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submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by FuckyWucky@hexbear.net to c/games@hexbear.net

https://steamdb.info/app/2161700/

Why is the game more expensive in Kazakhstan than in Norway? Why is it 25% cheaper in Singapore? Why is Brazil more expensive than Japan? Why is Pakistan/South Asia the same price as the U.S?

Atleast before, Turks and Argentine people got the cheapest price (and that made sense with hyperinflation and low purchasing power) but now they nerfed that shit.

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[-] kleeon@hexbear.net 18 points 10 months ago

Some indie devs quickly turn countries like Brazil from their largest piracy market to their largest actual market just by giving them a bigger discount.

Russia is another great example of that. Steam prices were historically very low due to ubiquitous software piracy. It was so widespread that even large computer stores would sell pirated games. AAA game publishers had to put their games on Steam with region locking at up to 10x discounts for people to actually buy them. Then prices steadily creeped up as more and more people started to purchase games

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