Games much more expensive in CHF swiss francs WHY ?

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TroX Nov 20, 2015 @ 2:12am

As an exemple Fallout 4 is around 49 EUR and now that it is available in Swiss francs it cost 74 chf !!! How is this possible ?
74.00 CHF = 68.2299 EUR
HELP HELP HELP GET THE PRICES RIGHT AND FAIR

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bermuda Nov 20, 2015 @ 2:29am

It's the Economy. The economy decides if it costs more there. Say it's a rarer thing, (which it pretty much is), then it's more expensive than regular. You can't really price match unless the economy is about the same as whatever other country you're talking about.

TroX Nov 20, 2015 @ 2:53am

+20 EUR for the exact same game comme on man we will not buy from Steam anymore if that is !!! France is at 5 min walking will get the games there if the prices will not mach. It's more than 20$ difference....

bermuda Nov 20, 2015 @ 2:54am

Originally posted by TroX:
+20 EUR for the exact same game comme on man we will not buy from Steam anymore if that is !!! France is at 5 min walking will get the games there if the prices will not mach. It's more than 20$ difference....

So, you can't just buy a game with a price tag like that? How about compare it to different games with the same type money?

TroX Nov 20, 2015 @ 2:57am

Yesterday the game was 49 EURO now it is 68 EURO you don't seem to see the problem we do !!!

bermuda Nov 20, 2015 @ 2:59am

Originally posted by TroX:
Yesterday the game was 49 EURO now it is 68 EURO you don't seem to see the problem we do !!!

No I meant compare a different game. Say... Call of Duty: Black ops III. Compare the currency and see if it is more.

TroX Nov 20, 2015 @ 9:27am

Yes it is the same !!! https://fr.gamesplanet.com/ has prices in EUR and we can get them worldwide why would we pay more on Steam ??? too bad it was convinient

bermuda Nov 20, 2015 @ 1:32pm

Originally posted by TroX:
Yes it is the same !!! https://fr.gamesplanet.com/ has prices in EUR and we can get them worldwide why would we pay more on Steam ??? too bad it was convinient

Again, devs set the prices. Ask them.

Satoru Nov 20, 2015 @ 1:37pm

Repeat after me

Publishers set pricing

Stax Nov 22, 2015 @ 2:47am

Lol, metro 2033 went from 9.99$ to 15CHF, while it should've stayed practically the same (or go to 10.18 CHF). What is this ♥♥♥♥?

bermuda Nov 22, 2015 @ 3:03am

Originally posted by Stax:
Lol, metro 2033 went from 9.99$ to 15CHF, while it should've stayed practically the same (or go to 10.18 CHF). What is this ♥♥♥♥?

Devs. Set. Prices

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saturn__7 Nov 22, 2015 @ 9:16pm

Actually, it seems most games became cheaper, as usually 1 EUR = 1CHF for steam, where actually 1 EUR = 1.08 CHF atm.

Fallout 4 seems an outlier. Also, Fallout 4 costs 59.99 Euro, so the discrepancy is not that large.

Last edited by saturn__7; Nov 22, 2015 @ 9:17pm

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Losti Nov 24, 2015 @ 5:27am

Originally posted by saturn__7:
Actually, it seems most games became cheaper, as usually 1 EUR = 1CHF for steam, where actually 1 EUR = 1.08 CHF atm.

Fallout 4 seems an outlier. Also, Fallout 4 costs 59.99 Euro, so the discrepancy is not that large.

This. Just buy it from wog.ch (65.-).. I was really suprised that CoD was still CHF 59.- ^_^

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Lightning Zerg Feb 23, 2016 @ 11:26pm

Originally posted by Maximus:
Devs. Set. Prices

WTF. Since when Devs set the prices of the distributors?
They say how much they want.
The marge on top of it is a distributor decision.
Steam politic that's it.

Dark Souls III:
Steam: 74 CHF, with reduction cause you have other DS: 67.84 CHF
WOG: English version only: 54.90 CHF, Multi language: 64.90 CHF.

WOG -> you have a hard copy, your brother can play it when you don't.
Steam -> you can download it anytime without having to care about the disk, your brother cannot play it if you play another Steam game... Worth the price difference? not really.

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