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Post by funkydoodycool on Dec 15, 2008 16:17:13 GMT
Seems Steam heard my grumbles about the high cost of games from their store when $ is converted to £ and taxes added  There is now an option in the top right of the Store screen to join the "European Currency Beta". What this means in real terms is that Left 4 Dead costs £26.99 as opposed to $49.99 (which is £32.6147 according to XE.com's current rates. From what I've read this also includes VAT from the start, whereas the published dollar price doesn't include taxes. I might just be buying me some L4D loving right now  oh yeah! forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=766662&highlight=european+currency |
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Post by rabin on Dec 15, 2008 19:34:27 GMT
Now more tempted by some of their software.... baaaad... very baaaaad...
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Post by funkydoodycool on Dec 15, 2008 19:44:18 GMT
Yup, to confirm, I've purcahsed L4D on Steam for £26.99, which includes VAT. Lloyds TSB, the blood-thirsty corporation that they are, have charged me an extra £1, which is their currency converion charge, which I might just have a word with them about. Seeing as I was charged in GBP, I don't expect to pay a conversion charge, regardless of what happens to the money afterwards!
As for Rabin's comments, I buy at least a couple of games a month. I've always held that if games were made more affordable - say £20 each - I'd buy more than twice as many... And I'm sure I'm not alone there.
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Post by rabin on Dec 16, 2008 11:04:32 GMT
I just bought the Orange Box - already had TF2, but the rest of the games in it for £17 was too good to pass up |
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Post by DandyMountfarto on Dec 16, 2008 11:10:53 GMT
considering your not paying any packagin costs or delivery fees or overheads for stores i think the prices on steam are are a ripoff. give any pc game a month or two and you can pick it up half price from most stores cheaper than you could get it off steam, and there doesnt seem that much difference buying from new, maybe £2-£3.
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Post by funkydoodycool on Dec 16, 2008 11:39:20 GMT
considering your not paying any packagin costs or delivery fees or overheads for stores i think the prices on steam are are a ripoff. give any pc game a month or two and you can pick it up half price from most stores cheaper than you could get it off steam, and there doesnt seem that much difference buying from new, maybe £2-£3. My understanding, from looking into it a bit further, is that the retailers threatened to stock less, or stock no copies of games that are made available through digital avenues for a significant discount, so they've been forced to keep their prices closer to retail prices. The way I think about it is you're getting the same game, with some small benefits - automatic patching, delivered straight to your computer, no need to drive to town and try and fight through the car park and the shops through all the merry xmas shoppers. I think £26.99, which seems to be a standard cost for a game now, is quite reasonable now, when games on Xbox are at least £10 more than that. I just bought the Orange Box - already had TF2, but the rest of the games in it for £17 was too good to pass up I believe you can gift the extra copy of TF2 to anyone else on Steam, as you already have it. If thats true... I don't have it |
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Post by ExtremePabs on Dec 16, 2008 11:50:21 GMT
Me neither!!
I will have to have a looks at this currency beta as I bought TF2 on its own Saturday for $13 dollars after tax probably could have got it cheaper this way.
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Post by rabin on Dec 16, 2008 14:56:05 GMT
I'm not sure you can gift the TF2 - I'll check, but I think it was just HL2 that was giftable if you already had it.
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oh yeah!
