Steam Implements new Measures to avoid purchases with VPN, currency needs to match country
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Noisiv
Yeah so?
Just exchange your currency into shekels and buy the game.
FrostNixon
Only a dedicated handful of the steam user base changes region for game purchases and I bet they will find digital wallets in no time. I'm pretty sure you can convert the currency with revolut in no time.
cryohellinc
Well, the average "thick" user won't even know what that is. And all the mammas "hackers" with VPN will be left clueless.
slyphnier
now with the changes, it no longer that simple to bypass the system ?
currrency = linked to steam-account-country
and VPN only change steam-store-country/region not account-country
then changing account-country is not easy/simple
like digital wallet, how it will work? steam do not allow multi-currency in one account right?
you move to other country/region, then steam wallet should convert the currency to your country
so for anything to work, u need to change your account-country first, no ?
well you can simply start new account based on specific country (VPN -> create account in that region, buy that region steam gift card = which then automatically set your region, then you can keep buying from that region)
but i dont think that convenient for most people, especially for people that already have big game library
or i am missing something that really simple to bypass this system ?
cryohellinc
Are you a G2A seller?
Fediuld
I hate Steam. Killed the physical sales freedom and imposed it's own tarriff system.
Same game inside Europe can be had 40% cheaper in Norway, 15% cheaper in UK, 30% cheaper in Poland (and some East Europe countries) than the Eurozone area.
And still USA is 12-15% cheaper than Eurozone also, let alone other countries across the planet.
Same brand new game.
sbacchetta
For people who were trying to get lower price, they will just use key reseller site and if you stop those they will just start pirating...
We all know this different country different price is BS. It just an excuse to be able to jack up prices vs the US market in other developed countries (Europe, Japan, NZ and Aussie etc..) which are not really richer than the US and represent a BIG chunk of the global market. While making it cheaper for only some 3rd world countries (Wich represent a tiny market) just for showing... hypocrisy like hell
SpajdrEX
This is already active for some time, only difference now is that they mentioning the change publicly.
lmimmfn
Steam is far too expensive, other than HL Alxy i havnt bought a full price game on steam in about 4 years and the sales are fairly lack lustre.
0blivious
It's true. I left Ivalice, and steam won't accept gil as a currency.
barbacot
Yeah, right because for STEAM USD==EURO, greedy b******s...
I'm pretty sure (hope) that this can be bypassed with revolut...
Fox2232
We get full price here. BL3, Doom, ... 60 Euro.
But, let's be honest. Are they banning VPN activation and VPN steam shopping? Or are they banning product codes not meant for your country?
Because when people shop on those (often shady) 3rd part shops for cheaper codes, they do not need VPN for activation outside of few exceptions like RU version of game where steam already implemented geo-blocking.
And even then, I could go and buy steam code for BL3 from Czech (non-steam) site for less than half of steam price.
coth
Euro prices includes taxes.
Do you realize most developing countries, including East European countries, have incomes 3 to 6 times lower than your country.
schmidtbag
What you're doing is basically the equivalent of the "thanks, Obama!" meme. Steam isn't the problem, you just want them to be.
Steam didn't kill physical sales. They're not the first media-less DRM and although they might have been the first to popularize that (maybe they're not, I'm not totally sure), someone was going to popularize it eventually. Would you rather it be EA?
Also, does Steam actually have a tariff, or are you confusing it with the EU's VAT (and perhaps any additional VAT your country applies, if any)?
If you hate Steam so much, use a different DRM - you have options. But, I take it you must not have tried, because I'd be surprised if others don't have the same tariff rates.
Sylencer
Or i just buy the game on a keysite for cheap..i don't bother with VPN if a different currency can't beat the keysite deals.
barbacot
Correct!
Example: red dead redemption 2 on steam: 47.99 (euro) ----> on gamivo: 37.34 or 33.61 (euro)
bobblunderton
If folks can't afford it, wait for a sale or wait for it to go on Humble Bundle. People can moan about the digital store messing up things like having physical copies, but I don't miss scratched or lost disks for a second. I guess key resellers could be a last resort*.
GOG sells many popular games without DRM on them. If DRM (such as Denuvo) really bugs you, remove it or avoid Denuvo protected software.
If you can't find a DRM-free copy of the game you like, or can't find it cheap enough, then buy a different game or find a more competitive store.
*The old adage rings true: If a deal sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
Madudzik
So I understand this is the way Steam wants to fight againts increesing popularity of other servises, like Epic, etc.? Good luck...
coth
Other services do have it as well. In some occasions other services have to pull from developing countries at all, like Microsoft Store, to avoid rich people from USA and EU attempts to buy on lower prices intended for poor people.
EspHack
oww sh!t, another one... guess I will be doing all my shopping using gift cards at some point, amazon to the recue!
I don't even care about saving a buck or two by constantly changing regions or whatever kids do these days, the problem is if the store needs region/currency match that means I'm locked into a store region with around 20 tittles available, so what then? ask the local bank for a US currency card so that they tax me like I'm some big tech CEO? f that
