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Steam keeps on winning (www.pcgamer.com)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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From the opinion piece:

Last year, I pointed out how many big publishers came crawlin' back to Steam after trying their own things: EA, Activision, Microsoft. This year, for the first time ever, two Blizzard games released on Steam: Overwatch and Diablo 4.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I don't have any, but I see the following: Cyperpunk 2077, which is available on steam, is cheaper than on the developer's own platform (gog.com), despite both being at 50% off. Is there any incentive for CDPR to sell it more expensive on their platform?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

They're exactly the same for me, 50% off from 59,99€? If the pricing is not in EUR or USD the comparison between pricing become much harder than because it's a whole other world with regional pricing and currency conversions etc. that I don't fully understand. It's most likely the case that Steam does a better job at calculating the pricing into your currency than other storefronts.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Yes, it seems you are right. Nonetheless, even at equal prices, isn't it surprising?