pricing in jordan(middle east)

[DarkCrusnik]

im soon moving to jordan, a country in middle east with relatively bad economy, but im surprised that the prices there are really expensive(compared to its economy, where the average citizen gets around 300 jd a month, which is around 422 dollars)
the living expenses are expensive there as is, not to mention the increased % of prices there, (according to steamdb, its much more expensive than even other countries in the middle east that has much better economy)
i believe a revision of the prices for that country should be revised for it to be more accessible for the average citizen
thank you

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by Ely:

im soon moving to jordan, a country in middle east with relatively bad economy, but im surprised that the prices there are really expensive(compared to its economy, where the average citizen gets around 300 jd a month, which is around 422 dollars)
the living expenses are expensive there as is, not to mention the increased % of prices there, (according to steamdb, its much more expensive than even other countries in the middle east that has much better economy)
i believe a revision of the prices for that country should be revised for it to be more accessible for the average citizen
thank you

Don't expect any new currencies to be added during a global recession.

[d3str0y3r]

Originally posted by Ely:

im soon moving to jordan, a country in middle east with relatively bad economy, but im surprised that the prices there are really expensive(compared to its economy, where the average citizen gets around 300 jd a month, which is around 422 dollars)
the living expenses are expensive there as is, not to mention the increased % of prices there, (according to steamdb, its much more expensive than even other countries in the middle east that has much better economy)
i believe a revision of the prices for that country should be revised for it to be more accessible for the average citizen
thank you

Pricing for games is set by the publishers not Valve, Valve can not force publishers to sell their games for less.

[Mad Scientist]

-Buy before you move if you're aware the currencies value is so low that Game Developers/Publishers charge more, to get the desired converted price.
-You're billed by where your payment method matches the billing address, so buy what you want to load up on Steam Wallet before moving. Ensure you update this when you move.

Feel free to contact Game Developers or Publishers in regard to product prices. Though this has sometimes caused the price to increase since they haven't noticed some currencies are even less valuable than last time they looked.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by d3str0y3r:

Originally posted by Ely:

im soon moving to jordan, a country in middle east with relatively bad economy, but im surprised that the prices there are really expensive(compared to its economy, where the average citizen gets around 300 jd a month, which is around 422 dollars)
the living expenses are expensive there as is, not to mention the increased % of prices there, (according to steamdb, its much more expensive than even other countries in the middle east that has much better economy)
i believe a revision of the prices for that country should be revised for it to be more accessible for the average citizen
thank you

Pricing for games is set by the publishers not Valve, Valve can not force publishers to sell their games for less.

Jordan does not have a currency on Steam.

[DarkCrusnik]

but will not opening a thread like this be a bit of an eye opener to some devs that might browse here?

[DarkCrusnik]

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

Originally posted by d3str0y3r:

Pricing for games is set by the publishers not Valve, Valve can not force publishers to sell their games for less.

Jordan does not have a currency on Steam.

:qr:

it does somewhat, my friend is living there and we compared the prices but its not showing the exact %

[d3str0y3r]

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

Originally posted by d3str0y3r:

Pricing for games is set by the publishers not Valve, Valve can not force publishers to sell their games for less.

Jordan does not have a currency on Steam.

:qr:

Gotcha, did know that.

[Mad Scientist]

Originally posted by Ely:

but will not opening a thread like this be a bit of an eye opener to some devs that might browse here?

They usually stick to their own game hub, so no. This section is for valve itself to see suggestions without responding to them, not game devs.

[DarkCrusnik]

Originally posted by Mad Scientist:

Originally posted by Ely:

but will not opening a thread like this be a bit of an eye opener to some devs that might browse here?

They usually stick to their own game hub, so no. This section is for valve itself to see suggestions without responding to them, not game devs.

forgive me, but if i want steam to add a currency to its system, that should be cheaper based on the economy of the country, i should to talk to each dev team? or wouldnt adding it officially be a first step? (because its half added now, its not adjusted to the economy of the country and there no indication its related to that place other than the currency umm, shortcut? <like $ instead of US> )

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

The Jordanian dinar is expensive because its currency is pegged to the USD. The country keeps fixed exchange rates and so its currency doesn't float from changes in supply and demand. Rather, the government has a tight monetary policy that restricts the value of the currency.

As of right now, the dinar is stronger than the dollar. 1.41 to 1.00

The prices you see in USD are better than what you would get if Valve adds the Jordanian dinar, which would cost more.

[DustIIDust&Ashes2Ashes]

Originally posted by d3str0y3r:

Originally posted by Ely:

im soon moving to jordan, a country in middle east with relatively bad economy, but im surprised that the prices there are really expensive(compared to its economy, where the average citizen gets around 300 jd a month, which is around 422 dollars)
the living expenses are expensive there as is, not to mention the increased % of prices there, (according to steamdb, its much more expensive than even other countries in the middle east that has much better economy)
i believe a revision of the prices for that country should be revised for it to be more accessible for the average citizen
thank you

Pricing for games is set by the publishers not Valve, Valve can not force publishers to sell their games for less.

Valve can do more than their thinking, for example, change the Recommanded Price (may based on the exchange rate) with Purchasing Power

https://www.numbeo.com/quality-of-life/rankings_by_country.jsp?title=2023&displayColumn=1

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by 凸凹凸（⊙八⊙）:

Originally posted by d3str0y3r:

Pricing for games is set by the publishers not Valve, Valve can not force publishers to sell their games for less.

Valve can do more than their thinking, for example, change the Recommanded Price (may based on the exchange rate) with Purchasing Power

https://www.numbeo.com/quality-of-life/rankings_by_country.jsp?title=2023&displayColumn=1

On Steam, Valve does not set the prices on games they don't make themselves.

And it wouldn't matter when the currency the person wants added is actually worth more than what they see now.

[DustIIDust&Ashes2Ashes]

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

Originally posted by 凸凹凸（⊙八⊙）:

Valve can do more than their thinking, for example, change the Recommanded Price (may based on the exchange rate) with Purchasing Power

https://www.numbeo.com/quality-of-life/rankings_by_country.jsp?title=2023&displayColumn=1

On Steam, Valve does not set the prices on games they don't make themselves.

And it wouldn't matter when the currency the person wants added is actually worth more than what they see now.

:qr:

Yes, I am agree with your point, but Valve should calcaulate a more useful Recommanded Price for for developers who don’t have the time or interest to research pricing in each currency themselves.

for example:
Regional price parities. The RPPs are calculated using price quotes for a wide array of items from the CPI covering apparel, education, food, housing, medical, recreation, transportation, and other goods and services.1 Data on housing rents are obtained separately from the Census American Community Survey (ACS). The expenditure weights for each category are constructed using BEA PCE and Census ACS housing rents expenditures.2

The CPI price levels and the ACS housing rents are combined with the expenditure weights using a multilateral aggregation method that expresses a region's price level relative to that of the United States.3

For example, if the RPP for area A is 120 and for area B is 90, then on average, price levels are 20 percent higher and 10 percent lower than the U.S. average for A and B, respectively. If the personal income for area A is $12,000 and for area B is $9,000, then RPP-adjusted incomes are $10,000 (or $12,000/1.20) and $10,000 (or $9,000/0.90), respectively. In other words, the purchasing power of the two incomes is equivalent when adjusted by their respective RPPs.

https://www.bea.gov/resources/methodologies/rpp

[Nx Machina]

Originally posted by 凸凹凸（⊙八⊙）:

Yes, I am agree with your point, but Valve should calcaulate a more useful Recommanded Price for for developers who don’t have the time or interest to research pricing in each currency themselves.

Valve already suggests a price and BUT it is the developer, publisher who actually decide the price of their product.

https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/store/pricing

Partners on Steam are responsible for setting and managing pricing for their products.

Many games choose to ignore our recommendations and determine their own pricing in each currency, and that’s just fine. But we hope the recommendations are a useful data point for developers who don’t have the time or interest to research pricing in each currency themselves.

[DustIIDust&Ashes2Ashes]

Originally posted by Nx Machina:

Originally posted by 凸凹凸（⊙八⊙）:

Yes, I am agree with your point, but Valve should calcaulate a more useful Recommanded Price for for developers who don’t have the time or interest to research pricing in each currency themselves.

Valve already suggests a price and BUT it is the developer, publisher who actually decide the price of their product.

https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/store/pricing

Partners on Steam are responsible for setting and managing pricing for their products.

Many games choose to ignore our recommendations and determine their own pricing in each currency, and that’s just fine. But we hope the recommendations are a useful data point for developers who don’t have the time or interest to research pricing in each currency themselves.

I think many games choose to accept the recommendations from Vavle, that's why our friends who from jordan want a reasonable price for them.