https://steamdb.info/app/2161700/

Why is the game more expensive in Kazakhstan than in Norway? Why is it 25% cheaper in Singapore? Why is Brazil more expensive than Japan? Why is Pakistan/South Asia the same price as the U.S?

Atleast before, Turks and Argentine people got the cheapest price (and that made sense with hyperinflation and low purchasing power) but now they nerfed that shit.

  • LanyrdSkynrd [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    10 months ago

    It’s the same for the new Like a Dragon game. I assume they’re trying to thwart people like me who use a VPN to buy games for cheaper.

    I ended up buying a shared steam account via eBay for $12. Sellers buy the game and sell offline access to multiple people. You get login details, install the game and then put steam in offline mode and keep access to the game.

    • FuckyWucky [none/use name]@hexbear.netOP
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      10 months ago

      It’s the same for the new Like a Dragon game. I assume they’re trying to thwart people like me who use a VPN to buy games for cheaper.

      yea that argument never made sense to me. lets say someone in the first world who is really frugal decided to use a vpn to buy region locked games, thats still extra money in the pockets of the corp since distribution costs of the game is low. they are unlikely to have purchased the game otherwise in which case the corp gets $0. the labor/capital required is already spent, the workers have to be paid regardless of whether the game sells or not.