Valve responds to high inflationwhat worries the whole world, and increases recommended regional prices. The system is intended for developers and publishers who do not want to set the price for each of them themselves. 39 currency.
Sellers can use the new tool on Steam to manage the prices of their items, which is easier and faster than manually setting the price for each currency. But the problem for end users is the increase in recommended prices. it make games and other content sold on Steam more expensive just about anywhere outside of the US..
“Recommendations show how we would rate the game based on the base price in USD, so it might work for you if you have priced the game at $19.99 but don’t know how much it would be appropriate to ask for in Qatari riyals or Norwegian kroner.” . Explains Valve.
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Luckily for us, this shouldn’t mean anything, since we buy on Steam in euros, and in this case, sellers often list prices in dollars and euros the same. Valve recommends almost the same price ($59.99 vs. €58.99), while previously it was 18% less ($59.99 vs. $49.99). We can probably be glad that he buys on Steam in euros and not in Czech crowns.
In neighboring Poland, Valve’s recommendation can reach up to 28% price increases, but in some countries it is much more, in Turkey or Argentina the situation is downright absurd – there can be up to 485% price increases. Valve does not cite inflation as the reason for the increase. However, in Argentina, inflation increased by 78.5% over the year, and in Turkey by almost 62%.
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It should be noted that this is really only a recommendation. Developers and publishers do not need to use the new system. We expect it to be used by smaller companies that don’t have the time and resources to dedicate themselves to each currency individually. Big publishers have their own methods. But it will be interesting to see at what prices Valve itself will sell games. He says he will update prices to reflect the new guidelines.
“It still applies that the price increase will begin within a 28-day period during which a discount cannot be entered for any region, even if it is a price increase in one currency. For this reason, it makes sense to change the price before the end of the next discount, when it will no longer be possible to reduce the price of the game anyway. Valve warns.
Not only inflation may be a problem, but also players from richer regions who use VPN buy games from the regions at competitive prices. Publisher No More Robots recently experienced regional pricing violations for Let’s Build a Zoo. Prior to that, for example, pre-orders for the PC version of Sony Horizon Zero Dawn.
After clicking on the image, you will see a table with prices and conversion in full.
Source :Indian TV
