STEAM now UK pricing!

TaKeN · 14 Dec 2008 at 19:55

\o/ Downloading GTA IV as we speak.. UK pricing ***

uv · 14 Dec 2008 at 21:08

platypus said:
Bioshock for £14 might atually be worth a punt!

I paid £38 when it first came out, and still think it was worth every penny

SlyReaper · 14 Dec 2008 at 21:13

Littlenose said:
what do you make of it? is it worth it? if it were £9.99, i'd not hesitate

It's good fun. The last map is bloody difficult though - I tried and failed 5 times, before finally completing it with only one power core left. :eek:

Oh and the AI character comes out with some pretty funny stuff sometimes. Raspberries, anyone?

caff · 15 Dec 2008 at 00:17

Good prices.

Left 4 dead, after additional tax and currency conversion cost nearly £40 when I bought on Steam a couple of weeks ago :eek:

bledd · 15 Dec 2008 at 09:57

after a weekend of heavy drinking and hangovers, this is great news to read on a monday

_Jimlad_ · 15 Dec 2008 at 10:02

yeah i might be tempted to buy some older games, but new ones i will always get the boxed version

mark43 · 15 Dec 2008 at 10:30

Well this is great news. Now what I’d really like to see is a UK Valve store so that I can buy stuff from there without paying crazy delivery prices and import duties.

jas72 · 15 Dec 2008 at 11:07

Drat missed it again

I live in Belgium and it's showing for me.

COD WAW : 55€ / 47£
GTA 49€/ 42.5£

:mad:

TaKeN · 15 Dec 2008 at 11:09

jas72 said:
Drat missed it again

I live in Belgium and it's showing for me.

COD WAW : 55€ / 47£
GTA 49€/ 42.5£

I assume you clicked on the european pricing?

and if some kind soul purchased the game for £26.99 in the uk, couldn't they buy it as a gift for you and send you the voucher thingy in return for some money?

jas72 · 15 Dec 2008 at 11:12

mrk said:
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/12/12/steam-goes-european-prices-go-crazy/

Damn bought GTA 4 for over £30 the other day and it's £27 on STEAM BETA!

So they sell it for 27£ but 50€

Real exchange rate = .87c / £1

Valve exchange rate = .54c / £1 :eek:

jas72 · 15 Dec 2008 at 11:12

TaKeN said:
I assume you clicked on the european pricing?

and if some kind soul purchased the game for £26.99 in the uk, couldn't they buy it as a gift for you and send you the voucher thingy in return for some money?

Hmm I wonder if that's possible :cool:

I'm used to it however. PS3 Platinum games sell here for 30€ or 20£ exchange rate of 0.66c / 1£

I just buy from UK stockists....

On the same topic one download firm couldn't sell me the game because their system said I wasn't in the EU. When Queried they blamed my ISP!

linktoinsanity · 15 Dec 2008 at 14:24

Ordered GTA4 from it, thanks for the heads up, so much for skipping GTA4....

SenTineL · 15 Dec 2008 at 14:45

platypus said:
Bioshock for £14 might atually be worth a punt!

You can find it for £9.99 online if you look around

I ordered it the end of last week, but its out of stock at the mo...

FirebarUK · 15 Dec 2008 at 14:52

Crysis complete pack was £55, now £32.99. Bought

spacedskunk · 16 Dec 2008 at 16:48

GTR Evolution complete pack (+RACE 07) - £16.99...and purchased

TheVoice · 16 Dec 2008 at 16:51

FirebarUK said:
Crysis complete pack was £55, now £32.99. Bought

I've got my eye on that too, it's a decent price, although I've found the retail versions for a bit less than £15 each. Hmm....

FirebarUK · 16 Dec 2008 at 17:29

I've got my eye on that too, it's a decent price, although I've found the retail versions for a bit less than £15 each. Hmm....

Yes I had the same discussions with myself. In the end I decided digital content wins, I can get hold of it anywhere from the internets which suits me very well. Rather than have two DVD jewel cases lying around.

HangTime · 26 Dec 2008 at 17:13

Not really surprised at this; with the way sterling has been devalued, Steam pricing was getting less and less competitive. A year or so ago, a $40 game would have cost ~£20+tax, whereas now it's more like £28+tax. Meanwhile high street / etailer prices haven't really changed that much.

snowdog · 26 Dec 2008 at 17:16

Bah while you have cheap games still, we in the EU are being ripped off, most games are exactly as much in euros now as they were in dollars

.

Delvis · 27 Dec 2008 at 12:36

platypus said:
Bioshock for £14 might atually be worth a punt!

And it's now £3.49