{"id":67753,"date":"2022-11-02T12:22:48","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T05:22:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vcgamers.com\/news\/?p=67753"},"modified":"2022-11-02T12:22:48","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T05:22:48","slug":"change-price-steam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vcgamers.com\/news\/en\/perubahan-harga-steam\/","title":{"rendered":"Recent Steam Price Change, Everything's Expensive?!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Each country has a currency with a different value and this affects changes in the price of games available on Steam.<\/p>\n

Not only that, the inflation factor also affects the difference in game prices in each country. For example, you can buy games at a lower price through the currency of a country that has a higher inflation rate.<\/p>\n

One such country is Argentina and Turkey. By using an account Steam<\/a> Argentina or Turkey, you can buy games at a lower price.<\/p>\n

However, Steam has a solution to the issue. They announced that there is a recommendation to change prices according to currency for game developers.<\/p>\n

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Game Price Change Recommendations by Steam<\/h2>\n
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Collection of Games on Steam. Source: Dealex<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
On October 25, Steam made an announcement and recommended price adjustments to game prices.<\/p>\n
These adjustments depend on the currency value of each country. Because currency values vary, Steam provides recommendations to game developers regarding prices games<\/a>.<\/p>\n
The recommendations are based on currency values each year. Despite the price changes, these changes are just recommendations from Steam.<\/p>\n
Fans of games available on the Steam platform may have a strategy of buying games at a lower price.<\/p>\n
One such strategy is to use an Argentinian or Turkish account to buy games at a much lower price.<\/p>\n
However, this price change recommendation will affect the way. Below is how the recommended price change might affect how to buy the game through Argentinian and Turkish accounts.<\/p>\n
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Examples of Effect of Price Changes<\/h2>\n
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Example of Price Change According to Currency. Source: SteamDB<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
There have been quite drastic changes, especially for the Argentinian currency, namely the Peso and the Turkish currency, namely the Lira.<\/p>\n
Previously, you could buy the game for $34.99 USD for only ARS$ 389.99 (around Rp. 38,000).<\/p>\n
However, the price changed to ARS$ 2400.00 (approx. Rp. 238,000) which means the price increased to 515%.<\/p>\n
Not only the price through the Steam Argentina account has changed. If you use a Steam Indonesia account, the price recommendations for games also change quite high.<\/p>\n
According to SteamDB<\/a>, you can buy a game that costs $34.99 USD for IDR 159,999. Now, there is an increase of 78% to IDR 284,999.<\/p>\n
Multiple currencies are affected by this recommended change by Steam. However, the following are currencies that are not affected by SteamDB<\/a>:<\/p>\n