Pricing in Steam

[Fangl]

Hello, could you please find out why the price of the game in the Russian region Steam is lower than in the Ukrainian and other regions of the post-Soviet space?

[CaptainSeahorse]

Hi, it seems like the Ukrainian price on Steam is +128% higher than the price recommended by Valve/Steam. Could you please look into it? Thank you!

Can't wait to jump into the game :)

[jakubcjusz]

Can you also verify, why polish price is now about 87$? To compare - USA price is 69,99$.

[Hawke64]

After looking at SteamDB, there are only 5 Steam regions where the price matches suggested by Valve (the US, Canada, South Asia, South Africa, the CIS countries); for Switzerland, it is -5%; for the rest, it is higher by variable amounts, from 2% to 128%; for the Russian Steam region the game is not available at all.

I guess, I was hoping for $40 and the questionable honour of being a paying beta-tester (would have purchased at launch). The $70 price tag is a bit too much with the inevitable GOTY edition in a year, high system requirements, and Steam not playing nicely with updates (I still remember the last update for Deadfire significantly worsening the experience). I shall try to wait patiently for the GOG release, the Certainly Complete Definitive edition, and the price I can accept.

Still, I hope the launch will be successful for Obsidian, regardless of the pricing issues.

[Wormerine]

cough, gamepass, cough

[UrbaNebula]

16 hours ago, GranTouristmo:Chudlyverse said:

tbh, $120 is probly far too cheap for this game.  Microsoft could set any price they wanted for the kind of space-age technology, masterful writing, and impeccable gameplay systems crafted for this beautiful piece of art that is so perfect, it practically precludes all other art in any form from existence.  Van Gogh will sit in the garbage bin of obscurity and irrelevance after Avowed's release, mark my words.

 

we're lucky Microsoft doesn't charge thousands for this game, or only allow employees to play it.  they'd still make billions, you know.  We're still  in the golden days, for now...

Somebody got into the glue...

[Proficiency]

The pricing of this game could be the death of the game itself. I'll be the effigy, 70 ducs. 

[Wormerine]

On 12/2/2024 at 4:19 AM, Proficiency said:

The pricing of this game could be the death of the game itself. I'll be the effigy, 70 ducs. 

Ac, no wonder Valians dabbled in slave trade. Luminus Adra trade alone might not be enough.

I see it as Microsoft adding "value" to their GamePass to make the recent price hike on consoles more palatable.