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CardJoe · 12th Dec 2008, 16:13

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/12...uropean-beta/1

Valve has launched a European beta to Steam, complete with CRAZY prices.

ozstrike · 12th Dec 2008, 16:16

Sounds good to me, but I don't really have time or money to be putting towards games right now. Ah well, hope it lasts.

TurtlePerson2 · 12th Dec 2008, 16:20

I live in the U.S. and I just checked and Steam is currently selling Bioshock in the U.S. for $19.99. Civ 4 collection is selling for $59.99 though. I'm not sure where the Bioshock price came from.

A question that I have is how do U.K. people play Valve games if Steam is just now arriving?

bahgger · 12th Dec 2008, 16:29

We either pay US prices or we buy the games instore and attach our activation code to Steam and pair the game that way.

reflux · 12th Dec 2008, 16:36

Yeah, everything's listed in dollar, so every purchase involves a trip to a currency converter to check how much it actually costs. This is quite overdue.

CardJoe · 12th Dec 2008, 16:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by TurtlePerson2

I live in the U.S. and I just checked and Steam is currently selling Bioshock in the U.S. for $19.99. Civ 4 collection is selling for $59.99 though. I'm not sure where the Bioshock price came from.

I'm looking at the US price as listed on my PC in the UK right now and it says BioShock - $54.99.

Bursar · 12th Dec 2008, 16:47

Does Deus Ex run flawlessly under Vista and with modern hardware? I loved that game, so paying Â£5.99 for a version that will run on a modern PC is a no brainer!

pendragon · 12th Dec 2008, 16:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by CardJoe

I'm looking at the US price as listed on my PC in the UK right now and it says BioShock - $54.99.

ouch.. I got it on sale at Target for $10 USD.. seemed like a good deal to me

DougEdey · 12th Dec 2008, 16:55

Doesn't work for me, I get US prices

Hamish · 12th Dec 2008, 16:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by TurtlePerson2

I live in the U.S. and I just checked and Steam is currently selling Bioshock in the U.S. for $19.99. Civ 4 collection is selling for $59.99 though. I'm not sure where the Bioshock price came from.

A question that I have is how do U.K. people play Valve games if Steam is just now arriving?

steam isnt arriving now, just different pricing for europe and us
before the price was the same in the US and here
this was fine when games were ~$45 on steam, ~£25 in shops and the £ was worth 2$

with the failing pound games on steam were costing ~£15 more than in a shop

clearly valve saw this and realised nobody was gonna use steam at those prices

Quote:

Originally Posted by DougEdey

Doesn't work for me, I get US prices

you have to use the proper link, which is why its still beta
http://store.steampowered.com/?localizedcurrency=1

CardJoe · 12th Dec 2008, 17:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bursar

Does Deus Ex run flawlessly under Vista and with modern hardware? I loved that game, so paying Â£5.99 for a version that will run on a modern PC is a no brainer!

Should do, yes. It runs fine under Vista anyway. Sometimes it just needs a minor .ini fix to tweak the graphics though.

Quote:

Originally Posted by DougEdey

Doesn't work for me, I get US prices

Are you using the right link?

http://store.steampowered.com/

steveo_mcg · 12th Dec 2008, 17:04

How much trouble would this have saved if it had been released a few weeks earlier. Bloody EA and duplicating cd keys for l4d.

Tyrmot · 12th Dec 2008, 17:10

BioShock for £14? snapped it up...

NightrainSrt4 · 12th Dec 2008, 17:17

Maybe they are telling you guys in the UK that the US pays $54.99 for Bioshock to make you feel like you are getting a deal. I'm here in the US, going to the US site, and it is $19.99. Why they would list our price as 35$+ than what it is I do not know. But I don't think we ever paid $54.99 for Bioshock.

badders · 12th Dec 2008, 17:24

I'm in the UK, but from my work's US-based IP, it says $19.99 for Bioshock.

I'll have a look when I get home later too!

yodasarmpit · 12th Dec 2008, 17:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by DougEdey

Doesn't work for me, I get US prices

Same here, all still in US $

DougEdey · 12th Dec 2008, 17:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by CardJoe

Are you using the right link?

http://store.steampowered.com/

That's the US link.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hamish

you have to use the proper link, which is why its still beta
http://store.steampowered.com/?localizedcurrency=1

That's the UK link

kempez · 12th Dec 2008, 17:33

Finally L4D converts well to ££'s

Bought it

bilbothebaggins · 12th Dec 2008, 18:00

What has ever fascinated me more about steam is that they're are able (and willing) to collect VAT for my home country.
So I transfer x$ + 20% austrian vat to Valve, they somehow hand it over to the british tax authorities who channel it further to my local Finanzamt. ... Or so they are telling us

Xlog · 12th Dec 2008, 18:22

And for those not in UK (but in EU) prices are insane too, but in the bad way, L4D - 50€, COD:WAW - 55€ ( it seems they only changed $ symbol with €...)

12th Dec 2008, 16:13	#1
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TurtlePerson2 Multimodder Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ann Arbor Posts: 82	I live in the U.S. and I just checked and Steam is currently selling Bioshock in the U.S. for $19.99. Civ 4 collection is selling for $59.99 though. I'm not sure where the Bioshock price came from. A question that I have is how do U.K. people play Valve games if Steam is just now arriving?

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bahgger Supermodder Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 584	We either pay US prices or we buy the games instore and attach our activation code to Steam and pair the game that way.

12th Dec 2008, 16:36	#5
reflux Modder Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 59	Yeah, everything's listed in dollar, so every purchase involves a trip to a currency converter to check how much it actually costs. This is quite overdue.

12th Dec 2008, 17:10	#13
Tyrmot Multimodder Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: London Posts: 204	BioShock for £14? snapped it up...

12th Dec 2008, 17:17	#14
NightrainSrt4 Modder Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 62	Maybe they are telling you guys in the UK that the US pays $54.99 for Bioshock to make you feel like you are getting a deal. I'm here in the US, going to the US site, and it is $19.99. Why they would list our price as 35$+ than what it is I do not know. But I don't think we ever paid $54.99 for Bioshock.

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12th Dec 2008, 18:00	#19
bilbothebaggins Multimodder Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Austria Posts: 113	What has ever fascinated me more about steam is that they're are able (and willing) to collect VAT for my home country. So I transfer x$ + 20% austrian vat to Valve, they somehow hand it over to the british tax authorities who channel it further to my local Finanzamt. ... Or so they are telling us

12th Dec 2008, 18:22	#20
Xlog What's a Dremel? Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Vilnius, Lithuania Posts: 14	And for those not in UK (but in EU) prices are insane too, but in the bad way, L4D - 50€, COD:WAW - 55€ ( it seems they only changed $ symbol with €...) __________________ The universe is so big and we are so small, what we can really ever choose is whether we are good or evil.