Steam's Exchange rates from US Dollar to Israel New Shekel NIS

[Georgestephenson]

Hello, as of today steam is showing its prices in my local currency NIS instead of US dollars as it always did.

The rates are really a steal, if I pay with US dollars when I buy online, the bank charges me 3.58NIS=1US$
But if I compare a game priced on steam in my local currency the exchange rate is 4.00NIS=1US$

which is nothing short of a ripoff.

The ratio 1 US Dollar for 3.58 NIS is the same for over a year and even less most of the time.

Is there a way I can still purchase games on Steam in US$? Or should I buy somewhere else online the steam keys in US Dollars?

Thanks for any help

[Tyson]

its around as 3.7 per a buck
a game worth 60bucks is now 64

[Tyson]

Valve should do something about it

[Spawn of Totoro]

The developer sets the prices, not Valve. I suggest posting in the game's game hub or contacting the developer.

[wuddih]

exchange rates were only relevant for your Steam wallet. the prices for games were not currency converted, they were defined manually by the devs/pubs, hence why you cannot buy some stuff at all, because they did not enter any price yet.

[Georgestephenson]

Right now, Fallout 4: Game of the year edition 59.99 US Dollar
On the local page from my browser in Israel 279.99 NIS
The today Exchange rate in the bank is: 3.5764 NIS for 1 US Dollar.

Which is 78.28 US $ for a game that should cost me 59.99 US $, a 30% ripoff.

[Georgestephenson]

Originally posted by wuddih:

exchange rates were only relevant for your Steam wallet. the prices for games were not currency converted, they were defined manually by the devs/pubs, hence why you cannot buy some stuff at all, because they did not enter any price yet.

O.K, I've read your replie guys, it's actually a ripoff all over the board, no specific developer/publisher.

I'll just buy my games online where they are priced in US $ or GBP in the future.

[Jack1n]

Same here, 3rd party key vendors here i come.

[Mr. P. Kiwi]

It seems to be specifically some companies. Shadow of War is fairly priced in NIS, just 2 dollars more than the US price.

[Rune]

Yep, in the same boat. Especially annoying is that Steam will just not show games if they are not priced in NIS so I won't even know they exist to find them somewhere else to buy.

Seems like a likely scenario for many indie games, guess I'll have to go somewhere else for my games now.

[🅖🅞🅥🅡🅘🅝]

Originally posted by Spawn of Totoro:

The developer sets the prices, not Valve. I suggest posting in the game's game hub or contacting the developer.

yes but valve translite the money to ils and a game that soposte to cost 70 ils now cost 74 ils

[ReBoot]

Guys, vote with your wallets. Its the only language greeey publishers understand.

[Rune]

My bigger concern is about not being able to purchase certain games since the NIS is not a major currency and many smaller developers might just not set a price, not because they don't want to sell it but because it's a minor currency compared to euro/dollar/etc

[DubFire[il]]

Valve, you owe us a transparent explanation why you change the pricing policy in Israel. Or better, just undo the NIS pricing you introduced. Until then, I won't spend a single agora for games you serve. I don't see how the pricing here can be higher than in US. It's unfair, but it's your terms. My right is to stop paying. I did small research, seems that publishers are mainly responsible for pricing changes. To hell with it, I am still pissed AF. Won't buy games here.

[[CA]deusex2]

This is ridiculous! The only reason I was using Steam, was because all the purchases I did were in USD and not morr expensive euros.

However now I'm forced to pay more simply because I live in Israel?! This feels insulting and I don't plan on spending any more of my money on Steam, when there are other alternatives available, for a lesser price.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by CAdeusex2:

This is ridiculous! The only reason I was using Steam, was because all the purchases I did were in USD and not morr expensive euros.

However now I'm forced to pay more simply because I live in Israel?! This feels insulting and I don't plan on spending any more of my money on Steam, when there are other alternatives available, for a lesser price.

Complain to the publishers that set the prices for their games higher than before. Don't blame Valve.