Babado Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 I wasn't too sure where to put this, so I decided to put this here.I first saw the Yogscast play it and I decided to try it out for myself, after deciding that I liked it, I went away to buy it on Steam. I looked around first and found this:The Don’t Starve Early-Access Beta is now available directly on Steam! For a limited time, you can get two copies of Don’t Starve at a special price of $11.99! Share the loneliness and send the other code to a friend!Note the dollar signAnd on steam, I can pre-purchase it and send another copy to a friend, for £11.99. Note the pound sign. I'm guessing it is now slightly more expensive for people purchasing from the UK, as the XE currency converter says it should cost £7.45I'm slightly put off buying it now, considering it costs more because I am from the UK.Any help? Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/2969-price-problem/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyousterror Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 Welcome to the forums! and i think that's because they have to pay for digital shipping your product. (Kidding.) I had not noticed this myself. What is the reason? Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/2969-price-problem/#findComment-24303 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olia Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 unless im mistaken, it might also be 11.99 euro as well.there is an economic reason behind it, i think. im not sure how to explain it, but it might be because 1 euro to me is worth about same as 1 pound is worth to you (inside own country). so in a way, they just want us to pay 24 cheap chocolate bars. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/2969-price-problem/#findComment-24305 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excess Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 (edited) Have you guys tried buying it through Chrome Wallet? You get 2 Chrome copies from which you can redeem Steam codes after buying.http://www.dontstarvegame.com/blog/getting-started/What's the price there for you? Edited December 4, 2012 by Excess Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/2969-price-problem/#findComment-24308 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay667b Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 It's $14.99 in the American Steam store with a 20% discount, making it $11.99 - while in the UK Steam store it's £11.99 with a 20% discount, making it £9.59.Steam has never been "fair" in the conversion but it's not as bad as you're saying it is. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/2969-price-problem/#findComment-24309 Share on other sites More sharing options...
yiffy Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 (edited) it's always been that way steam is weird when it comes to setting prices for other country's they can't comprehend the economic difference between country's I swear it's like steam is run by monkeys or something Edited December 4, 2012 by yiffy Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/2969-price-problem/#findComment-24310 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babado Posted December 4, 2012 Author Share Posted December 4, 2012 Have you guys tried buying it through Chrome Wallet? You get 2 Chrome copies from which you can redeem Steam codes after buying.http://www.dontstarvegame.com/blog/getting-started/What's the price there for you?It is $11.99 for me there. I think Paypal should convert my pounds to dollars for me, thanks. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/2969-price-problem/#findComment-24317 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syd Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 As far as I know, Steam allows the publisher (in this case, it's Klei since the game is indie/self-published) to chance regional prices, so if Klei sees the problem and acknowledges that it needs to change, they can do it. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/2969-price-problem/#findComment-24320 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsNurse Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 Purchase through this page and Paypal will convert the $11.99 into your local currency. I paid £7.68. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/2969-price-problem/#findComment-24371 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chocolate Tree Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 Yes, it is also 11'99 euros.... as many games, it is the same price for every currency, meaning that there is a "universal" number.Fair or not... Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/2969-price-problem/#findComment-24374 Share on other sites More sharing options...
501105 Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 Jup, it has always been that way on Steam. In Europe you just pay more for you games then in the US (and between the UK). Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/2969-price-problem/#findComment-24389 Share on other sites More sharing options...
taytothief Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 I paid €11.99 and only discovered it cheaper afterwards. It's hardly groundbreaking for companies to charge different prices in different currencies. We're not talking loads of money here either are we? Tesco are infamous for charging more in their Irish stores than they are in their Northern Irish stores for the same products. That's tesco though. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/2969-price-problem/#findComment-24486 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xandru8 Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 i got it when it was steel on chrome it was quite cheap but the game is worth it thats for sure Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/2969-price-problem/#findComment-24490 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palpetinus Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 there is an economic reason behind it, i think. im not sure how to explain it, but it might be because 1 euro to me is worth about same as 1 pound is worth to you (inside own country). so in a way, they just want us to pay 24 cheap chocolate bars.That's with most of today's computer games. They don't set a price and just convert it 1:1 into other currencies, they rather check the economic situation in that country and adjust the price to that. Which is logic of course, because when i look at one of the countries next to mine, where food is down to half the prices of our country, i totally understand these adjustments. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/2969-price-problem/#findComment-24689 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palpetinus Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 [...] In Europe you just pay more for you games then in the US (and between the UK).That's not true. I have seen games cost 40$ in the US, but only 25$ here in Austria. Then again, Austria is kinda special, we belong to the "rich" countries but at the same time we make our own ways. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/2969-price-problem/#findComment-24693 Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmegaJasam Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 If I recall right, steam prices are set by the publisher, but default to $=£=Euro. There are many a steam game with varying by region prices. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/2969-price-problem/#findComment-24773 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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