• Gekkonen
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    1 year ago

    I think Newell’s quotation here is not really accurate. I’d say it’s 60% pricing and 40% service. You have little chance buying a 60-70 buck game in an economy like Russia or Brazil right now. Source: I know highly-educated Russians and Brazilians who pirate because they can’t afford the games.

    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      Regional pricing is part of the service imo. Some stores have inconsistent pricing because they don’t consider international customers. So if a game sells for $60USD, it should still for about the same as other games that are listed for $60USD in other countries, but instead some games don’t get adjusted for different regions.

      But yes, even if the service is phenomenal, people won’t buy if the price is unreasonable.