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TheBloonsGuy 30 Sep @ 11:27am
Consider lowering the regional prices for some counries
For some reason games with regional prices in countries like Poland can be more expensive than buying them in USD or other currencies (I think it's usually about 15% more but i have seen cases with games being twice as expensive, some other currencies are even more imbalanced) In my opinion this doesn't make sense as people don't make nearly as much here as in the US. It would be a good idea to lower the prices. It's possible that this wouldn't even change the revenue as much because more people would be buying games instead of pirating them or just not getting them at all.
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cSg|mc-Hotsauce 30 Sep @ 11:32am 
Originally posted by TheBloonsGuy:
Consider lowering the regional prices for some counries

For some reason games with regional prices in countries like Poland can be more expensive than buying them in USD or other currencies (I think it's usually about 15% more but i have seen cases with games being twice as expensive, some other currencies are even more imbalanced) In my opinion this doesn't make sense as people don't make nearly as much here as in the US. It would be a good idea to lower the prices. It's possible that this wouldn't even change the revenue as much because more people would be buying games instead of pirating them or just not getting them at all.

US pays taxes, which differs per state, on top of the listed price. You have VAT included in your price.

Also, devs/pubs set the prices.

An example of a publisher ignoring Valve's suggested price was 324,99zł... https://steamdb.info/sub/870110/

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Nx Machina 30 Sep @ 12:27pm 
Developers, publishers set the prices for their 3rd party games.

Valve only suggests a price and Poland is not the only country who pays a higher price.

MGS Snake Eater (UK) Valve suggested £58.50 but instead it is actually £69.99 (+20%).
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