Steam has put FM2011 on the site

http://store.steampowered.com/app/34220/

who wants buy the game here.

p.s. very interesting the position on the site, even if i think is casual.

their offering the sega classics pack ,already done my pre order

Very high price at £39.99.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/34220/

who wants buy the game here.

p.s. very interesting the position on the site, even if i think is casual.

What do you mean by this?

Very high price at £39.99.

agreed, FM10 was only £25 when i bought... i think that STEAM price will come down soon (obviously)

dude we pay 50 euros for the game

50.00 EUR = 41.8016 GBP

Blimey, Aim_Less, that's CoD pricing!

Where is "we"?

What do you mean by this?

I think he means Steam has FM11 in the 'strategy' genre. Rather than the 'sport' or 'simulation' catagory.

FM10 is listed in 'simulation'

Very high price at £39.99.

Steam site says US$39.99 or £25.93. That's around CDN$41.15

So same price in US dollars as last year when I bought FM10 iirc.

gonna buy an actual copy instead. Cheapest price going around is around £25 IIRC

What do you mean by this?

no, no...i mean, it's before arcania that is going to be release on 12th october, and not, after Fallout. but is just casual

Steam site says US$39.99 or £25.93. That's around CDN$41.15

So same price in US dollars as last year when I bought FM10 iirc.

Says £39.99 on mine

How many times ... nobody, not even SI, know when the game is being released.

Says £39.99 on mine

Same. I'm not willing to pay £15 to definately get it on release date so I wont be getting it off steam. Will stick with my Zavvi pre-order.

Blimey, Aim_Less, that's CoD pricing!

Where is "we"?

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i will explain

Steam in Europe is divided in 2 tiers

Tier 1:

Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Netherlands, Sweden or Switzerland.

Tier 2:

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain or the Vatican City

It seems that steam UK is not part of Europe so it uses its own currency and its the only exception because some other countries who don't have euros are forced to pay in euros

And for FM only pricing in Spain is also lower due to competition of a game that is more famous there than fm its called PC Futbol, also its sold both in spain and here

Here is Fm price in different Steam stores

US: $39.99 £ 25.71

UK: £39.99

EU: 49,99€ £41.78 <----------------------Tier 1 and 2 have same pricing with FM

AU: $89.99 £ 60.51

another example Worms Reloaded

US: $19.99

UK: £17.99

EU tier 1: 19,99€

EU tier 2: 14,99€

AU: $19.99 USD

In Fm case rest of Europe apart from Spain and UK pay's 50 euros

but, just like the last two years, FM will be unlocked on steam on the release date at the midnight?

I'd pre order it now if they took it down to £29.99 and dropped the shovelware.

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i will explain

Steam in Europe is divided in 2 tiers

Tier 1:

Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Netherlands, Sweden or Switzerland.

Tier 2:

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain or the Vatican City

It seems that steam UK is not part of Europe so it uses its own currency and its the only exception because some other countries who don't have euros are forced to pay in euros

And for FM only pricing in Spain is also lower due to competition of a game that is more famous there than fm its called PC Futbol, also its sold both in spain and here

Here is Fm price in different Steam stores

US: $39.99 £ 25.71

UK: £39.99 £41.78

EU: 49,99€ <----------------------Tier 1 and 2 have same pricing with FM

AU: $89.99 £ 60.51

In Fm case rest of Europe apart from Spain and UK pay's 50 euros

and that just sums up why anyone buying it outside the Us is an idiot. Theres no excuse for charging non US people that much.

I get the feeling that the price is so high because you're paying for the Megadrive games rather than getting them as a nice bonus for pre-ordering the game. Some of those games were only very recently released onto Steam, so I doubt they'd be giving them away for free. So it's more of a limited period bundle deal than anything else, give it 2/3 weeks and you'll probably see the game drop down to £29.99 without all the megadrive tat (which it mostly is aside from a few good games).

This game will use Steamworks as DRM like FM 2010 or use Uniloc like Alpha Protocol and FM 2009? Anyone knows this and it is confirmed? If they will use Steamworks like FM 2010 I will pre-purchase the game from Steam.

I hope you are right. I am a steam convert and have purchased a few titles from them now. I dont mind paying a little more as you get to play the games on any PC and the automatic update is worth a bit extra....... but not 39.99 when you can buy it for £25.

I get the feeling that the price is so high because you're paying for the Megadrive games rather than getting them as a nice bonus for pre-ordering the game. Some of those games were only very recently released onto Steam, so I doubt they'd be giving them away for free. So it's more of a limited period bundle deal than anything else, give it 2/3 weeks and you'll probably see the game drop down to £29.99 without all the megadrive tat (which it mostly is aside from a few good games).

price is the same has last year and will remain 50 euros for along time

already pre-ordered from Zavvy for 27 pounds. got to change my method of payment as I have recently changed bank accounts

Very much prefer the convenience of steam, but 39.99 is pushing it a bit tbh.

Notcied Civ V has gone down from 40 to 30 quid so you never know.

price is the same has last year and will remain 50 euros for along time

Are you sure? Thought it was 35 quid last year?

For £39.99, as much as I like Steam I'll be doing a box copy from whichever is cheapest out of Xavvi online or HMV with my 30% discount.

Sad thing is, I almost feel bad buying it from the cheapest outlet this year as I have an abundance of love for FM, SI, and even Steam. That said, there's a lot of games coming this fall and it's time to get all scottish on what comes outta my wallet.

Wow £40 is nuts. Surely it makes more sense to just get it from zavvi or something for £25? Or am I missing something here?

you guys think you can complain?!?!

Steam in Australia has the game for $89.99 US

this is such a disgusting rort its almost criminal

you guys think you can complain?!?!

Steam in Australia has the game for $89.99 US

this is such a disgusting rort its almost criminal

Completely agree, but I think thats more to do with Australia than Steam =)

Game and EB had Starcraft 2 on sale for $100!

agreed, i dont blame steam. most shops will sell at about the same price

although in this day and age with the global economy it makes no sense that we pay such different prices. import duties and ecomonies of scale are generally to blame however i cannot see how it justifies such a large difference. thats because it doesnt

Are you sure? Thought it was 35 quid last year?

for the UK yes but for the rest of us no

yeah i am sure check the price in January and it will be the same then on March it will only lower wen fm 2012 is announced

If I were to purchase FM from the UK or US via Steam, then go to Australia, would the game get angry at me once it realised my IP was in a country where I should've paid double?

there is no shipping and import costs in digital goods so its a freaking robbery

If I were to purchase FM from the UK or US via Steam, then go to Australia, would the game get angry at me once it realised my IP was in a country where I should've paid double?

if your credit card is from australia yes , for avoiding problems you must contact steam support saying that your traveling and there is a chance you buy a game in the US so they don't flag your account has a fraud attempt

its a matter of your credit card address

If I were to purchase FM from the UK or US via Steam, then go to Australia, would the game get angry at me once it realised my IP was in a country where I should've paid double?

I moved here from the UK this year, and all my games on Steam were bought in the UK. Steam seems happy =)

Funnily enough, I'd also rather buy a box and activate through steam than have all that utter ***** in my steam library.

Is there anything stopping me from buying FM11 in the UK and getting it shipped to Australia?

20 classic sega games free playable on PC along with pre-purchase. Not sure if it is worth it.

£40 quid?! To hell with that, i got FM 2010 for around £25 and the most i'll stretch to is £30. Never have and hopefuly never will buy through steam.

What's to stop me buying it and gifting it to someone in Aus?

What's to stop me buying it and gifting it to someone in Aus?

Nothing at all, I suggest Aussies avoid buying this altogether, have someone trustworthy in the US gift it to you or use a VPN and a fake US address to buy from the US store. $89.99 is a bloody joke.

DOA

how do i use a VPN to do this?

nice one mate.. cheers!

1. I am living in Japan
   
2. SEGA is a Japan headquartered company
   
3. Offering the FM via a digital delivery will not cost them any extra shipping fees.
   
4. There is no official distributor in here. NOBODY, NO OTHER COMPANY in here are selling the game. NO ONE! So there cannot be any conflict.
   Yet I still see this message:
   "This item is currently unavailable in your region"
   

Bullcrap!

Cannot be bothered really.

Nice job SEGA and SI

I've used Steam the last 2 years so I can play from midnight, but won't this time as I find having steam installed on my computer slows it down something shocking.

Patience my friends, there is always shops selling before the release date.

Each year for the past 4 years I've got my copy of the new game at least a day early and paid at most £29.99 - which i can tolorate, especially as it's early.

This year will be no different.

To pay £39.99 for a game on Steam which is available for around £24.99 if you search around is ridiculous. I will no way pay £15 over the odds to buy it on Steam. Steam do this every year, they always think they can mug us off.... well F**k 'em!

I think SI/Sega/Steam should revisit their policy on the pre-order, its obviously going to cost them quite a few sales via that platform.

The reason I'm going to pay € 49,99 for the game is simple: I want to play it on release day at 0:01h (and Alex Kidd offcourse ).

I wanted it on steam, but damn it's overpriced. Will wait and see if the price goes down. I just want FM2011 and not that stupid game pack.