DamianJMcGrath Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 Is there a reason why FM 2012 is £7.89 on Amazon, and £19.99 on Steam? Is it a different game, etc? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrazT Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 There is only one game-it is up to each commercial outlets how much they want to charge. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krald Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 Steam is notoriously bad at depreciating its prices with age. It'll then go and offer say 50% off which looks like a good deal but in reality might still be less than a retail outlet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giggsidan Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 Amazon is always much cheaper than elsewhere too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welshace Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 not always.... but amazon is indeed my first stop for almost anything Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCIAG Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 Amazon don't pay tax. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLS Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 Amazon don't pay tax. And the fact they're just a website means they don't even get UK Uncut occupying their shops now and again Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCIAG Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 I'd like to point out that that isn't just a random statement, not paying tax reduces their overheads significantly so they can flog stuff for less. The consumer can choose to take the moral highground and pay slightly more, or buy the cheap version and have to pay more tax. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
InterWolf Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 Or pay the cheapest, and make a donation to a charity equal to the amount of tax that would've been paid. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCIAG Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 1) That negates the point of choosing the cheapest option 2) That rewards the tax dodgers- they get to keep their profit and you "pay" for them. 3) Most tax doesn't go to charity. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leumd Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 Doing comparisons between stock and digital distribution isn't always straight forward. Here is a somewhat naive (and completely from my own opinion) description of the main differences. Amazon will have paid up front for all copies of FM. As part of standard stock rotation, they'll look to move older titles out so they can have extra money for buying newer titles. That's why they'll happily continually discount games as time goes on. The more games that remain unsold in their warehouse, the more money they don't have to buy new stock (which will sell quicker and for a higher price). There is nothing worse than having a warehouse full of goods that no one wants to buy. Steam won't have paid anything upfront. They make their money essentially on transactions. Once their overheads are paid for (e.g servers to host the digital content), most of their income can be counted pure profit. What they essentially have is an unlimited amount of goods (games, stored as a digital copy) and are therefore not constrained by supply and demand as much as retail stores. They are essentially providing a service rather than selling you goods. They then factor in the price of their service into the end price of the game. And at the end of the day, I think the majority of people would rather have an instant download service for games than have to go to a store between 9 and 5, and hope they have it in stock. Digital content providers, like Steam and iTunes know this. They know they don't really need to compete with retail stores, and so will keep the price of their content annoyingly high. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nine_iron Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 As a long time gamer I am happy to pay steam prices for the service as well as the game... too many lost hours to patching games over my life Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCIAG Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 As a long time gamer I am happy to pay steam prices for the service as well as the game... too many lost hours to patching games over my life It doesn't matter where you buy the game from, you'll have to install via Steam and have updates automatically forced. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie_B Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 As a long time gamer I am happy to pay steam prices for the service as well as the game... too many lost hours to patching games over my life As a long time gamer I'm incensed that I have to suffer the 'service' Steam provides even when I bought the game elsewhere Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbobBRFC Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 As a long time gamer I'm incensed that I have to suffer the 'service' Steam provides even when I bought the game elsewhere Correct Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriss Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Here we go again Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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