Publishers of popular video games have significantly increased the prices of many games on the Steam service, with the purchase price increasing by up to 300% for registered users in Turkey and Argentina. drew attention to this Telegram– channel “Yeti”.
It was noted that the price increase took place after the end of the winter discount. Among the major publishers, Ubisoft was chosen.
Although users in other countries experienced changes due to the new policy of Valve, the owner of Steam, prices rose the most in Turkey and Argentina. At the end of October 2022, Valve updated the suggested regional prices on Steam.
As a result, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey started to cost 699 lira (2.7 thousand rubles at current exchange rate) instead of 269 lira (1.1 thousand rubles). The prices of Far Cry 5 and Watch Dogs 2 have likewise been increased.
For Argentine accounts, Odyssey and Far Cry 5 began to cost 6 thousand pesos (2.5 thousand rubles at the current exchange rate), and Watch Dogs 2 – 5 thousand pesos (2.1 thousand rubles), but in the past these games cost 3 thousand pesos (1.2 thousand rubles) and 2.5 thousand pesos (1 thousand rubles).
In recent months, many users from Russia are actively using accounts registered in Turkey or Argentina to purchase games on Steam, precisely because of the better prices.
It was previously reported that Valve. Conducted a survey Among Steam users to identify the most common operating systems and hardware on gamers’ computers.
Source: Gazeta
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