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I'm based in Switzerland at the moment and I'm burdened with the uncomfortable pricing on Steam in Euros which is not only bad for Europeans compared to Americans, but it's also bad when you convert into Swiss francs (it's only really worth it on weekend deals and the such).
I've always been itching to get Sins of a Solar Empire but in the retail stores over here it's obscenely expensive and I just couldn't be arsed to pay up in Euros to yet another online store.
But I checked out of curiosity and I saw today that they listed the price in Swiss Francs! Joy! Little details like that sure do bring a smile to my face and a hand to my wallet.
As far as GOG.com is concerned, pricing in dollars suits me juuuust fine, as long as the economy stays like this a little longer.
Anyone else found their arcane currencies supported on Steam or Impulse and the such?
Post edited March 21, 2009 by adricv
No one takes Shrutebucks anywhere. Communists.
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adricv: bad for Europeans compared to Americans,

Maybe you should stop doing that and simply ask yourself, "Is this worth to me what they are charging me?" Don't worry about what other people might be getting.
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adricv: But I checked out of curiosity and I saw today that they listed the price in Swiss Francs! Joy! Little details like that sure do bring a smile to my face and a hand to my wallet.

Just be carefull that the CHF prices are purely indicative you are still charged in USD when you make an order.
I'm in Brasil and they are listing prices in Reais here now. They're still just a conversion from dollar, but it's nice nonetheless.
They are listing all prices in the local notes from the country youre logging from. Theyre using the same conversion we're using, which is good. It's not like in Steam's 1 dollar = 1 euro thing, which is a ripoff.
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drmlessgames: They are listing all prices in the local notes from the country youre logging from. Theyre using the same conversion we're using, which is good. It's not like in Steam's 1 dollar = 1 euro thing, which is a ripoff.

Yepp.
and it is nice to know how much it would cost in my own currency. (and they do have Norwegian Kroner in the currencys they display) ;)
Nice feature. sure they still charge in $ but that is good. as the $ is cheep. ;)
now that they display prices in local currencies would we still get charged a overseas transaction fee???
plus could gog do this as well would save alot of time!!!
We in Australia use the $. Other countries also use the $. So it can get confusing if the website/online-store does not list clearly exactly what $ they have.
At the current exchange, it makes a big difference. I still would like to see stores (even those like gog here) that sell worldwide on the sales page, have sale prices something like US$5.99. Those little extra letters really help those not paying attention.
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darthcobley: now that they display prices in local currencies would we still get charged a overseas transaction fee???
plus could gog do this as well would save alot of time!!!

I havent had any type of additional charges when buying games on impulse. Havent bought lately, so i hope that hasnt changed.
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Ois: We in Australia use the $. Other countries also use the $. So it can get confusing if the website/online-store does not list clearly exactly what $ they have.
At the current exchange, it makes a big difference. I still would like to see stores (even those like gog here) that sell worldwide on the sales page, have sale prices something like US$5.99. Those little extra letters really help those not paying attention.

Well, since youre in Australia, from now on prices will be listed in australian dollars. Yes, many countries use the $, but it's usually specified which country's dollar that is.
Post edited March 21, 2009 by drmlessgames
But isn't the Swiss Franc like almost 1:1 to the USD? At least it was when I was in Geneva last Easter.
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Ois: We in Australia use the $. Other countries also use the $. So it can get confusing if the website/online-store does not list clearly exactly what $ they have.
At the current exchange, it makes a big difference. I still would like to see stores (even those like gog here) that sell worldwide on the sales page, have sale prices something like US$5.99. Those little extra letters really help those not paying attention.
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drmlessgames: Well, since youre in Australia, from now on prices will be listed in australian dollars. Yes, many countries use the $, but it's usually specified which country's dollar that is.

Personal experience has shown it's hidden away someplace on the website. Great if they add a country to the symbol, but it does not always happen. With places now having prices in ones region, it makes it that little more confusing when the symbol is the same.
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adricv: bad for Europeans compared to Americans,
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Syme: Maybe you should stop doing that and simply ask yourself, "Is this worth to me what they are charging me?" Don't worry about what other people might be getting.

Oh, absolutely!
But for something like digital distribution where there's no shipping costs, seeing the US get a better deal because of an unnamed and mysterious reason just feels like being ripped off - I'm sure you could empathise!
And yeah, the CHF is more or less 1:1 with the dollar which was great when Steam wasn't yet in Euros, terrible when it was (but GOG is just as awesome as before).
About Impulse, I never ended up ordering anything, but I found it surprisingly honest of them to do an honest to god conversion instead of tricking users like Steam does.
Here in Hong Kong, Steam charges me in USD, which doesn't really matter because we're lucky to have our currency pegged to the dollar, meaning no matter what we still have the same currency rate.
Impulse converts USD to HKD, so we don't need to grab the calculators. It's not even a USD = HKD thing!
I find it funny how Steam's URL is steampowered.com, but Impulse is impulsedriven.com. Get it?