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[Updated] New Currencies are coming to steam in between October 2015 and March 2016

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Starting later this year, Steam will begin supporting local currencies and payment methods for some additional countries. The rollout will occur over Q4 2015 and Q1 2016 for the following currencies:

South Korean Won (KRW)
Swiss Franc (CHF)
Indian Rupee (INR)
Chinese Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
Chilean Peso (CLP)
Peruvian Nuevo Sol (PEN)
Colombian Peso (COP)
South African Rand (ZAR)
Taiwan New Dollar (TWD)
Saudi Riyal (SAR)
Hong Kong Dollar (HKD)
Taiwan New Dollar (TWD)
United Arab Emirates Dirham (AED)

Source: Steamworks Development

Proof: Image of the content,SteamDB Tweet

Update:1 Following Currencies coming on November 3rd 2015

  • Indian Rupee (INR)
  • Chinese Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
  • Taiwan New Dollar (TWD)
  • Hong Kong Dollar (HKD)
    Proof: November 3rd,Email

Update: 2 Following Currencies coming on November 10th 2015

  • Saudi Riyal (SAR)
  • United Arab Emirates Dirham (AED)
  • South Korean Won (KRW)
  • South African Rand (ZAR)

Update:3 Following Currencies coming on November 17th 2015

  • Swiss Franc (CHF)
  • Chilean Peso (CLP)
  • Peruvian Nuevo Sol (PEN)
  • Colombian Peso (COP)
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JDrakul

I hope this will be for good, here the dollar is to high!

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Kempomeester

Nice hope paybyphone / internet payments will become easier this way.

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YourCat

i was sure that paybyphone was a 90s thing lol

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Kempomeester

i'm just lazy

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tEcALLAI

I hope I dont get screwed up with the exchange (chilean peso worries)

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Smithers475

When are they going to add the Australian dollar? Our exchange rate is a real pain.

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madjoki

Not before lawsuits with ACCC are solved. (That's why AUD was delayed a year ago)

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Smithers475

Ah ok, hopefully it gets solved sometime in the near future.

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Black3ird

You're 1 month late and didn't even search:
http://www.steamgifts.com/discussion/nICOS/newer-currencies-on-steam

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Aneszej

Late or not, many people haven't seen it.
I guess bump could have worked, but I see nothing wrong with this either.

Edit: I also can't see any sources on that thread, apart from reddit.

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Black3ird

Common knowledge is search and bump with new information. Otherwise forums got flooded like everyone asking why my level is not up? and yes as long as he's helpful I specifically did not bump that thread.

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DAZZY15

INR ------------------
YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

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Sewaz

Chilean here, I have some Steam wallet waiting for the new currencies. I hope we get fair prices, I'm tired of buying at US prices and getting region locked copies (Mexico/Brazil).

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wiLLie22

inb4 Portuguese Escudo

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whitdemon

fdx piada parva

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TheLuckyShamrock

I'm Greek and I don't want euros anymore. I want my Greek drachmas back. :'( :P

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EndlessHorizon

It's very unfair for Greece and I guess for most of the other balkan countries, to pay in the Euro tier for Steam, indeed.

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ChibiRobo

Greece is in the eurozone, of course they pay in euro

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EndlessHorizon

I didn't mean to pay in a different currency, but to have a viable paying policy.
A triple AAA title is 10-20% of the monthly salary (for the few that can have a job).

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CyberKiller

We got the same in Poland, yet no one seems to notice. Most people here earn 300-500€, and new mainstream games are 50€ on Steam.

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EndlessHorizon

Exactly the same. They should create a new tier for some European countries with such criteria, else it is simply ridiculous.

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CyberKiller

Actually there are 2 European pricing tiers (used to be 3), but only Valve games have different prices according to them. Every other publisher just makes their price the same. Valve should make them somehow use the different EU tiers.

Alternatively I would support a pricing scheme where the whole world pays the same and without region restrictions (like GOG once had). Then it's at least fair.

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ChibiRobo

If you go that way it's unfair that people from Arkansas (one of the poorest state of the USA) pays the same price than people from California (one of the richest).

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kraken9

there gonna be at least one price glitch involved here..be vigilant!

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zeroblack

Bump!!

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zeroblack

Bump!!

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zeroblack

Bump!!

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zeroblack

Bump!!

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zeroblack

Bump!!

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zeroblack

Bump!!

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zeroblack

Bump!!

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zeroblack

Bump!!

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zeroblack

Bump!!

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Mully

cool i'm still paying US prices for region locked crap, go valveeeee \o/ \o/ \o/

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MeeMesmo

I know the pain

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GhostStinger

I dont know the pain and i dont want to know it :D

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Anknownlolz

how about adding Czech korunas finally

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Yirg

Why would you want your currency to be added? Doesn't it usually mean prices increase?

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talgaby

Not always, especially if our region would get price adjustments. Paying 50-60 Euros for a new game with average middle class salary around 300-600 around here is nearly impossible. I'm not asking for RU/CIS prices, but it is ridiculous that Norwegians and Japanese, both with GDP per capita like ten times higher, get 20-30% better deals on ROW games just because currency adjustments.

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Bonpar

That would be nice, sadly that is not going to happen. We are too small for our own prices.

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Doshmaku

Same reason there's not going to be Polish złoty, Hungarian forint, or Romanian leu - they are meant to be replaced with Euro. Even if it doesn't actually go through in any of these countries, Valve prefers to play it safe and not bother with currencies that are going to become obsolete anyway.

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simonplaysgames

INR awesome \m/

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TatsuyaHiro

and still no HUF, for fuck sake ><

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M4C14W

and no PLN too :(

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zeroblack

Bump!!

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zeroblack

Bump!!

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zeroblack

Bump!!

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GhostStinger

I'm gonna bump your bump with a bump, cause reasons

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zeroblack

Bump!!

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zeroblack

Bump!!

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zeroblack

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zeroblack

Bump!!!

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Shawei

Oh shit! I hope we can see some price mistakes popping up :)

One thing that worries me though will all the different currencie will we see more countries/regions restriction in the future????

Hopefully Chine Renminbi prices are good ones.

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boxanata

Oh look, still no AUD. Eat a dick, ACCC.

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AlienC

Wouldn't matter mate. We would still be screwed. We just gotta wait for the dollar to go back down.. the US's that is haha lol. But yeah fuck the ACCC none otherwise haha lol.

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boxanata

Yeah, true. NZ recently got their dollar & some games turned out to be cheaper, If I remember correctly. I hope we don't get screwed over, but considering how things are with use, it's probably inevitable.

I guess we won't be seeing our dollar until late next year, or even in 2017 as the case has been delayed until March 2016 because Valve called in "sick", apparently. lol

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MaxBedlam

I'm not sure should I be happy or not that my country isn't getting its currency added on steam. I wonder would the price go up or down if they do and would games bought in my country be regionally restricted if we get our currency up there.

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vinirockman

does that mean row keys goes to its own extinction?
this may turn steamgifts in to a boring place...

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madjoki

Region locks for many of these regions are already in place.

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Sulky

No HUF still.

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ollie444

Did anyone else find the hidden GA?

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