Frontier Store Odyssey Price difference between platforms

[Falcon91]

Hey guys,

This is more putting this out there, since many might not realize it, and Fdev hasn't responded to me reaching out to them via social media about it, and there is no ticket option for this part.

So prices as listed on the frontier store are as follows:

$39.99 For Odyssey without Alpha, and $54.99 w/ Alpha USD on both.

For anyone from Canada, who runs the game through standalone this is a problem.
On Steam the Canadian prices are 45.49 and 62 dollars Canadian.

If someone from Canada orders off the Frontier Store, then we are getting a currency conversion through there. With that the game will be 51.96 CAD to order the game through the Frontier Store for the basic version, and 70.27 CAD for the Alpha version.

Since this is there, can we get a verification on Fdev that they will credit those of us who play through standalone VS steam from other countries due to the currency conversion issues.

 

[Sublime]

Hey guys,

This is more putting this out there, since many might not realize it, and Fdev hasn't responded to me reaching out to them via social media about it, and there is no ticket option for this part.

So prices as listed on the frontier store are as follows:

$39.99 For Odyssey without Alpha, and $54.99 w/ Alpha USD on both.

For anyone from Canada, who runs the game through standalone this is a problem.
On Steam the Canadian prices are 45.49 and 62 dollars Canadian.

If someone from Canada orders off the Frontier Store, then we are getting a currency conversion through there. With that the game will be 51.96 CAD to order the game through the Frontier Store for the basic version, and 70.27 CAD for the Alpha version.

Since this is there, can we get a verification on Fdev that they will credit those of us who play through standalone VS steam from other countries due to the currency conversion issues.

I noticed the price discrepancy as well. I’m also wondering if I buy it from Steam if I’ll lose my ability to use the launcher without having to launch Steam. I originally bought the game in Steam in 2017 before they permanently tied it to Steam in 2019. I wonder if buying a DLC now would permanently tie my game to Steam..

Please let us know what FDEV says from your ticket.

 

[Bottom Hat]

I'm in the UK, and in the past it has been cheaper to buy the UK language version of games from other european countries, using certain online stores. I think this is quite common, but I'm not justifying it, just saying that you might get a better price looking to buy in a different currency, even taking the conversion charges into account.

 

[Falcon91]

I'm in the UK, and in the past it has been cheaper to buy the UK language version of games from other european countries, using certain online stores. I think this is quite common, but I'm not justifying it, just saying that you might get a better price looking to buy in a different currency, even taking the conversion charges into account.

Not sure why you put this on here but you can't do that with EU to NA.

UK is considered EU region, EU licenses don't work on NA computers, and I'm not doing a VPS just to play one game.

 

[Bottom Hat]

Not sure why you put this on here but you can't do that with EU to NA.

UK is considered EU region, EU licenses don't work on NA computers, and I'm not doing a VPS just to play one game.

Well, my apologies for attempting to offer some help, or hope.

I realize that canada is not in europe, but I was offering you an example of something that may be possible in north america. I didn't claim that it was possible.

In any case, I'll get my coat.

 

[thistle]

Well, my apologies for attempting to offer some help, or hope.

I realize that canada is not in europe, but I was offering you an example of something that may be possible in north america. I didn't claim that it was possible.

In any case, I'll get my coat.

I knew what you meant.

Which is worrying

 

[thistle]

Hey guys,

This is more putting this out there, since many might not realize it, and Fdev hasn't responded to me reaching out to them via social media about it, and there is no ticket option for this part.

So prices as listed on the frontier store are as follows:

$39.99 For Odyssey without Alpha, and $54.99 w/ Alpha USD on both.

For anyone from Canada, who runs the game through standalone this is a problem.
On Steam the Canadian prices are 45.49 and 62 dollars Canadian.

If someone from Canada orders off the Frontier Store, then we are getting a currency conversion through there. With that the game will be 51.96 CAD to order the game through the Frontier Store for the basic version, and 70.27 CAD for the Alpha version.

Since this is there, can we get a verification on Fdev that they will credit those of us who play through standalone VS steam from other countries due to the currency conversion issues.

Is there a similar conversion price difference for current the Elite Dangerous version between frontier store and steam?

 

[Ydiss]

Well, my apologies for attempting to offer some help, or hope.

I realize that canada is not in europe, but I was offering you an example of something that may be possible in north america. I didn't claim that it was possible.

In any case, I'll get my coat.

I'll just use my hifi tape to tape to copy it and will post it to you, don't worry mate.

 

[Falcon91]

Is there a similar conversion price difference for current the Elite Dangerous version between frontier store and steam?

It's actually a dollar more on Steam than it would be through the Fdev store, on there atm.

 

[Gully Foyle]

I care not a bit of this you speak.

 

[VR jefranklin18]

Hey guys,

This is more putting this out there, since many might not realize it, and Fdev hasn't responded to me reaching out to them via social media about it, and there is no ticket option for this part.

So prices as listed on the frontier store are as follows:

$39.99 For Odyssey without Alpha, and $54.99 w/ Alpha USD on both.

For anyone from Canada, who runs the game through standalone this is a problem.
On Steam the Canadian prices are 45.49 and 62 dollars Canadian.

If someone from Canada orders off the Frontier Store, then we are getting a currency conversion through there. With that the game will be 51.96 CAD to order the game through the Frontier Store for the basic version, and 70.27 CAD for the Alpha version.

Since this is there, can we get a verification on Fdev that they will credit those of us who play through standalone VS steam from other countries due to the currency conversion issues.

Valve are significantly bigger company than Frontier and likely to have a lot more CAD transactions. It is therefore highly probable that they will get way more preferable exchange rates than Frontier could negotiate. As such, the price difference is unsurprising and expecting any reimbursement from Frontier is unrealistic.

 

[xzanfr]

I'm in the UK, and in the past it has been cheaper to buy the UK language version of games from other european countries, using certain online stores. I think this is quite common, but I'm not justifying it, just saying that you might get a better price looking to buy in a different currency, even taking the conversion charges into account.

We bought the dutch DVD's of blakes 7 for a fraction of the uk price then turned off the dutch subtitles.
It dawned on me after a couple of discs that "speel alles" wasn't the name of a re-occurring episode.

OP: stuff costs different amounts in different countries.
e.g. poverty spec ipad: US=$329, CAN=$429, UK £329.
blame it on your government and the way they apply taxes.

 

[Bottom Hat]

We bought the dutch DVD's of blakes 7 for a fraction of the uk price then turned off the dutch subtitles.
It dawned on me after a couple of discs that "speel alles" wasn't the name of a re-occurring episode.

OP: stuff costs different amounts in different countries.
e.g. poverty spec ipad: US=$329, CAN=$429, UK £329.
blame it on your government and the way they apply taxes.

That is funny! I like it!

 

[Bottom Hat]

I knew what you meant.

Which is worrying

Well I appreciate it mate

I'll just use my hifi tape to tape to copy it and will post it to you, don't worry mate.

Hifi?! You posh swine...!

 

[Gully Foyle]

redacted for kindness

 

[thistle]

Is there a similar conversion price difference for current the Elite Dangerous version between frontier store and steam?

What in the name of the wee man ... was I drunk when I typed this?

 

[Zed]

We bought the dutch DVD's of blakes 7 for a fraction of the uk price then turned off the dutch subtitles.

Me too

 

[CMDR Karrde Sun]

Valve are significantly bigger company than Frontier and likely to have a lot more CAD transactions. It is therefore highly probable that they will get way more preferable exchange rates than Frontier could negotiate. As such, the price difference is unsurprising and expecting any reimbursement from Frontier is unrealistic.

There is no negotiated rate, it's the spot rate and your banks spread on the day.

I think it's more that currency fluctuations are what valve eats as part of their 30%.

At least when it comes to arx, frontier overprice compared to valve who will give you basically the spot rate on the minute. Frontier seemed to have looked at the average over some period, added a little more on for themselves (ie hedging in case the price moves against them in the future) and left it at that.

 

[StuartGT]

I'm in the UK, and in the past it has been cheaper to buy the UK language version of games from other european countries, using certain online stores. I think this is quite common, but I'm not justifying it, just saying that you might get a better price looking to buy in a different currency, even taking the conversion charges into account.

I did the same when buying the 2015 LEP. Set the Frontier Store to Rubles, and paid using Paypal - it did the currency conversion from GBP to Rubles for me, and I saved £28

 

[VR Jay Le Chardon]

I did the same when buying the 2015 LEP. Set the Frontier Store to Rubles, and paid using Paypal - it did the currency conversion from GBP to Rubles for me, and I saved £28

I VPN'd via russia onto GOG for Cyberpunk, got it for £21 after currency conversion as opposed to £49.90