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Subject: Aren't Europeans paying more for games than Americans?

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Due to the euro being worth more? I've always wondered this. At release, even if it is £49.99, wouldn't that still be more than $59.99? And for pre-owned, do euros pay £20 for a game? Or are the prices scaled down to match?

  • 12.28.2012 7:47 AM PDT

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I think it differs from country to country.

  • 12.28.2012 7:49 AM PDT

its usually £40 outside of game. We're still paying a little more but that's mostly due to the huge amount of tax.

  • 12.28.2012 7:49 AM PDT
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For most areas (excluding countries like Australia where games are much more expensive) the standard is $59.99 or the local currency equivalent.

Europeans have higher taxes, so their end bill ends up being more because of that in most cases, but that isn't due to the game.

[Edited on 12.28.2012 7:52 AM PST]

  • 12.28.2012 7:51 AM PDT
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You don't know how much Australians are paying for games.

  • 12.28.2012 7:52 AM PDT

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We do in the UK.

  • 12.28.2012 7:52 AM PDT

Regardless, we all pay too much for games.

  • 12.28.2012 7:53 AM PDT

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Aren't Australians paying more for games than Europeans?

  • 12.28.2012 7:54 AM PDT
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A new game over here in Sweden usually costs about 600kr.

  • 12.28.2012 7:56 AM PDT

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Aren't Australians paying more for games than Europeans?
Yeah, the Aussies do have it pretty damn bad.

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Posted by: Suikoden
A new game over here in Sweden usually costs about 600kr.

That is almost in-line with Australia's high prices - about $95 USD or so.

  • 12.28.2012 8:09 AM PDT
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Posted by: Binman59
its usually £40 outside of game. We're still paying a little more but that's mostly due to the huge amount of tax.
Tax in the EU is about 20%, the transatlantic markup is usually more to the tune of 80-100%. It's one of the reasons Steam has been so successful; their exchange rates are entirely fair.

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Posted by: elmicker
Posted by: Binman59
its usually £40 outside of game. We're still paying a little more but that's mostly due to the huge amount of tax.
Tax in the EU is about 20%, the transatlantic markup is usually more to the tune of 80-100%. It's one of the reasons Steam has been so successful; their exchange rates are entirely fair.

To be further fair, some of that markup is probably justified.

Brick and mortar businesses in Europe face much higher costs - higher minimum wage, higher real estate costs, higher utilities, higher taxes, etc. It is only logical some of that be passed along to consumers. If they are US manufactured, they also have to be translated into the language there, which also probably incurs some costs.

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Posted by: elmicker
Posted by: Binman59
its usually £40 outside of game. We're still paying a little more but that's mostly due to the huge amount of tax.
Tax in the EU is about 20%, the transatlantic markup is usually more to the tune of 80-100%. It's one of the reasons Steam has been so successful; their exchange rates are entirely fair.

To be further fair, some of that markup is probably justified.

Brick and mortar businesses in Europe face much higher costs - higher minimum wage, higher real estate costs, higher utilities, higher taxes, etc. It is only logical some of that be passed along to consumers. If they are US manufactured, they also have to be translated into the language there, which also probably incurs some costs.

You people HAVE NO IDEA what you're talking about.

Steam exchange rates
Fair

Pick one people. They convert dollar to euro like it's 1:1. A new title costs 60 euros or 60 bucks. Guess what, 60 bucks is around 20% less than 60 euros. We always get screwed over in that department, majorly screwed over.

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Posted by: Sp4rksLT
You people HAVE NO IDEA what you're talking about.

Steam exchange rates
Fair

Pick one people. They convert dollar to euro like it's 1:1. A new title costs 60 euros or 60 bucks. Guess what, 60 bucks is around 20% less than 60 euros. We always get screwed over in that department, majorly screwed over.

I didn't say anything about Steam brah.

  • 12.28.2012 8:34 AM PDT

You're talking about Euros (Spain, Germany, France, etc.) but you're using the pound sign (£ = Britain).

Either way, you're probably correct.

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Yeah, well, sorry if you misunderstood... I was kind of attacking the guy you quoted, and not you, so whatever. Just saying that Steam exchange rates are unfair as all -blam!-.

  • 12.28.2012 8:35 AM PDT


Posted by: The S bot 9000
Due to the euro being worth more? I've always wondered this. At release, even if it is £49.99, wouldn't that still be more than $59.99? And for pre-owned, do euros pay £20 for a game? Or are the prices scaled down to match?


You mention the Euro and then post the Pound Sterling sign...

OT: yes, we pay a lot more for exactly the same as America. Not just for games, either.

Say a Big Mac meal is $4. We would pay £4, which is like $6+

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Posted by: Sp4rksLT
Yeah, well, sorry if you misunderstood... I was kind of attacking the guy you quoted, and not you, so whatever. Just saying that Steam exchange rates are unfair as all -blam!-.

Keep in mind Steam has to pay VAT on game purchases online by EU citizens. Valve has to pay no such sales taxes on sales made in the US currently. And yes, I know not all EU countries have VAT or even have the same VAT %, but it would be a major pain to have different Euro prices depending on which country you live in.

So considering that, you can never expect EU to be exactly equal to USD exchange rate.

[Edited on 12.28.2012 8:45 AM PST]

  • 12.28.2012 8:40 AM PDT

60 dollar games usually cost 60 or even 65 euros in europe, even though the euro is worth more than the dollar. It doesn't bother that much as those prices are all that I've known.

Though sometimes we get a lucky break like with the halo 4 LE. That cost 75 euros, only 10 euros more than the full game. That's 10 euro for the LE extras and for the map pass (which, if bought stand-alone, costs 25 euros).

  • 12.28.2012 8:43 AM PDT

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Posted by: ANCIENTZOIDIAN
Regardless, we all pay too much for games.

Based on what exactly? This Gen hasn't even yielded the most expensive games in the home console arena and yet they are the most technologically demanding, anyone gaming before 2000 knows as much.

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Posted by: ANCIENTZOIDIAN
Regardless, we all pay too much for games.

Based on what exactly? This Gen hasn't even yielded the most expensive games in the home console arena and yet they are the most technologically demanding, anyone gaming before 2000 knows as much.

I'd hate to work for a gaming company. Their consumer demographic seems to be one of the most aggravating groups to exist.

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Posted by: SweetTRIX

Posted by: ANCIENTZOIDIAN
Regardless, we all pay too much for games.

Based on what exactly? This Gen hasn't even yielded the most expensive games in the home console arena and yet they are the most technologically demanding, anyone gaming before 2000 knows as much.


Especialy those N64 games, man where they expensive.

  • 12.28.2012 8:51 AM PDT

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Posted by: SweetTRIX

Posted by: ANCIENTZOIDIAN
Regardless, we all pay too much for games.

Based on what exactly? This Gen hasn't even yielded the most expensive games in the home console arena and yet they are the most technologically demanding, anyone gaming before 2000 knows as much.

I'd hate to work for a gaming company. Their consumer demographic seems to be one of the most aggravating groups to exist.

Seriously, to say that gamers continue to demand more for less is an understatement.

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Posted by: A Good Troll
To be further fair, some of that markup is probably justified.
none of these stated costs apply in significance to online retail or digital distribution of a game in the UK. they mark the prices up like that because they can.

  • 12.28.2012 9:43 AM PDT

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