Steam prices in Poland

[Maddriver]

Hey,


iHow come a country where the avarage salary of 1500euros compared to England 3.500 euros and Germany 4.500 euros - HAS, after Swizerland- THE 2ND MOST EXPENSIVE steam PRICES ALL OVER THE WORLD ????

[TBS AlexDK]

Cause all prices in the EU are the same due to Valve/Steam not being allowed to region lock the keys for the countries with a low income, so Dev's / Publishers have less of a reason to price it for those regions

[blunus]

Complain to the devs/pubs, they set price.

Originally posted by TBS AlexDK:

Cause all prices in the EU are the same due to Valve/Steam not being allowed to region lock the keys for the countries with a low income, so Dev's / Publishers have less of a reason to price it for those regions

Poland has its own currency on Steam already.

[Brian9824]

Originally posted by blunus:

Complain to the devs/pubs, they set price.

Originally posted by TBS AlexDK:

Cause all prices in the EU are the same due to Valve/Steam not being allowed to region lock the keys for the countries with a low income, so Dev's / Publishers have less of a reason to price it for those regions

Poland has its own currency on Steam already.

Doesn't have to do with currency. The EU sued steam a few years ago because steam was allowing region blocking which led to developers charging different prices for different countries in the EU based on income.

Now steam can only offer 1 price to the EU, and the poorest country in the EU pays the same price as the richest.

[Maddriver]

but it's not the same.... GB people pay 10% less.. all EU countries paying in Euro pay 9.8% less, US pays 11% less, Canada 22% aswell as Australia... and so on. Check steam db for any game.

And yes , it has probl something to do with the Polish Zloty fluctuating compared to Euro or USD... but still it's crazy.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by Maddriver:

but it's not the same.... GB people pay 10% less.. all EU countries paying in Euro pay 9.8% less, US pays 11% less, Canada 22% aswell as Australia... and so on. Check steam db for any game.

And yes , it has probl something to do with the Polish Zloty fluctuating compared to Euro or USD... but still it's crazy.

US pays taxes on top of the listed price and taxes vary from state to state.

[Brian9824]

Originally posted by Maddriver:

but it's not the same.... GB people pay 10% less.. all EU countries paying in Euro pay 9.8% less, US pays 11% less, Canada 22% aswell as Australia... and so on. Check steam db for any game.

And yes , it has probl something to do with the Polish Zloty fluctuating compared to Euro or USD... but still it's crazy.

Some of that is taxes, US and Canada for instance pay tax that is not included in the price, whereas in the EU the tax is included in the price. Some of the difference is also fluctuations in exchange rates like you mentioned

[Maddriver]

saying something about the US or Canada was a bad idea.. it's like that with a lot of products.. but compared to any country in Europe ( not EU) ... it's crazy man.. and i wonder why there so few talking about this.

[Artemida]

Originally posted by TBS AlexDK:

Cause all prices in the EU are the same (...)

Originally posted by Brian9824:

Now steam can only offer 1 price to the EU (...)

This is not true.

[HikariLight]

Poland isn't a member of the EU, they use their own currency.

Currently 1 unit of the Polish currency is worth 0.25¢ USD or 0.24 EURO.
This means the Polish currency is weaker than other currency and people in Poland also do not get paid much each pay check.
So to the Polish they are paying a lot, when compared to some other currency they are not.

[Artemida]

Originally posted by HikariLight:

Poland isn't a member of the EU, (...)

What? LOL, since when?

[rawWwRrr]

Originally posted by Artemida:

Originally posted by TBS AlexDK:

Cause all prices in the EU are the same (...)

Originally posted by Brian9824:

Now steam can only offer 1 price to the EU (...)

This is not true.

Tell that to the EU Commission:
https://wccftech.com/valve-five-publishers-fined-e7-8-million-for-anti-consumer-practices/

[Artemida]

Originally posted by rawWwRrr:

Originally posted by Artemida:

This is not true.

Tell that to the EU Commission:
https://wccftech.com/valve-five-publishers-fined-e7-8-million-for-anti-consumer-practices/

Tell that to the Steam/Valve itself then!

Poland is in the EU and doesn't always have the same prices as the rest of the EU. Sometimes they are higher, sometimes lower, and sometimes (almost) the same.

Steam allows publishers to set different prices in Poland than in other countries in the EU.

[HikariLight]

Originally posted by Artemida:

Originally posted by rawWwRrr:

Tell that to the EU Commission:
https://wccftech.com/valve-five-publishers-fined-e7-8-million-for-anti-consumer-practices/

Tell that to the Steam/Valve itself then!

Poland is in the EU and doesn't always have the same prices as the rest of the EU. Sometimes they are higher, sometimes lower, and sometimes (almost) the same.

Steam allows publishers to set different prices in Poland than in other countries in the EU.

If Poland was an EU member, they would be using the EURO, not the PLN.
Poland is not an EU member. Being in Europe does not make you a member automatically.

[rawWwRrr]

Originally posted by Artemida:

Originally posted by rawWwRrr:

Tell that to the EU Commission:
https://wccftech.com/valve-five-publishers-fined-e7-8-million-for-anti-consumer-practices/

Tell that to the Steam/Valve itself then!

Poland is in the EU and doesn't always have the same prices as the rest of the EU. Sometimes they are higher, sometimes lower, and sometimes (almost) the same.

Steam allows publishers to set different prices in Poland than in other countries in the EU.

Poland has not opted to use the Euro. Once they do, their prices would harmonize with the rest.

under the terms of their Treaty of Accession with the European Union, all new Member States "shall participate in the Economic and Monetary Union from the date of accession as a Member State with a derogation", which means that Poland is obliged to eventually replace its currency, the złoty, with the euro. On the other hand, as of 2024, adoption of euro is not supported by neither of the two biggest Polish parties.

If Poland wants all of the benefits of being part of the EU, they should complete their obligation.

[Maddriver]

Originally posted by Artemida:

Originally posted by rawWwRrr:

Tell that to the EU Commission:
https://wccftech.com/valve-five-publishers-fined-e7-8-million-for-anti-consumer-practices/

Tell that to the Steam/Valve itself then!

Poland is in the EU and doesn't always have the same prices as the rest of the EU. Sometimes they are higher, sometimes lower, and sometimes (almost) the same.

Steam allows publishers to set different prices in Poland than in other countries in the EU.

not really true.. since I do check steam db now and then... Swiss people have to pay always 7-9% more then people in poland and people in poland have to pay between 8-12% more then people paying in Euro. For GB polish people pay arround 6% more... its crazy... just compare that , not EU comissions or to the US or whatever..just this.