Biscotti Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 It seems to me that games are never ever released at equivalent prices around the world (and I'm not just talking FM here, everyone seems to be guilty of it). Play are offering FM10 preorder for £30, which I believe is about $50 (perhaps even slightly more) and yet the it can be preordered on Steam for $29.99 (about £18-ish) With the way the internet has brought so much of the world soo much closer together, is it not about time we saw pricing for something that probably has negligible variation in production costs between territories released at equivalent prices worldwide? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bardock Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 Distribution, demand and exchange rates play a big part in pricing. I don't think we'll see equal prices for a while if ever. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arijit Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Just on a side not, this price mismatch hurts most to the gamers of countries like mine where not every game are released at the same time of world release. I have found only EA, Activision are releasing games in India simultaneously with world release. But Sega and few other publishers release their games later. In my country, FM2010 will be released (if I go by last years example) around April-May 2011. So, either I've to wait that long or else buy it online at higher price. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlo116 Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Is that AUD or USD? or a different currency altogether? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biscotti Posted September 8, 2009 Author Share Posted September 8, 2009 USD, sorry, shoulda made that clear Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
drunkpunk Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 With the way the internet has brought so much of the world soo much closer together, is it not about time we saw pricing for something that probably has negligible variation in production costs between territories released at equivalent prices worldwide? Don't forget different countries have different Tax laws Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phd_angel Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Certainly, WSM is almost half the price in the US as it is in UK/Ireland! And Americans are not even that much into soccer (yet)... Unbelievable... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falastur Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Certainly, WSM is almost half the price in the US and it is in UK/Ireland! And Americans are not even that much into soccer (yet)... Unbelievable... Purely because it is released for the same price that all games in America are. Simple fact: most technological products cost half as much in the USA as in Europe. Rock Band 2 for the PS3 even spoofed this by offering a US bandana and a UK bandana (in-game purchaseable clothing item), pricing both items at the price that (IIRC) the PS3s were being sold at in those countries, and then making up a (deliberately ironic) load of bluster about why the UK bandana had to cost twice as much because of "shipping, VAT, production costs" etc to mimic the ongoing argument about why Sony was fleecing UK customers so badly in stark contrast to their US prices. It's just a fact of life: the US sells stuff cheaper than Europeans do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonky Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Am I missing something? It's £29.99 on Steam, not $29.99 -> http://store.steampowered.com/app/34000/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DivineOne Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 Am I missing something?It's £29.99 on Steam, not $29.99 -> http://store.steampowered.com/app/34000/ Obviously you're not gonna see the price in $ when you live in the UK. The price I'm seeing is €49,99. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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