The American company Valve has changed its financial policy on the Steam game service, now the minimum price for any game, add-on or other in-game purchases cannot be lower than $ 0.99. This has been officially announced blog companies.
“Older, lower-priced games and DLC may now be hidden for purchase in some regions or may not be offered as large a discount as before,” the message says.
The new $1 item rule applies not only to project prices, but also to possible discounts on purchases. Therefore, the discount on games and other purchases, which will cost between $ 0.99 and $ 1.98, cannot exceed 50%.
At the same time, the maximum discount will be 75% on purchases from $1.99 to $4.98. For items starting at $4.98 – up to 90%.
A condition was also introduced that a game or add-on cannot be purchased if its base price is below the minimum transaction amount in local currency. This rule also applies to discounts.
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