USD $ CA $ to Yen. Thanks for screwing your customers living in Japan.

[Balalaika]

I was fine with using my NA CC in Japan and paying for games in NA currency.

Now my cc is charging me currency exchange rates on top of steam purchase.

Wonder who the genius is. How is this supposed to be helpful?

Do us all a favor and let customers choose which currency they want to use.

Also YEN is higher now so why do I have to pay more in yen than in Candian/ American $???

PS. KONBINI don't have English options where I live. So much for your research.

[narc]

because thats how the digital space works on steam, theyre not fair with prices in the least and your best bet is to buy games from other sources these days, steam does not have the lowest prices.

[TirithRR]

Originally posted by narc:

Steam does not have the lowest prices.

Well, sometimes they do, sometimes they don't
isthereanydeal.com is your friend.

[Corsair]

Agreed with the OP! Allow us to choose our currency. I can't pay in yen even though I live in Japan. CHANGE IT!

[Satoru]

If you could 'choose your currency' you would just choose Rubles not USD'

Its not an option for a reason

[Arkaid]

Same thing happened to me. The store looks uninviting to me, not to mention the exchange fees. As a foreigner living in Japan I want the store to show me prices in a currency I'm familiar with.

There might not be as many titles, but there are still options other than steam. I suggest everyone that got shafted to take their business elsewhere:

Green Man Gaming (http://www.greenmangaming.com/). Games are in USD, it gives out codes you can redeem in steam later.
The Humble Store (https://www.humblebundle.com/store). Also USD only. Besides, every purchase also has a donation to charity. Also gives out steam codes.
Good Old Games (GOG: http://www.gog.com/ ) mostly classics and indies. Doesn't have steam support, but also all games are DRM-free.

If you know of any other steam alternatives, please post them here and screw steam.

[Satoru]

Originally posted by Arkaid:

Same thing happened to me. The store looks uninviting to me, not to mention the exchange fees. As a foreigner living in Japan I want the store to show me prices in a currency I'm familiar with.

So did you want Lotteria and Sogo to show you prices in USD too?

[Arkaid]

Originally posted by Satoru:

So did you want Lotteria and Sogo to show you prices in USD too?

If they worked exclusively online and had no physical stores, yes, I would like the option to switch the displaying currency.

[Balalaika]

Originally posted by Satoru:

Originally posted by Arkaid:

Same thing happened to me. The store looks uninviting to me, not to mention the exchange fees. As a foreigner living in Japan I want the store to show me prices in a currency I'm familiar with.

So did you want Lotteria and Sogo to show you prices in USD too?

You are being silly.

Originally posted by Satoru:

If you could 'choose your currency' you would just choose Rubles not USD'

Its not an option for a reason

People already do, they live in Russia, you know Russians. I would still have to pay exchange rates if I used rubels. Seriously go read a book.

[Satoru]

Originally posted by kancho anego:

You are being silly.

If someone says they want something to 'be in the currency they are used to' then again why arent they whining that EVERYTHING IN JAPAN is sold in Yen. I don't complain that everything in the UK is GBP, or that everything in Europe is in Euros.

People already do, they live in Russia,

THats not an OPTION for Russians. Russians cannot 'choose' to play USD/Euro/Yen/CAD/NZD/AUD. They are forced to use Rubles. Just as people in many CIS countries are 'forced' to use USD instaed of their home currency which would be cheaper for them.

Again the store doesn't allow you to 'choose' your currency for a reason.

[Arkaid]

Originally posted by Satoru:

If someone says they want something to 'be in the currency they are used to' then again why arent they whining that EVERYTHING IN JAPAN is sold in Yen. I don't complain that everything in the UK is GBP, or that everything in Europe is in Euros.

Good point. But Valve's offices are not in Japan. They're products aren't made in Japan. And they don't have any stores in Japan either. It's just a bunch of digital goods on the internet. Placing regional restrictions over something digital is an artificial burden put there to make a larger profit. That's all.

Not to mention that any time of day, I could go to any of those stores I mentioned before and purchase in USD with no problem whatsoever. The problem is purposefuly put there by Steam and Steam alone.

[Satoru]

Originally posted by Arkaid:

Good point. But Valve's offices are not in Japan. They're products aren't made in Japan. And they don't have any stores in Japan either. It's just a bunch of digital goods on the internet.

You might be shocked but most people prefer to pay for things in their native currency. Some cards dont allow for foriegn transaction. Allowing for native currencies allows steam to offer eaiser localized payment methods like Kombini, something they could never do if it stayed in USD.

Users by and large prefer to purchase thigns in their native currency. Steam is meeting the demand of consumers globally who by and large, want to pay in their native currency. Supporting native currencies means users have a much easier time obtaining funds as it widends the payment methodologies available. Steam would not be even bothering to do all this extra work to support mulitple currencies unless it was actually something customers wanted.

Placing regional restrictions over something digital is an artificial burden put there to make a larger profit. That's all.

Restricionts on games on Steam are done by the publisher. Not Steam. Steam only enforces what the publisher wants. Dont like regional restrictions, go blame the publishers.

Not to mention that any time of day, I could go to any of those stores I mentioned before and purchase in USD with no problem whatsoever. The problem is purposefuly put there by Steam and Steam alone.

Many of those sites can lose customers beause of their limited payment methods. Kombini is a very conveneint way for people to pay. Something those sites couldn't offer someone who doesn't have a credit card. Givent hat creidt cards are not nearly ubiquitous in Japan as they are in other regions, that presents a problem to those sites even if someone in Japan wants to buy it.

[Arkaid]

Originally posted by Satoru:

You might be shocked but most people prefer to pay for things in their native currency. Some cards dont allow for foriegn transaction. Allowing for native currencies allows steam to offer eaiser localized payment methods like Kombini, something they could never do if it stayed in USD. Users by and large prefer to purchase thigns in their native currency. Steam is meeting the demand of consumers globally who by and large, want to pay in their native currency. Steam would not be even bothering to do all this extra work to support mulitple currencies unless it was actually something customers wanted.

I'm not saying that's a bad thing. All I'm saying is give me an option in my account ( you know where you set your name and everything ) to select the currency in which to display prices. Charge me the same cost as you would in Yens, but display and charge the amount in USD. It shouldn't be that hard to do.

Moroever. The amount that was in my steam wallet was forcefully switched to yens too. That is my money. What gives them the right to force me to change the currency? It feels like suddenly someone reached into my bank account, and arbitrarily decided to exchange all my money into some foreign currency. ♥♥♥♥ if I know what the rate was of if someone took fees out of it.

Seriously, it's beyond wrong.

[Balalaika]

Originally posted by Satoru:

Originally posted by Arkaid:

Good point. But Valve's offices are not in Japan. They're products aren't made in Japan. And they don't have any stores in Japan either. It's just a bunch of digital goods on the internet. Placing regional restrictions over something digital is an artificial burden put there to make a larger profit. That's all.

Not to mention that any time of day, I could go to any of those stores I mentioned before and purchase in USD with no problem whatsoever. The problem is purposefuly put there by Steam and Steam alone.

You might be shocked but most people prefer to pay for things in their native currency. Some cards dont allow for foriegn transaction. Allowing for native currencies allows steam to offer eaiser localized payment methods like Kombini, something they could never do if it stayed in USD.

Users by and large prefer to purchase thigns in their native currency. Steam is meeting the demand of consumers globally who by and large, want to pay in their native currency. Supporting native currencies means users have a much easier time obtaining funds as it widends the payment methodologies available. Steam would not be even bothering to do all this extra work to support mulitple currencies unless it was actually something customers wanted.

I think I will stop reading here you obviously have 0 knowledge on the subject.

1. Steam is not meeting demands. I purchased quite few game on steam while I was in Japan. Now I will have to go to another store.

2.This is not a 711 shake you buying in Japan for obviously the Japanese Yen. This is a digital purchase from an American online distributor. Duhhh "Valve Corporation is an American video game development and digital distribution company headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, United States."

3. Having to choose currency is not a big deal. Amazon has the feature, Paypal to name a few and the stores listed above in the link.

4. Seriously go read a book.

5. Oh and they already support multiple currencies

[Satoru]

Originally posted by kancho anego:

I think I wil stop reading here you obviously have 0 knowledge on teh subject.

This is entirely contradicted by the rest of your post.

1. Steam is not meeting demands. I purchased quire few game on steam while I was in Japan. Now I will have to go to another store.

You might be shocked to know that Steam's Japanese market is not being supported solely by your purchases.

2.This is not a 711 shake you buying in Japan for obviously the Japanese Yen. This is a digital purchase from an American online distributor. Duhhh "Valve Corporation is an American video game development and digital distribution company headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, United States."

And shockingly Microsoft offers products in Japan in yen. Oddly Steam offers games in Rubles but has no offices in Russia. Nor do they have offices in Australia, or Mexico

3. Having to choose currency is not a big deal. Amazon has the feature, Paypal to name a few and the stores listed above in the link.

Additional payment methods are only useful if they are available in the native currency. Allowing for native currencies means that payment methods that are local, can be more easily integrated. For Japan, Kombini payments are a method that can now be integrated tht was not possible before. It also allows publishers to provide pricing parity across both their physical and digital distribution streams.

4. Seriously go read a book.

Ad hominem attacks only make you look foolish and petty.

5. Oh and they already support multiple currencies

The yen now being added. So whats the problem again?

[Balalaika]

Originally posted by Satoru:

Originally posted by kancho anego:

I think I wil stop reading here you obviously have 0 knowledge on teh subject.

This is entirely contradicted by the rest of your post.

1. Steam is not meeting demands. I purchased quire few game on steam while I was in Japan. Now I will have to go to another store.

You might be shocked to know that Steam's Japanese market is not being supported solely by your purchases.

2.This is not a 711 shake you buying in Japan for obviously the Japanese Yen. This is a digital purchase from an American online distributor. Duhhh "Valve Corporation is an American video game development and digital distribution company headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, United States."

And shockingly Microsoft offers products in Japan in yen. Oddly Steam offers games in Rubles but has no offices in Russia. Nor do they have offices in Australia, or Mexico

3. Having to choose currency is not a big deal. Amazon has the feature, Paypal to name a few and the stores listed above in the link.

Additional payment methods are only useful if they are available in the native currency. Allowing for native currencies means that payment methods that are local, can be more easily integrated. For Japan, Kombini payments are a method that can now be integrated tht was not possible before. It also allows publishers to provide pricing parity across both their physical and digital distribution streams.

4. Seriously go read a book.

Ad hominem attacks only make you look foolish and petty.

It is not an attack it is a serious suggestion. You should go and read a book or two, three is better.