![]() It remains to be seen how many publishers will take Valve's new recommendations, but if you've been eyeing a purchase on Steam, you might want to make it soon. The folks at SteamDB have put together a big list (opens in new tab) of what all the new prices look like. Regional price abuse also led to volatile pre-order campaigns for games like Horizon Zero Dawn on PC. A few weeks ago, indie game Let's Build a Zoo made waves when Mike Rose of publisher No More Robots revealed that the game's inexpensive pricing in Argentina had a series of bizarre effects on its worldwide fortunes (opens in new tab). The other issue in all this is that players in more affluent regions are more than willing to use VPNs to purchase games at a discount from regions with favorable pricing. Still, there's talk of abandoning Steam in all this, and at least one meme saying 'chau Steam, hola Game Pass.' chau_steam_hola_game_pass from r/Argaming Some are naturally unhappy that prices are increasing at all, though a thread in an Argentine gaming subreddit (opens in new tab) is filled with players relieved after fears that the new recommended prices would be even higher. Response to the pricing changes from players has been mixed. Over the past few years, Argentina has suffered some of the worst inflation rates in the world, and even after a nearly 500% increase, that recommended price would still translate to around $24 USD. Argentine peso recommendations for a $60 game have gone up from 650 to 3800, a 485% increase. The changes are much more remarkable in regions that are going through economic upheaval. ![]()
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