
But to all you economy-smart-guys: all the factors you count - taxes, wealth and so on - do always line up to be perfectly $=€ in the steam store? Yeah, that makes sense.
They don't do the math, they just wanna earn with a little trick. It's like buying tasty chips. When you open it, only half of the package is filled. You say 'fck you company'. But hell, the chips are soooo tasty and the advertising burned them into my head. You'll buy them again. The companies know that.
Hugh said somewhere that the final game will be less expensive than these late beta-pre-orders...
Most digital sales in New Zealand occur at a much higher price for the customer relative to other countries.
Yeah ultimate irony right in the face. Would be funny if it wasn't so sad.
Where?
I can't belive hugh said "less expensive" ;-)
Ns2 isn't expensive in my mind.
I guess it will cost 19 Euros and 19 dollars
I can't belive hugh said "less expensive" ;-)
Ns2 isn't expensive in my mind.
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<a href="http://kotaku.com/5938305/a-team-of-seven-is-making-a-game-that-shouldnt-be-possible" target="_blank"><i>"Theirs is a refreshing mentality, but it might be premature to say that it's worked. Unknown Worlds can't sustain themselves as a company based on pre-orders alone: 40,000 was a great start, but once they launch, they'll have to sell at least a few hundred thousand copies of the game to stay alive, Jeremy says. They haven't finalized a price yet, but Jeremy promises that Natural Selection 2 will sell for under $35. It'll be out at some point soon for PC only."</i></a>
The beta does not cost 19 dollars. It is 35 dollars.
Impulse/GameSpot, amusingly, gives "promotional" rates to Washington residents, equal to a hair under 10%. Short version, anything I buy from that service shows as costing, say, $10, with $0.98 tax, and $0.98 "promotional discount," or rather, Impulse/Gamespot has chosen to soak the cost of sales tax rather than pass it on to the customer for reasons I'm unclear on, but certainly benefit from.