Microsoft increased the price of their games on my region and other regions more than 200%

[Z I A D]

What's the point of regional pricing anymore if I a consumer in saudi arabia pay the same as a consumer in the usa? Halo mcc went from 60 sar to 180 even more expensive than the usa and wages here are a lot lower. When is valve going to target the actual problem of region swapping instead of us actual consumers from these regions having to pay these abhorrent prices?

[Malfunctioning Robot]

Then take your complaint up with the people raising the prices instead of blaming Valve which had NOTHING to do with it.

You know, like anyone with half a brain would do.

Are you illiterate? It literally shows half of the countries listed as paying less than 40usd, $12 was just the bottom limit.

[nullable]

If inflation has impacted the value of your currency then prices must increase to offset the lost value. If upon review the prices you were paying were needing adjustment for any reason in MS'es opinion, they're free to adjust their prices.

Regional pricing doesn't exist so some customers can underpay for games. Regional pricing also never made any claims the prices you're used to paying were written ins tone. You just don't like paying more for games, well no one does, and surprise game prices have increased to some degree in many places. Crying when you prices go up, like it's happening in a vacuum isn't a very compelling complaint.

Region hopping isn't the sole source, or even the primary source for prices increasing either. Pretending it is is oversimplified laziness.

[Z I A D]

引用自 Malfunctioning Robot：

Then take your complaint up with the people raising the prices instead of blaming Valve which had NOTHING to do with it.

You know, like anyone with half a brain would do.

Did you actually read my post? Microsoft increased the price because of region swappers which are a still thing because valve wont take them down.

[Z I A D]

引用自 nullable：

If inflation has impacted the value of your currency then prices must increase to offset the lost value. If upon review the prices you were paying were needing adjustment for any reason in MS'es opinion, they're free to adjust their prices.

Regional pricing doesn't exist so some customers can underpay for games. Regional pricing also never made any claims the prices you're used to paying were written ins tone. You just don't like paying more for games, well no one does, and surprise game prices have increased to some degree in many places. Crying when you prices go up, like it's happening in a vacuum isn't a very compelling complaint.

Region hopping isn't the sole source, or even the primary source for prices increasing either. Pretending it is is oversimplified laziness.

The usd was equal to 3.75 sar in 2022 it still is equal to 3.75 sar to this day what justifies the sudden price increase?

[Malfunctioning Robot]

引用自 Z I A D：

引用自 Malfunctioning Robot：

Then take your complaint up with the people raising the prices instead of blaming Valve which had NOTHING to do with it.

You know, like anyone with half a brain would do.

Did you actually read my post? Microsoft increased the price because of region swappers which are a still thing because valve wont take them down.

You got a link to the microsoft statement on that

yeah didn't think so. Valve has taken plenty of steps to kill region hopping.


This has nothing to do with region hopping, microsoft has done this across all the platforms they sell on

[Z I A D]

引用自 Malfunctioning Robot：

引用自 Z I A D：

Did you actually read my post? Microsoft increased the price because of region swappers which are a still thing because valve wont take them down.

You got a link to the microsoft statement on that

yeah didn't think so. Valve has taken plenty of steps to kill region hopping.


This has nothing to do with region hopping, microsoft has done this across all the platforms they sell on

It seems you are correct. Although its price is the same in my region on the ms store it has increased in other regions. It seems Microsoft is killing regional pricing

[nullable]

引用自 Z I A D：

The usd was equal to 3.75 sar in 2022 it still is equal to 3.75 sar to this day what justifies the sudden price increase?

Well outside of inflation, I mentioned, "If upon review the prices you were paying were needing adjustment for any reason in MS'es opinion, they're free to adjust their prices."

It doesn't need to be justified, they don't need your permission or approval. And even if an explanation was presented to you, I'd bet a dollar that you'd reject it. And your arguments would continue to revolve around maintaining the status quo you're comfortable with to the exclusion of all other concerns. Well that's not going to change the prices back, likely nothing will, so you're doomed to be unhappy for awhile and then you'll accept it, or find a new hobby.

[Sakura]

It's even more expensive in developing countries than in USD or EUR, lmao. At this point they should just remove regional pricing because it doesn't exist. Just look at New World and some other games, COD points cost way more in developing countries as well. Ridiculous and greedy. Back to the pir...I guess

[Start_Running]

引用自 Main Sakura：

It's even more expensive in developing countries than in USD or EUR, lmao. At this point they should just remove regional pricing because it doesn't exist. Just look at New World and some other games, COD points cost way more in developing countries as well. Ridiculous and greedy. Back to the pir...I guess

Oh it exists,. That doesn't mean the dev/pubs will use it in the manner YOU want them to.

[Pierce Dalton]

引用自 Start_Running：

引用自 Main Sakura：

It's even more expensive in developing countries than in USD or EUR, lmao. At this point they should just remove regional pricing because it doesn't exist. Just look at New World and some other games, COD points cost way more in developing countries as well. Ridiculous and greedy. Back to the pir...I guess

Oh it exists,. That doesn't mean the dev/pubs will use it in the manner YOU want them to.

They're not really using it when people in the US and other countries, with weaker currencies, are paying (or not paying) the same price for a game.

[Sakura]

引用自 Start_Running：

引用自 Main Sakura：

It's even more expensive in developing countries than in USD or EUR, lmao. At this point they should just remove regional pricing because it doesn't exist. Just look at New World and some other games, COD points cost way more in developing countries as well. Ridiculous and greedy. Back to the pir...I guess

Oh it exists,. That doesn't mean the dev/pubs will use it in the manner YOU want them to.

I don't want them to use it in any way, but for some devs regional pricing should be removed for real, check the price scale and you will notice that in EUR and USD region where workers earn far, far more than in developing countries games and dlc cost less than in developing countries. What's the point then beside working a whole month to buy something that somebody in the US can buy after working just for 2 hours. Nonsense, so just remove it instead to insult common sense.

[Pierce Dalton]

引用自 Z I A D：

What's the point of regional pricing anymore if I a consumer in saudi arabia pay the same as a consumer in the usa? Halo mcc went from 60 sar to 180 even more expensive than the usa and wages here are a lot lower. When is valve going to target the actual problem of region swapping instead of us actual consumers from these regions having to pay these abhorrent prices?

Never.

Just don't buy such games, and don't waste your time here. A lot of people are here just to dogpile on whoever makes a topic criticizing Steam/Valve.

[Sakura]

引用自 Pierce Dalton：

引用自 Z I A D：

What's the point of regional pricing anymore if I a consumer in saudi arabia pay the same as a consumer in the usa? Halo mcc went from 60 sar to 180 even more expensive than the usa and wages here are a lot lower. When is valve going to target the actual problem of region swapping instead of us actual consumers from these regions having to pay these abhorrent prices?

Never.

Just don't buy such games, and don't waste your time here. A lot of people are here just to dogpile on whoever makes a topic criticizing Steam/Valve.

True and true. I won't be buying and supporting such a greed and insult to the common sense.

[Start_Running]

引用自 Main Sakura：

引用自 Start_Running：

Oh it exists,. That doesn't mean the dev/pubs will use it in the manner YOU want them to.

I don't want them to use it in any way, but for some devs regional pricing should be removed for real, check the price scale and you will notice that in EUR and USD region where workers earn far, far more than in developing countries games and dlc cost less than in developing countries.

And funnily enough publishers and developers tend to come from those countries, have to pay the salaries of their staff in those countries, have to pay their taxes in those countries, and pay their overhead and business expenses in thiose countries..

See how that works. They have to pay for stuff inm those high value dollars... so what reason do they have for pricing their games so they make less of some other country's worthless dollars

引用自 Main Sakura：

What's the point then beside working a whole month to buy something that somebody in the US can buy after working just for 2 hours. Nonsense, so just remove it instead to insult common sense.

Thems the breaks./ Just means you have to make sure you spend carefully and maximize bang for bucks.

I live in a country whose currency makes the bloody peso look robust and I've managed to do all right just by shopping smart.

[Sakura]

引用自 Start_Running：

引用自 Main Sakura：

I don't want them to use it in any way, but for some devs regional pricing should be removed for real, check the price scale and you will notice that in EUR and USD region where workers earn far, far more than in developing countries games and dlc cost less than in developing countries.

And funnily enough publishers and developers tend to come from those countries, have to pay the salaries of their staff in those countries, have to pay their taxes in those countries, and pay their overhead and business expenses in thiose countries..

See how that works. They have to pay for stuff inm those high value dollars... so what reason do they have for pricing their games so they make less of some other country's worthless dollars

引用自 Main Sakura：

What's the point then beside working a whole month to buy something that somebody in the US can buy after working just for 2 hours. Nonsense, so just remove it instead to insult common sense.

Thems the breaks./ Just means you have to make sure you spend carefully and maximize bang for bucks.

I live in a country whose currency makes the bloody peso look robust and I've managed to do all right just by shopping smart.

Not at all. They are also paying workers in developing countries, which means they pay them less, which means they are taking advantage of having to pay fewer workers in developing countries. At the same time, they don't want to offer equal rights to gamers in those and other developing countries.