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submitted 10 months ago by TheLastHero@hexbear.net to c/games@hexbear.net

boring real newsThey say the peso and lira were too unstable and prices were being changed too often, so Valve just told devs to start setting prices in USD at "regionally appropriate" rates. I am not aware of Gaben's opinions on Argentinian politics, thankfully

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[-] thelastaxolotl@hexbear.net 44 points 10 months ago
[-] ChaosMaterialist@hexbear.net 22 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Scarecrow Voice: I told you the dollar would stabilize prices, I never said they were prices you could afford.

[-] VernetheJules@hexbear.net 6 points 10 months ago

uncanny resemblance to last-sight

[-] FuckyWucky@hexbear.net 32 points 10 months ago

Ruble, Hyrvnia and the Rupee are back on top for having cheapest games

Valve's regional pricing is now even more nonsensical than before and encourages piracy

[-] FloridaBoi@hexbear.net 12 points 10 months ago

New Big Mac index

[-] ksynwa_from_lemmygrad@hexbear.net 5 points 10 months ago

Rupee prices went up too recently but in most cases it's cheaper than the American prices.

[-] mustGo@hexbear.net 29 points 10 months ago

free market go brr

[-] jaeme@hexbear.net 26 points 10 months ago

something something Gaben quote about providing better services to detract piracy something something.

[-] Alunyanners@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 10 months ago

so that was a fucking lie, seeing as how his very own platform backpedaled from it

[-] The_Jewish_Cuban@hexbear.net 7 points 10 months ago

The most effective antipiracy measure has to be how easy steam workshop is no?

[-] ZeroEcks@lemmy.ml 8 points 10 months ago

Only reason to pay for paradox games

[-] bbnh69420@hexbear.net 2 points 10 months ago

Plus my cheevos

[-] DerEwigeAtheist@hexbear.net 6 points 10 months ago

It is also kinda garbage, the entry is easier, but as a user there are no tools for anything. No version history, no way to find the download folder. Nothing.

[-] The_Jewish_Cuban@hexbear.net 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I don't disagree, I just am a total airhead about any beyond basic computer functions and what my brother has forced me to learn lol. From an amateur perspective, regardless of the features you mentioned, people like me are trapped in an environment of ease and don't learn to mod by fadangaling with the game files amymore.

[-] Alunyanners@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 10 months ago

idk, i don't use steam workshop very much

[-] Redcuban1959@hexbear.net 25 points 10 months ago
[-] moonlake@hexbear.net 15 points 10 months ago

They targeted gamers.

Gamers.

Gamers are competative, hard core, by nature. We love a challange. The worst thing you did in all of this was to challange us. You're not special, you're not original, you're not the first; this is just another boss fight.

[-] UmbraVivi@hexbear.net 11 points 10 months ago

It's 2023 and we STILL send death threats to Anita Sarkeesian. We are persistence incarnate.

[-] Fishroot@hexbear.net 15 points 10 months ago

Milei just lost 80% of his voting base

[-] Goadstool@hexbear.net 13 points 10 months ago

I'm pretty sure I already looked into this and I can't, but I wonder if I can make Kor free in just Argentina. I suppose it would be too easy to exploit with a VPN or whatever.

[-] RyanGosling@hexbear.net 13 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Gabe’s a libertarian, but he also probably realizes that libertarianism is a stupid government ideology and only benefits the individual and wants to take advantage before the eventual downfall

[-] Alunyanners@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

...what would that make him then?

[-] fox@hexbear.net 7 points 10 months ago
[-] robot_dog_with_gun@hexbear.net 12 points 10 months ago

I am not aware of Gaben's opinions on Argentinian politics, thankfully

depends on the knife laws

[-] moonlake@hexbear.net 11 points 10 months ago

critical support to Milei for fighting against digital fentanyl aka g*ming ancaptain gamer-gulag

[-] Beaver@hexbear.net 10 points 10 months ago

You know what to do 🏴‍☠️

[-] emizeko@hexbear.net 8 points 10 months ago

:milei-chainsaw:

[-] Cherufe@hexbear.net 7 points 10 months ago

(and Turkey)

lol

[-] atomkarinca@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 10 months ago

this resolves a major internal conflict for me. i always bought games to support the developers and always drm free, from gog or humblebundle or itch.io. the thing is games were a lot cheaper on steam, so i always had a second thought to buy them on steam, to save some money. i never did but thanks to this decision i will never even consider that anymore.

this post was submitted on 23 Nov 2023
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