Same worldwide pricing

[Ktane]

UPDATE: We got screwed over again, they increased the price by 80% ($50 > $90)..

Old:
Good work 2k games! - leading the crowd.

http://www.steamprices.com/au/app/65980/sid-meiers-civilization-beyond-earth

Particulary given digital distribution was 70-80% of all PC game sales last year, there's no reason to discriminate against a country for retail pricing

Ktane

 

[Eagle Pursuit]

If I recall correctly the release date is worldwide as well, which is pretty cool. If that is the case they should be commended for that as well.

 

[Callonia]

Well.. its digital lol. I don't expect Londoner's digitals to cost more than an canadian's digital. XD

 

[Ktane]

Well.. its digital lol. I don't expect Londoner's digitals to cost more than an canadian's digital. XD

You wouldn't think so but.. price gouging is a severe problem, hopefully this is evidence the discrimination is receding:

www.aph.gov.au/parliamentary_busine..._committees?url=ic/itpricing/report/front.pdf

"Australian consumers and businesses, however, must often pay much more for their IT products than their counterparts in comparable economies. In many cases Australians pay 50 to 100 per cent more for the same product."

 

[Callonia]

You wouldn't think so but.. price gouging is a severe problem, hopefully this is evidence the discrimination is receding:

www.aph.gov.au/parliamentary_busine..._committees?url=ic/itpricing/report/front.pdf

"Australian consumers and businesses, however, must often pay much more for their IT products than their counterparts in comparable economies. In many cases Australians pay 50 to 100 per cent more for the same product."

Kick the politicians out of their current chairs and enact the laws that Australians want to stop the gouging?

 

[stealth_nsk]

Hmm... There's much less difference in price for CIS countries now. It's 1200 rubles, which is about $33. Quite expensive for a Steam game...

 

[Martinus]

Hmm... There's much less difference in price for CIS countries now. It's 1200 rubles, which is about $33. Quite expensive for a Steam game...

At least Western games haven't been embargoed yet.

 

[GeoModder]

At least Western games haven't been embargoed yet.

Yet...

 

[Makavcio]

Well, I had paid a little below 30USD for my preorder, though it seems I'll have to switch to the digital release in order to get pre-order goodies.

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[Fire0rb]

Well fair pricing would be if for the europeans CivBE would cost about 38€ but we pay 50€ as well which is worth about 66$.....

So its always a problem to find fairly priced Euro-Shops or buy the game not via steam...

 

[Lord Shadow]

Well, it seems Firaxis/2K gives us South Americans a hidden discount sometimes. They did for XCOM:EU and Civ5 stuff, but apparently it's not there for the Beyond Earth preorder. That's still $49.99 USD.

I'm glad I could get it from Green Man Gaming for $37.50 USD thanks to a voucher, though.

 

[HipNozY]

The Pre-Order here in Brazil is actually cheaper (on Steam), R$99, which converts to U$43 or 33 euros.

 

[bhavv]

Games tend to priced very well in the UK, but computer hardware on the other hand is heavily price gauged and we get ripped off a lot.

 

[Ktane]

Nope, 2kgames just screwed us over & increased the price by 80% from $50 to $90.

Hate those bastards so much

Ktane

 

[Callonia]

Nope, 2kgames just screwed us over & increased the price by 80% from $50 to $90.

Hate those bastards so much

Ktane

Because raging without showing us the link is good way to make us believe you?

 

[Freedom Geek]

Dammit 2K.

Nope, 2kgames just screwed us over & increased the price by 80% from $50 to $90.

Hate those bastards so much

Ktane

Ozgameshop haven't changed their price yet, go preorder it there before they do.

Because raging without showing us the link is good way to make us believe you?

If we link you to steam you'll just see the American Price.

Here's a link to a discussion about the price increase.

 

[Bkeela]

I pre-ordered the game for $49.99 AUD on Steam the other day, and now it is listed as $89.99 AUD. Did I received a discount, or shall I need to fork out more?

 

[bite]

Yes I too got the same shock when I went to order it, meant to get it the day before, ow well

 

[Lord Shadow]

I pre-ordered the game for $49.99 AUD on Steam the other day, and now it is listed as $89.99 AUD. Did I received a discount, or shall I need to fork out more?

In my experience, you pay the price listed when you made the purchase. If the price changes later, Steam won't reimburse you nor ask for more.

 

[Ktane]

Because raging without showing us the link is good way to make us believe you?

Here's the link:
http://www.steamprices.com/au/app/65980/sid-meiers-civilization-beyond-earth

now 80% more!!!

And here's 2kgames screwing us over before - exactly the same way
http://www.kotaku.com.au/2009/11/borderlands-now-more-expensive-on-steam/


Maybe 2kgames think the best way to fight piracy is to almost double the price... Abort, Retry, Fail