themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 hours ago"Valve must stop making excuses": Steam under fire for "significant price disparity for PC games," causing regional pricing that's "often 20% to 30% higher than the dollar equivalent"www.gamesradar.comexternal-linkmessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up1227arrow-down118
arrow-up1209arrow-down1external-link"Valve must stop making excuses": Steam under fire for "significant price disparity for PC games," causing regional pricing that's "often 20% to 30% higher than the dollar equivalent"www.gamesradar.comthemachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 hours agomessage-square34fedilink
minus-squareShiggles@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·8 hours agoSure, but people just set their VPN to Nigeria and bought their games for $5. This isn’t the cleanest solution, but they can’t just do what you said.
minus-squarechonglibloodsport@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·35 minutes agoYou a can also buy common university textbooks from India at a fraction of the price they sell for in the US. I say take your deals where you can get them!
minus-squareGutek8134@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·8 hours agoAccording to my flatmate, it’s already been a thing for some time
minus-squareUgurcan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·5 hours agoIt’s been a thing since forever. There’s an industry revolving around regional pricing scalping, led by Kinguin, Eneba etc…
Sure, but people just set their VPN to Nigeria and bought their games for $5. This isn’t the cleanest solution, but they can’t just do what you said.
You a can also buy common university textbooks from India at a fraction of the price they sell for in the US. I say take your deals where you can get them!
According to my flatmate, it’s already been a thing for some time
It’s been a thing since forever. There’s an industry revolving around regional pricing scalping, led by Kinguin, Eneba etc…