- cross-posted to:
- technology@beehaw.org
- cross-posted to:
- technology@beehaw.org
“The problem lies in the data Valve uses to make these suggestions.” According to the YouTuber, Valve hasn’t updated its conversion rates since 2022, when it first introduced the regional pricing system. At that point in time, “the Polish currency was near its weakest” – but Steam is still “using this weak old rate” from three years ago.
Sure, but people just set their VPN to Nigeria and bought their games for $5. This isn’t the cleanest solution, but they can’t just do what you said.
You a can also buy common university textbooks from India at a fraction of the price they sell for in the US. I say take your deals where you can get them!
According to my flatmate, it’s already been a thing for some time
It’s been a thing since forever. There’s an industry revolving around regional pricing scalping, led by Kinguin, Eneba etc…