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[quote]So if stardock wanted to sell elemantel in western europe via retail, then they would need to either charge 50€ both retail and online or not make money on retail there.[/quote] I'm not so sure about that. Once again let's look at the example of CiV. In all direct download services the prices are almost the same: 49 - 59 Euro. To protect local distributors. But local retail distributor -- in this case Cenega -- sell the same game for 30 euro, typical polish price for a day

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[quote]I'm sure only hard core TBS fans and Stardock fans will get Elemental in England, £33 is alot of money for a pc game, [/quote] And in Poland, and i a couple other countries. You're probably right Thizzbaby. I'm not sure this is optimal business strategy. That's all I'm saing. //----- Sareln , I agr

Reply to EU Price in War of Magic Stardock Forums

I don't want to write about global and local economies, purchasing power of money, average income, relative price, etc. So I only write this: In Poland Elemental is very expensive in comparison with other new games. On top of that the price (in relation to average income) is higher than in USA. Do You really think it's fair? Well, I think that in Poland Elemental is not commercialy viable. As a customer I can decide where my money goes. Competition is big. My 30 Euro I'll sp

Reply to EU Price in War of Magic Stardock Forums

Yes, I know. And that's exactly the problem. Big labels keeps price high in digital distribution, because they protect other distribution channels -- shops, local distributors, etc. What's your excuse? There is no box distribution in Europe. With CiV for instance I have a choice: pay 49 euro for download in Steam, DD, Impulse, GG or pay 110 PLN (about 28 euro) and get a box in a local store. That's fair. Another example: l4d2 from Valve. In steam store I can buy it for 22

EU Price in War of Magic Stardock Forums

Elemental looks really great, but... In Poland I have to pay 155 PLN. Price for CiV -- only 110 PLN, common price for a new game here. I understand problems with digital distribution, but for me this is not a fair price. Even Valve sells their games at lower price in Eastern Europe. I really like Elemental, but I think I'll wait for sale. 1USD =/= 1EUR =/= 1PLN BTW: Elemental looks great. :)