Steam prices
why are the steam prices diffrent? this also includes the 14% discount
Steam US Store = $29.99
http://store.steampowered.com/sub/1502/?cc=us
Steam UK Store = $37.00 = £25.79
http://store.steampowered.com/sub/1502/?cc=uk
Steam EU Store = $40.00 = €29.99
http://store.steampowered.com/sub/1502/?cc=no
Telltale Store
$29.99
have a nice day
Steam US Store = $29.99
http://store.steampowered.com/sub/1502/?cc=us
Steam UK Store = $37.00 = £25.79
http://store.steampowered.com/sub/1502/?cc=uk
Steam EU Store = $40.00 = €29.99
http://store.steampowered.com/sub/1502/?cc=no
Telltale Store
$29.99
have a nice day
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But Telltale games aren’t the only ones that are priced in a very... strange... way. Dunno whose responsible for that.
Of course, the other side of the story is that currency prices are constantly fluctuating which is completely outside of Valve's power, so even if they start out with an equal pricing scheme, it's just a matter of time before prices begin to drift apart and people start complaining.
I'd just say that European customers are best off ordering games directly off the internet and paying in dollars. When it comes to third-party games Steam is mainly a convenience, and usually not the only reseller, so if you want convenience at a slight markup, then Steam offers that, but if you want the lowest price you'd better go directly to the source (Telltale Games, in this case).
But then stumbled upon this site, and it worked out so much cheaper! Plus I got the 50% off code which I used to get both seasons of Sam & Max and the Strong Bad season
Oh and in my opinion what Steam should do is just set one price, in $, then each customer can just pay in their currency based on the current rate. Just like the Telltale site
US - $59,99
EU - 59,99€ = ~$84
Difference $84 - $59,99 = $24,01(!)
That really sucks.
I would like to get a response from Telltale about this because I assume they are the ones in charge of the pricing of their games.
Source: http://steamunpowered.eu/forums.php?m=posts&q=120
If you're unhappy with Steam's pricing you can always buy directly from Telltale. We charge in US dollars no matter where you're ordering from, so international pricing is based on the current exchange rate. You can visit www.xe.com to get an idea of how our prices translate into your currency.
We aren't part of EU and we don't use EUR, only NOK.
Lets say the game costs 30 EUR / USD.
30 EUR = 269 NOK
30 USD = 192 NOK
We are forced to buy games in EUR, is that fair?
People have tried to talk to steam about the 1€ ≠ 1$ problem since it began, but Steam don't respond.
http://steamcommunity.com/groups/1e1us
If they can, you can!
But is it because of LucasArts whose other games at Steam are priced in a similar way or because of TT?
I only hope (probably in vain) that MI:SE and Lucas re-releases of old adventure games on steam will not priced like Telltalle games.
Also a question to Telltalte - why cannot you simply tell steam: "just make prices of our games EQUAL in all regions based on currency exchange rates"? Jonathan Blow (Braid creator) did it and they listened.
I think Telltale Games should be concerned that their European fans are charged 30% more for games on steam than Americans.
It's a completely negligible difference. 32.99€ is almost 46$ which is nowhere near US price on Steam.
I mean I would always buy Telltale games in Telltale store but there are some people who prefer Steam.
Many a game developer excused themselves from pricing issues by saying "it's not our fault, our master, the publisher decides on the price, we have no say". But as far as I know Telltale is both developer and publisher of their games so in theory they should be able to decide about prices for their games.
I mean, if Telltale can sell their games globally for the same price, in dollars, without any tax, then why can't Steam do it?