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The thing I like the most about Steam, and this outmatches everything else, is the regional price localization. 60 USD is not worth the same around the world, a

The thing I like the most about Steam, and this outmatches everything else, is the regional price localization. 60 USD is not worth the same around the world, and Steam compensates for it.

_carbyau_ 5y ago
This is the thing Australians hate. We don't get a straight $ for $ conversion. As a general rule we get charged more for the same digital download because of regional pricing. A reasonable price has to be found by buying steam keys from [HumbleBundle/GreenManGaming/etc]. I don't play the latest anymore. I will wait a year or two and get it on sale. I get a patched, solid game with well known reviews and the community wiki already filled out(so valuable in many modern games!), for much cheaper AND with that much cheaper price I don't have to worry so much about being gouged because my digital download has to travel further...
- mdoms 5y ago
  Australians are incredible wealthy. In my experience (I lived in Aus for 5 years) Australians have no idea just how wealthy they are compared to other, even Western, nations.
  - _carbyau_ 5y ago
    You are probably right. I don't know enough to compare country citizen wealth. But while your point is relevant to the marketing person, it is irrelevant to me as a consumer. As per most humans of course, I never feel like I have enough. Like many, I have a mortgage and so am required to work until the day I die to keep a roof over my family's head. Not a glamourous roof, but ours. So when I have friends overseas getting the same digital files as I am for less money, I feel ripped off. For physical items in Australia you could argue the large distances for transport explain the cost/convenience difference. But on the internet where the cost of information transport is negligible, a minimum 20% mark up is too blatant for the exact same convenience.

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The thing I like the most about Steam, and this outmatches everything else, is the regional price localization. 60 USD is not worth the same around the world, a

by FranchuFranchu 5y ago

The thing I like the most about Steam, and this outmatches everything else, is the regional price localization. 60 USD is not worth the same around the world, and Steam compensates for it.

_carbyau_ 5y ago
This is the thing Australians hate. We don't get a straight $ for $ conversion. As a general rule we get charged more for the same digital download because of regional pricing. A reasonable price has to be found by buying steam keys from [HumbleBundle/GreenManGaming/etc]. I don't play the latest anymore. I will wait a year or two and get it on sale. I get a patched, solid game with well known reviews and the community wiki already filled out(so valuable in many modern games!), for much cheaper AND with that much cheaper price I don't have to worry so much about being gouged because my digital download has to travel further...
- mdoms 5y ago
  Australians are incredible wealthy. In my experience (I lived in Aus for 5 years) Australians have no idea just how wealthy they are compared to other, even Western, nations.
  - _carbyau_ 5y ago
    You are probably right. I don't know enough to compare country citizen wealth. But while your point is relevant to the marketing person, it is irrelevant to me as a consumer. As per most humans of course, I never feel like I have enough. Like many, I have a mortgage and so am required to work until the day I die to keep a roof over my family's head. Not a glamourous roof, but ours. So when I have friends overseas getting the same digital files as I am for less money, I feel ripped off. For physical items in Australia you could argue the large distances for transport explain the cost/convenience difference. But on the internet where the cost of information transport is negligible, a minimum 20% mark up is too blatant for the exact same convenience.