“The problem lies in the data Valve uses to make these suggestions.” According to the YouTuber, Valve hasn’t updated its conversion rates since 2022, when it first introduced the regional pricing system. At that point in time, “the Polish currency was near its weakest” – but Steam is still “using this weak old rate” from three years ago.

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    8 days ago

    But Steam is not making the prices, its the decision of the publisher. And we should be thankful that Steam does not have the power to say how publisher price their game all over the world. You don’t want Steam to have this much power. It’s just a platform where publishers are allowed to publish their games, at the price they wish. That’s called free market.

    Yes, it comes with some downsides, but you can’t fault Steam for it.