Namibian Currency

[LimboWolf]

I was sent here to talk about my countries currency on steam. For some reason our currency on steam is in USD (I live in Namibia) even though the currency we use here is RAND (Same as South Africa) Is there someway to change the currency to RAND for Namibia instead of USD, as the currency steam has decided we should use is completely wrong.

[Black Blade]

Valve is slowly rolling currency around the world, so it likely will get to you sooner or later

[SWAPO12]

Thank you for posting this
My posts and some of my friends post were removed on this topic...
Its just becoming unaffordable.

[LimboWolf]

Would be nice if Valve finally rolled our currency in to steam. It's been years now alreadyn

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Old but still relevant info about this topic...

Valve talks about adding currencies and other payment options here. Some where after 35:00. They just use Russia as the example...

https://youtu.be/wrvr02SiHY4

~5:42

https://youtu.be/g2rT0Ji3BWI

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

When/if it gets added, remember that prices are set by the devs/pubs and if no price is set, you'll be unable to purchase the title until they do.

Valve is only adding the rest of the Eurozone currencies this time around...

https://twitter.com/SteamDB/status/1379696523999592449

[SuScKe]

...and here we are..nothing done on the matter..sad to say the least

[nullable]

Users wanting things doesn't always necessitate actions on the user's time lines. Pretty much the world over, when a country's currency isn't supported by Steam, it defaults to USD. Expecting that to change is a recipe for disappointment.

[HikariLight]

Your currency being added would require the currency to have enough value for the game developers (the ones who set the prices) to want to receive payment from said currency.

[Sleepy Yoshi]

This is just speculation on my part, but I would imagine the reason it was never added for Namibia is because the Rand is pegged to the Nambia Dollar.

Not sure how Valve views this, but as long as it's 1:1 (it is here) then I don't really see an issue given it is an official currency (legal tender) and is already accepted on the platform for South Africa.

[HikariLight]

Originally posted by Sleepy Yoshi:

This is just speculation on my part, but I would imagine the reason it was never added for Namibia is because the Rand is pegged to the Nambia Dollar.

Not sure how Valve views this, but as long as it's 1:1 (it is here) then I don't really see an issue given it is an official currency (legal tender) and is already accepted on the platform for South Africa.

You need to look at the value the currency has on a GLOBAL scale, not a local one.
It may be 1-1 for local currency, but on a global scale it could be worthless.

[Sleepy Yoshi]

Originally posted by HikariLight:

Originally posted by Sleepy Yoshi:

This is just speculation on my part, but I would imagine the reason it was never added for Namibia is because the Rand is pegged to the Nambia Dollar.

Not sure how Valve views this, but as long as it's 1:1 (it is here) then I don't really see an issue given it is an official currency (legal tender) and is already accepted on the platform for South Africa.

You need to look at the value the currency has on a GLOBAL scale, not a local one.
It may be 1-1 for local currency, but on a global scale it could be worthless.

I'm not even sure what you're talking about. Rand is already an accepted currency on Steam. The only thing being discussed is adding it to the other countries that also use it as a legal tender rather than just South Africa as it currently stands.

[WolfEisberg]

Originally posted by Black Blade:

Valve is slowly rolling currency around the world, so it likely will get to you sooner or later

so slow they haven't added a new currency since 2018,

[WhiteKnight]

Originally posted by WolfEisberg:

Originally posted by Black Blade:

Valve is slowly rolling currency around the world, so it likely will get to you sooner or later

so slow they haven't added a new currency since 2018,

They will add it in Valve time meaning in next 500 years.