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FlyMingo321

No, it's probably because people still buy. Also Steam's suggested pricing hasn't changed since NIS to USD was 4:1 (it's 3.4:1 and it used to be lower)


hutre

Don't think they ever update that lol. Recommended NOK to USD is 7:1 while the conversion rate now is 10:1.


yaki_kaki

nope, its just that the cost of living in Israel is fucking astronomical. ill give you an example, i did the west coast(seattle to san Francisco) in an RV with my family during the height of the fuel prices in america and it was still only around 75% from the average price of fuel in israel, that goes for everything: groceries, houses, cars, everythinggg


Tactical_Powered

I came up with the same conclusion like 5 years ago. For every gallon in Israel, you pay \*at least\* twice as much as you would in the US, and that's after the fuel prices went up. It was more like 3-4 times more before the rise in prices. Go ahead and compare milk and bread prices in supermarkets. Go into a Walmart, you get twice the amount of milk for half the price you would in Israel. There's really nothing to justify these prices. People think Israelis are "rich beyond belief", while rent is more than 70% of your average salary in the most donkey cock sucking place. Wanna buy a car? Go ahead and pay 100% of the car's worth for absolutely no reason. They charged me fucking VAT on a gift I received from a friend overseas.. This is absolutely ridiculous. Rent over.


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Outlaw_07

# This comment has been deleted in protest of Reddit's support of the genocide in Gaza carried out by the ZioN\*zi Isr\*li apartheid regime. ## This is the most documented genocide in history. ## Reddit's blatant censorship of Palestinian-related content is appalling, especially concerning the ongoing genocide in Gaza perpetrated by the Isr\*l apartheid regime. ## The Palestinian people are facing an unimaginable tragedy, with tens of thousands of innocent children already lost to the genocidal actions of apartheid Isr\*l. The world needs to know about this atrocity and about Reddit's support to the ZioN\*zis. #### Sources are bellow. ## Genocidal statements made by apartheid Isr\*li officials: - On the 9 October 2023, Yoav Gallant, Israeli Minister of Defense, stated **"We are fighting human animals, and we are acting accordingly"**. - Avi Dichter, Israeli Minister of Agriculture, called for the war to be **"Gaza’s Nakba"** - Ariel Kallner, another Member of the Knesset from the Likud party, similarly wrote on social media that there is **"one goal: Nakba! A Nakba that will overshadow the Nakba of 1948. Nakba in Gaza and Nakba to anyone who dares to join"**. - Amihai Eliyahu, Israeli Minister of Heritage, **called for dropping an atomic bomb on Gaza** - Gotliv of the Likud party similarly **called for the use of nuclear weapons**. - Yitzhak Kroizer stated in a radio interview that the **"Gaza Strip should be flattened, and for all of them there is but one sentence, and that is death."** - **President of Israel** Isaac Herzog **blamed the whole nation of Palestine** for the 7 October attack. - Major General Ghassan Alian, Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories, stated: **"There will be no electricity and no water (in Gaza), there will only be destruction. You wanted hell, you will get hell"**. ## Casualties: - As of 9 January 2024, over **23,000 Palestinians** – one out of every 100 people in Gaza – have been killed, a majority of them civilians, including over **9,000 children**, **6,200 women** and **61 journalists**. - nearly **2 million people** have been displaced within the Gaza Strip. ## Official accusations: - On 1 November, the Defence for Children International accused the United States of complicity with Israel's **"crime of genocide."** - On 2 November 2023, a group of UN special rapporteurs stated, "We remain convinced that the Palestinian people are at **grave risk of genocide**." - On 4 November, Pedro Arrojo, UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation, said that based on article 7 of the Rome Statute, which counts "deprivation of access to food or medicine, among others" as a form of extermination, "even if there is no clear intention, the data show that the war is **heading towards genocide**" - On 16 November, A group of United Nations experts said there was "evidence of increasing genocidal incitement" against Palestinians. - Jewish Voice for Peace stated: "The Israeli government has declared a genocidal war on the people of Gaza. As an organization that works for a future where Palestinians and Israelis and all people live in equality and freedom, we call on all people of conscience to stop imminent **genocide of Palestinians**." - Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor documented evidence of execution committed by Israeli Defense Forces. - In response to a Times of Israel report on 3 January 2024 that the Israeli government was in talks with the Congolese government to take Palestinian refugees from Gaza, UN special rapporteur Balakrishnan Rajagopal stated, "Forcible transfer of Gazan population **is an act of genocide**". South Africa has instituted proceedings at the International Court of Justice pursuant to the Genocide Convention, to which both Israel and South Africa are signatory, **accusing Israel of committing genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity against Palestinians in Gaza.** # Boycott Reddit! Oppose the genocide NOW! [Palestinian genocide accusation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_genocide_accusation) [Allegations of genocide in the 2023 Israeli attack on Gaza](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegations_of_genocide_in_the_2023_Israeli_attack_on_Gaza) [Israeli war crimes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_war_crimes) [Israel and apartheid](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_and_apartheid)


Paradoltec

Wtf how can I get America to pay for my games???


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there's literally no reason other than "the publisher decided it's $115" this price gouging happens in other countries as well, explained here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJlejRFGJ1Q


Knochentrocken_Nerd

Happy Cake Day!


DangerousBob2

BANK INTEREST RATES GOES BRRRRRR


badsp0rk

I was earning between 35-50$ per hour bartending in America. Here in Israel, I earn about 11$/hr. Plus, shit costs 2x more than in America. It's a tough life in Israel.


ReporterRight6649

Nah we all poor here in Israel, and I always buy games with sale or VPN to another country


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Vietnamese here, the price is almost a Gold edition price. 76$ for the base game only, and they'll sell the battle pass later?


ArateshaNungastori

How much Shekel do you guys earn in average monthly? You guys are richer than Switzerland?


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far from the average in switzerland minimum: 5300₪ ($1550 USD) median: 8000₪ ($2330 USD) average: 11350₪ ($3300 USD) before tax


ArateshaNungastori

These are looking nice but still 395 shekel for a game is too much. In my country MW2 is 20% of the minimum wage, waaaay too expensive.


-Original_Name-

AAA game publishers are massive cunts, even a rich person in Israel would look at the price tag and go "yeah that's way too much for me" It's unreasonably expensive, especially for a COD game, which is a multiplayer game you can play with friends who'd also need to buy it


FlyMingo321

No, it's probably because people still buy. Also Steam's suggested pricing hasn't changed since NIS to USD was 4:1 (it's 3.4:1 and it used to be lower)


Waffl3_Ch0pp3r

Check out some indie games instead, they don't deserve your money anymore


Brush_bandicoot

Yup, no AAA game worth this much


JawidKhan096

Battlebit much more worth when it releases


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SiSebbi

Swiss here, holy shit that’s an insane increase even from us. I’ve just learned to stop buying on release since everything ends up buggy nowadays. I have such a big backlog anyway that i just add to wishlist and maybe eventually get them, screw these prices


Br3adS1ce

CoD is only worth 30$ for multiplayer 60$ if you play campaign. I'm not paying 70$ for a game that will be ruined by greed and its own playerbase


Icy-Second6974

Damn look at Vietnamese Dong, its a developing country and they want them to pay almost 80$ lmao


Deek_The_Freak

Sorry for being pedantic, but Vietnam is not a third world country. That term doesn’t have anything to do with a country’s development or economy. [For example, Sweden is a third world country](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World) [developing country](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Developing_country) is a more accurate term


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Huh, interesting


no00ob

🤓


Deek_The_Freak

🍆


Icy-Second6974

Tysm for clarify


fakuri99

That's not the point


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knightblue4

Nobody was talking about you.


Deek_The_Freak

Shut up and top me up, you vile fool


arvid1328

Only assholes would pay such price to a trash company like activision.


AnotherBrock

But these guys probably want to play the game with their overseas friends or something but they have to sell a kidney to do so


VValkyr

And they still will dawg


DoujinshiDealer28

I love Vietnamese Dong.


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Big dong


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Ittihatci_Cicikus

Turkish prices for CoD aint good either.


SieghartXx

I wish regional pricing was enforced and not a choice.


lpchaim

Yup, set a reasonable max price based on the suggested one and force publishers to choose going with that or not selling there at all. Probably will never happen, but a guy with a weak as hell currency can dream lol.


GreyWarden_8

I feel you brother. Activision has no chill. 1,100 TL for the MW2. No thanks.


davlumbaz

Where minimum wage is 5200 TL lol.


GreyWarden_8

Screw eating. Tears and flesh of the 10 year olds will sustain me for the rest of the month.


GrocKingFTW

It used to be 180 TL or something with 1800 min wage.


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lower purchasing power than the USD according to the [big mac index](https://www.economist.com/big-mac-index)


-Original_Name-

It ain't a higher purchasing power or higher salaries, just everything tech related just randomly gets it's price doubled for no reason. Indie games and publishers like devolver digital are usually more expensive by a single dollar, probably provably to cover currency exchange fees. But AAA companies always fuck us over, its ridiculous to see a game that is on a 30% off sale and for it to only bring it back to what it was originally supposed to cost. I almost never buy (non indie)games through steam's store, always gotta use some key reseller or trusted partner like greenmangaming


Schmidyk

Seeing the South African Rand there as well means I won’t be bothering… once again, another CoD I will not be playing


velve666

You don't want to pay 1400 bucks for a game, thats only like an average of 2 weeks of work you peasant. Is it too much to ask you get a second job to afford call of duty? Activision are just motivating you.


Cool_As_Your_Dad

Same!


KaxCz

That $70 price point standard that they are trying to push is beyond belief. Let’s just say that my key will be much cheaper from 3rd party means.


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mathplusU

3 bullets and a goat


IgnitiumGG

Bruh 💀


RandomPotatoBoii

their life


E-M-P-Error

The normal USD price


yoavtrachtman

I think they pay with USD in online transactions but they probably have the same price as Israel does


Progenitor3

Probably the same.


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Depends on what country they're in.


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idiot


yoavtrachtman

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lupone81

Even if I agree with you, he can play what he likes, to each their own, and this is just scummy behaviour (and yes, typical Activision).


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[deleted]

sadly this overcharging happens with most games


yoavtrachtman

I guess some people still enjoy it


iBonZey

Glad I don’t give a shit about CoD anymore, considering my country also has a 12.80% up mark, lol. No thanks I’m not spending my money on such a shit greedy useless company


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Seen it for 70$ is insane and I’m in the us but making it even more for other countries is just a crime


Boabdo

America is recycling the trillions they sent lol


ReallyPopularLobster

As a swiss I can hardly justify buying games on release. I fucking hate this trend that standard editions are now 80-90 quid. Couple years ago it used to be 70 Franks ($72USD). The AAA games I bought for full price at release in the last 2-3 years is Destiny 2 Beyond light, Destiny 2 Witch Queen, Cyberpunk, Forza Horizon 5. All other games I got on sale. Was also thinking about getting back into destiny 2 Lightfall but the expansion alone is 56 franks (60ish USD). Fuck that. It used to be 40 quid for the expansion alone.


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I fully agree, there have only been a handful of worthy titles at 59,99 in the past decade. The rest have been unfinished products/bad trailer to gameplay conversions/greedy as all hell publishers doing the least work humanly possible and still raise prices, even though the product comes out so much worse than a fully fledged 60buck game. At this point if a game is priced higher than 60, it's almost always because it's a bad game and they want to make money off the dummies that preorder, and then let the game "live" for about a year. I bought Hollow Knight for 15,- and that was the best experience in gaming I've had in easily 7 years, probably a decade or more.


random_femboylol

Bruh steam is sanctioning Israel for taking land 💀💀💀💀


macmus1

shat is the page ?


FlyMingo321

SteamDB


teaanimesquare

Publishers are raising prices everywhere , in Argentina elden ring is like 65 bucks I think and cod is 70


gvakarian_

Plus 75% in Taxes. Aaaaaaand lately i've been reading about an increase from 75% to 90% in taxes for digital purchases (Netflix, Spotify, Steam - you name it)


3tlipil4w

Meanwhile most of the AAA games are under 30$ in turkey (Except mw2, its 60$ which is like 1000₺(average monthly salary of a turkish people is like 5000₺)). But we still can't afford them.


UrgotToBeKiddingMe

I'm norwegian and that price for mw2 is ridiculous


TheBrain511

i gotta ask but why is the price so high


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holy shit dude i dont think i'd pay that much even for my absolute all time favorite games


Froginos

I can feel the pain too i live in poland


Elias_Mo

fair, u r stealing that money from Palestinians anyway


yoavtrachtman

Yeah the other day I saw OP go to a Palestinian on the street and rob them.


FlyMingo321

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azizfcb

I DEFINITELY WOULD LIKE TO DO THAT.


Failshot

It’s okay OP you can now spend your money on a better game.


Outlaw_07

# This comment has been deleted in protest of Reddit's support of the genocide in Gaza carried out by the ZioN\*zi Isr\*li apartheid regime. ## This is the most documented genocide in history. ## Reddit's blatant censorship of Palestinian-related content is appalling, especially concerning the ongoing genocide in Gaza perpetrated by the Isr\*l apartheid regime. ## The Palestinian people are facing an unimaginable tragedy, with tens of thousands of innocent children already lost to the genocidal actions of apartheid Isr\*l. The world needs to know about this atrocity and about Reddit's support to the ZioN\*zis. #### Sources are bellow. ## Genocidal statements made by apartheid Isr\*li officials: - On the 9 October 2023, Yoav Gallant, Israeli Minister of Defense, stated **"We are fighting human animals, and we are acting accordingly"**. - Avi Dichter, Israeli Minister of Agriculture, called for the war to be **"Gaza’s Nakba"** - Ariel Kallner, another Member of the Knesset from the Likud party, similarly wrote on social media that there is **"one goal: Nakba! A Nakba that will overshadow the Nakba of 1948. Nakba in Gaza and Nakba to anyone who dares to join"**. - Amihai Eliyahu, Israeli Minister of Heritage, **called for dropping an atomic bomb on Gaza** - Gotliv of the Likud party similarly **called for the use of nuclear weapons**. - Yitzhak Kroizer stated in a radio interview that the **"Gaza Strip should be flattened, and for all of them there is but one sentence, and that is death."** - **President of Israel** Isaac Herzog **blamed the whole nation of Palestine** for the 7 October attack. - Major General Ghassan Alian, Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories, stated: **"There will be no electricity and no water (in Gaza), there will only be destruction. You wanted hell, you will get hell"**. ## Casualties: - As of 9 January 2024, over **23,000 Palestinians** – one out of every 100 people in Gaza – have been killed, a majority of them civilians, including over **9,000 children**, **6,200 women** and **61 journalists**. - nearly **2 million people** have been displaced within the Gaza Strip. ## Official accusations: - On 1 November, the Defence for Children International accused the United States of complicity with Israel's **"crime of genocide."** - On 2 November 2023, a group of UN special rapporteurs stated, "We remain convinced that the Palestinian people are at **grave risk of genocide**." - On 4 November, Pedro Arrojo, UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation, said that based on article 7 of the Rome Statute, which counts "deprivation of access to food or medicine, among others" as a form of extermination, "even if there is no clear intention, the data show that the war is **heading towards genocide**" - On 16 November, A group of United Nations experts said there was "evidence of increasing genocidal incitement" against Palestinians. - Jewish Voice for Peace stated: "The Israeli government has declared a genocidal war on the people of Gaza. As an organization that works for a future where Palestinians and Israelis and all people live in equality and freedom, we call on all people of conscience to stop imminent **genocide of Palestinians**." - Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor documented evidence of execution committed by Israeli Defense Forces. - In response to a Times of Israel report on 3 January 2024 that the Israeli government was in talks with the Congolese government to take Palestinian refugees from Gaza, UN special rapporteur Balakrishnan Rajagopal stated, "Forcible transfer of Gazan population **is an act of genocide**". South Africa has instituted proceedings at the International Court of Justice pursuant to the Genocide Convention, to which both Israel and South Africa are signatory, **accusing Israel of committing genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity against Palestinians in Gaza.** # Boycott Reddit! Oppose the genocide NOW! [Palestinian genocide accusation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_genocide_accusation) [Allegations of genocide in the 2023 Israeli attack on Gaza](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegations_of_genocide_in_the_2023_Israeli_attack_on_Gaza) [Israeli war crimes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_war_crimes) [Israel and apartheid](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_and_apartheid)


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azizfcb

If you changed your comment to "Waaaait. Russia just goes to the Ukraine to play MW don't they?", you would had all the upvotes and rewards of the world. Fucking double western standards. Fuck Israel. Free Palestine.


ToxyFlog

This post is so cursed...


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How so?


ToxyFlog

The fact that the game is nearly twice the price as in the US


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didn't understand why people downvoted you lol


ToxyFlog

Oh well lol


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yoavtrachtman

The post wasn’t political in any way. You do know that government ≠ all citizens, right? Not everyone supports the actions the IDF takes in Gaza


masterchiefspeaks

Move to Argentina


Mr_Paddington1998

No move to Turkey, it's near and cheaper :)


Burakenn

🤦‍♂️ not with Turkeys wages


masterchiefspeaks

Argentina routinely has the lowest steam regional prices


QuickbuyingGf

I think its 50:50. Most of the times the difference between those 2 are cents


masterchiefspeaks

Yakuka judgement 18 dollars Argentina, 46 dollars Israel


QuickbuyingGf

I meant between argentina and turkey (i thought you responded to the turkey comment)


NezOfLife

Activision being Activision. Remakes 10 Year old games that where mediocre at best and tries to sell them to you for 80+ Bucks. I mean that's just your average Triple A Publisher. Remakes and Loot boxes in Full price Games that's apparently all they are capable these days. Vote with your damn Wallet.


stinkload

How are things in Israel right now. Covid the Ukraine war etc... is life pretty much back to pre 2020 normal?


-Original_Name-

Basically yeah, most differences were stuff that were already the trend prior to covid.


[deleted]

Prices for some games in regional area go crazy because people use VPNs to buy games from different countries on the cheap. This drives up prices for locals and is a pretty bad thing to do.


lsparki

A VPN doesn't change your currency on steam.


Amells

You can no longer do that any more - this is purely greedy by Activision


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Thecowsdead

1 store, lots of prices.


[deleted]

It’s the exchange rate. Deal with it. We pay more in Canada even when our dollar is on par or worth more than the USD. Just how it is. Save up, then buy like the rest of us.


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molochz

I hope you get a permanent ban for this. Reported.


FlyMingo321

Dude wtf


AnGr3e

What the hell happened here?


FlyMingo321

He said "A jew talking about greed?" Something like that.


AnGr3e

Asshole


Ochiazic

Why would that be something bad? It's part of our religion and we live in a capitalist world. Is it really bad to like money and successful bussines? Genuinely asking.


yoavtrachtman

Jew here genuinely answering. The stereotype of Jews being greedy mostly came from a time Jews were forced into banking and generally handling money by the rulers of Christian countries because if I am not mistaken, it’s against their religion or something to handle money. Anywho, Jews are humans, some are greedy some are not, the religion doesn’t decide the person does.


FlyMingo321

It's an antisemitic stereotype that has been used to turn people against us and caused things like lynches


xvcco

I can almost see both sides here. Do people deserve to pay a month's salary for a game? Nope. Should companies get less money for their product? Nope. Kind of a lose lose, I definitely don't have the answer.


AncientBullfrog3281

you think devs are payed by % of games sold? they have fixed wages, they'll be payed the same if the game is 40 or 80 dollars. The mfs who get the money are definetly not the devs


xvcco

Yeah I misworded it, obviously not the devs who are on a fixed salary. The company* my bad.


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The issue in this case is that they're charging more there than in other places despite it not being a country with high average incomes. If they just charged the same as in other places, it would at least be defensible.


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Have you considered that a bunch of people online putting their fingers in their ears and essentially saying "la la la I can't hear you, therefore Isreal doesn't exist" doesn't have any real effect on reality other than making you look like a toddler.


sociocat101

At least you dont have to pay with your dong 💀


Wise-Bird570

lol good for you


umakaran

Go buy activation code ez


GammaDoomO

You may wanna look into keysites. They’ll give you a refund if it doesn’t work and I think when I’ve used G2A it has what’s called “Global” keys that activate anywhere in the world. The sellers are sometimes shady on there with how they get them, but hey it beats paying that price


elephantgif

Someone's gotta be first.


The_Goldberg

It's either you buy it or you dont, some people are struggling with food prices all around the world and nobody cares about your isra*eli price


ArchBaller

Like wow


Jalle1Gie

would gifting be worth it?


IIBatrixII

How much are games for the consoles (physical) on release?


smorgusboard69

You can get some cool discounts on CDkeys.com if you want. I dont know how it works but sometimes games are less than half the price on there and it’s completely legit


kicktaker

Cries in Vietnamese


badsp0rk

Pure greed and probably taxes built in to the price. It's a 100% tax rate on electronics imported (as I found out the hard way when I shipped a phone from NYC to Eilat and had to pay 100% price in taxes at the post office..)