What's Happening With The Dollar Change?

[Samakin]

Okay, so a few day ago Steam stated that they would be breing Aussie prices to the store, and then like two days ago, i and i would assume many other user's got an e-mail telling me that Aussie prices will be up on the 21st this month (November) and now it is for me, the 21st of November at 7:55am, so i ask, is Steam gonna like get a reset some time today, or did the e-mail mean the Amarican date for when it goes up?

[captainwiseass]

Probably not until it's the 21st on the Pacific coast of the U.S. So at least 11 hours.

[The Jagji]

Originally posted by captainwiseass:

Probably not until it's the 21st on the Pacific coast of the U.S. So at least 11 hours.

Whitch is absalutly dumb. You would think given that it ONLY effects Australian people, they would tell us what day WE get it, not the US date. Bloody stupied.

[UnclePockets]

Originally posted by TheJagji:

Originally posted by captainwiseass:

Probably not until it's the 21st on the Pacific coast of the U.S. So at least 11 hours.

Whitch is absalutly dumb. You would think given that it ONLY effects Australian people, they would tell us what day WE get it, not the US date. Bloody stupied.

they go by their time not yours

[Start_Running]

Originally posted by TheJagji:

Originally posted by captainwiseass:

Probably not until it's the 21st on the Pacific coast of the U.S. So at least 11 hours.

Whitch is absalutly dumb. You would think given that it ONLY effects Australian people, they would tell us what day WE get it, not the US date. Bloody stupied.

Because that's where Valve is hgeadquarteed and it doesn't just affect aussies. If you think hard enough you'll be able to think of another group of people this affects.

[Darren]

I expect it to occur at the morning refresh time when the Autumn Sale starts so about 20 hours from now.

I wouldn't suggest buying anything until then anyway since literally there is a sale in less than a day.

[The Jagji]

Originally posted by Start_Running:

Originally posted by TheJagji:

Whitch is absalutly dumb. You would think given that it ONLY effects Australian people, they would tell us what day WE get it, not the US date. Bloody stupied.

Because that's where Valve is hgeadquarteed and it doesn't just affect aussies. If you think hard enough you'll be able to think of another group of people this affects.

Yes yes, the publishers and devs aswell. But your missing the point. The country that this change effects, Australia, should have been the date that Valve used in the emails they sent out. ONLY Australins would have gotten those emails, so to use a US date in the email is just poor form on there part.

[Dingarth]

It is now live. AUS$ looks wierd. So many varations in price, have they linked it to the exchange rate?

[Hesitation✅♿🍁]

i purchased the walking dead at $59.99 USD

i refunded it and got my money back in my steam wallet at $59.99 USD

now steam has added an Australian steam store price in AUD finally and guess what, the total i have in my account is not the amount that the game costs now, i have $82.67 in my account but the game costs A$ 84.95

like yeah its not a whole lot but i have to wonder how many people got F'ed over a little bit and actually lost money when this happened

[Motev]

AUD is live, conversion rate for me was good, above market even it seems. What we will have to look for next is the price developers set for their games and if it is relative for us or not.

[Shylaar]

Here's one discrepancy I've seen already: https://vgy.me/91vIFM.png
For the most part the prices look about right to the exchange rate when you add in the tax that isn't included for America like it is for us, maybe give or take a dollar. Valkyria Chronicles 4 remains price-♥♥♥♥♥♥ with it being $60 USD and now $99 AUD.

[Samakin]

Originally posted by Cerzel:

Here's one discrepancy I've seen already: https://vgy.me/91vIFM.png
For the most part the prices look about right to the exchange rate when you add in the tax that isn't included for America like it is for us, maybe give or take a dollar. Valkyria Chronicles 4 remains price-♥♥♥♥♥♥ with it being $60 USD and now $99 AUD.

Now thats a big oof.

[Spawn of Totoro]

Originally posted by Dingarth:

It is now live. AUS$ looks wierd. So many varations in price, have they linked it to the exchange rate?

If the developer chooses to put it in at the exhange rate, yes. Prices are set by the developers, not automaticaly converted to AUD at a set rate.

So if the developer set the AUD price a few weeks ago, and use the exchange rate at that time, then it could be more or less then the current echange rate (just as an example), hence there is likely to be such variation.

Other developers mach choose a different way to price their game in AUD and that can be higher or lower as well and possibly by greater amounts.

On another note, if a developer failes to set a price in AUD, then the game may not even be purchasable until the price has been set.

[Owlcoholic]

I've seen a few games cheaper than the direct conversion but a lot seem more expensive... I already miss the old system. One reason I love gaming on PC is the prices of games generally being lower since we use US prices but now that's thrown out the window. I suppose buying from third party sites like greenmangaming is still possible though as long as the key still works

[Motev]

Originally posted by Cerzel:

Here's one discrepancy I've seen already: https://vgy.me/91vIFM.png
For the most part the prices look about right to the exchange rate when you add in the tax that isn't included for America like it is for us, maybe give or take a dollar. Valkyria Chronicles 4 remains price-♥♥♥♥♥♥ with it being $60 USD and now $99 AUD.

I agree with this, most pricing I have seen has been pretty close to current conversion rate, only a few greedy ones seem to have gone for the $99 AAA approach.

[Shylaar]

I should add that I still think this is a terrible idea compared to leaving it as it was and just having us pay the same price which will be affected by the exchange rate. Now we have a system where we have to check every single game to make sure they've set a fair price for us and every price is going to become better or worse for us as the exchange rate changes.