Crazy, why are they shafting the Euro crowd? Although the pound to Euro puts them on equal footing with GS give or take a few cents. COH2 is on sale on the UK store, now how is that fair to everyone else?Evilpigeon said:A chunk of it is due to you using steam in Euros. Steam doesn't like Euros. For example Company of heroes 2 is £39.99 which is cheaper. You might want to look at trying to change your location to the UK to get better deals.LaochEire said:I understand so just an update on a few titles. Don't forget I'm talking about pre-order or brand new releases.Arcade Hero X said:Here man I live in Ireland too and your a bit wide of the mark really. I have seen copies of terraria go for ?25 quid in GS while it's standard price on steam is ?9.99 also GS matches the price for most new releases.......except COD which is ?10 cheaper than steam for some reason. GS Ireland really can't give a fuck about PC games and as an ex employee I can attest to that I mean there is literally a 1x1 foot spinning shelf thing in my local GS for PC games and most other stores the PC games are hidden away from view while the Steam vouchers are right in your face as you walk in.LaochEire said:I don't really post on The Escapist, but can I just say that Steam is an absolute rip off when it comes to new games. In fact over in Ireland Gamestop can undercut Steam with a physical retail copy of a PC game by ?20 euro. I never understood the myth about Steam being this bastion of excellence and the main reason to own a PC.
Sure, it has those great sales and they are great, but if I want a game upon release I would have to wait up to a year before it becomes anyway affordable on Steam.
Honestly, with Steam. I really just don't get it. Someone enlighten me, please.
Company of Heroes 2
Steam 49.99
GS 39.97
Rome Total War 2
Steam 54.99
GS 44.97
Skyrim Legendary Edition
Steam 39.99
GS 29.97
Bioshock Infinite
Steam 49.99
GS 34.97
Total savings from shopping at GS over Steam ?45.08. That's a massive difference.
I swear as soon as I go and try to get more examples the bloody site goes down.
Edit to say I will update the post with more when GS website decides to co-operate.
Skyrim legendary is £24.99
Bioshock infinite is £29.99
Rome 2 is currently £29.99 on steam
Doesn't matter now anyway, I do most of my gaming on PS3 now. Only go on PC for RTS and Strategy gaming.