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News Steam launches European beta

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  1. boiled_elephant

    boiled_elephant Merom Celeron 4 lyfe

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    Epic.
     
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  2. UncertainGod

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    About time really and it's nice that they have included vat in the prices.
     
    UncertainGod, 12 Dec 2008
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  3. Rexxie

    Rexxie What's a Dremel?

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    Dang, I think it tries to figure out your local currency... I'm getting euros, and the prices are exactly the same as the US dollar amount... GTA IV is 49.99$ and 49.99€
    :-(
     
    Rexxie, 12 Dec 2008
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  4. lesdmark

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    Price listed for me in the US for Bioshock is 19.99$ as well still not sure why it would say differently for anyone else.
     
    lesdmark, 12 Dec 2008
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  5. Volund

    Volund Am I supposed to care?

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    It isn't, believe me... I'll post a screenshot up if you want.
     
    Volund, 12 Dec 2008
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  6. mikeuk2004

    mikeuk2004 What you Looking at Fool!

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    Only an idiot will by the origianl GTA game from steam and an even bigger idiot for paying £16.99 when Rockstar offer the game completly free on their own website.

    http://www.rockstargames.com/classics/

    But you never know, not all people shop around before buying a game these days. :)

    But still £16.99 for an ancient game?? I dont remeber paying more than £10 back in the day.
     
    mikeuk2004, 12 Dec 2008
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  7. Angleus

    Angleus What's a Dremel?

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    Cheers for an awesome link!
     
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  8. Torwald

    Torwald What's a Dremel?

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    GTA 4 - 49,99€
    In Poland, GTA 4 (in shop, BOX version) - 140zl ~ 35€
    Steam isn't perfect ;)
     
    Torwald, 12 Dec 2008
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  9. Hamish

    Hamish What's a Dremel?

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    i think its a bit buggy for europe still

    GTA4
    uk steam £27
    amazon uk £24 + shipping
     
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  10. Kamakazie!

    Kamakazie! What's a Dremel?

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    But the prices that us UK people see in dollars is not the US price. It is the EU price without any conversion applied.
    Whatever you are seeing is not necessarily the US price just because it is in dollars. There has been different pricing across different regions on Steam for ages.


    It doesn;t matter what link you click to go to the store, you just have to select "Enable European currency Beta" in the top right corner.
     
    Kamakazie!, 12 Dec 2008
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  11. DXR_13KE

    DXR_13KE BananaModder

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    how the hell are they converting $ to €?

    1 US$ = 0.749€ not 1 US$ = 1€!!!!
     
    DXR_13KE, 12 Dec 2008
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  12. Kamakazie!

    Kamakazie! What's a Dremel?

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    It is a beta. The prices are probably not all set yet.
    Wow at the instant total over reaction from some people here and especially on RPS.
     
    Kamakazie!, 12 Dec 2008
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  13. [PUNK] crompers

    [PUNK] crompers Dremedial

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    just snagged myself TF2 for £6.99 booya!
     
    [PUNK] crompers, 13 Dec 2008
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  14. impar

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    Greetings!

    Some prices Steam offers in my IP, followed by direct conversions to £ and US$ using this site:
    CoD5 - 54,99€ - 49,35£ - 73,42US$
    FarCry2 - 49,99€ - 44,86£ - 66,74US$
    L4D - 49,99€ - 44,86£ - 66,74US$
    iFluid - 9,99€ - 8,97£ - 13,34US$
    Defense Grid: TA - 19,99€ - 17,94£ - 26,69US$
    FM2009 - 44,95€ - 40,34£ - 60,01US$
    GTA4 - 49,99€ - 44,86£ - 66,74US$
    Fallout3 - 49,99€ - 44,86£ - 66,74US$

    Now, where does it say that VAT (in my case 20%) is already included in the price listed?

    PS:
    I see it now.
    Its on the cart chekout screen.
    It still fails to respect current legistlation on invoicing and pricing display.
     
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    impar, 13 Dec 2008
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  15. Fly

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    Bioshock purchased. Bling .
     
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  16. Bladestorm

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    When Bioshock launched, its price to those in the US (and at the time visible to all on the frontpage) was $49.99 but if you clicked through to buy as a UK customer it went up to $54.99 which proves they've always had the capacity to vary the dollar price based on region (This was also admitted to on the forums at the time).

    And from a decent while back they've been adding VAT after that stage, so that £42.38 becomes more like £48.74.

    I'm glad to see they are finally getting there act together on it, though I'm sure some of the prices will remain daft because they are set by the publisher's policies and not valve.
     
    Bladestorm, 13 Dec 2008
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  17. Evildead666

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  18. g3n3tiX

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    Same here...Shame as being able to purchase in $ led to cheaper games (not so much) but now there is no incentive to buy steam over retail. (if the 1-1 ratio for $/€ is applied)
     
    g3n3tiX, 13 Dec 2008
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  19. Matticus

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    Yep, $54.99 is what I get. Weird.
    If the prices are going to get competitive then I may have to get credit card just for steam :p
     
    Matticus, 13 Dec 2008
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  20. yodasarmpit

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    yodasarmpit, 14 Dec 2008
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