Why are modules on Turkish Steam store so cheap?

[miguelotto]

In my country, players have to pay more than 80$ if they want to buy modules on Steam which forces them to use standalone (not that I'm complaining). But some countries can buy the most widely used aircrafts like F-16 or F/A-18C for extremely cheap like Turkey. Even though on official discord it was claimed the prices will be updated every three months, I couldn't see it in practice. Is it due to some marketing strategy or simply forgotten? Because this system is unfair to a lot of people and begs to be abused.

https://steamdb.info/app/411950/
F/A-18C base price 61% cheaper, also gets +30% discount regularly which drops the price to 396 TRY (21 USD)

https://steamdb.info/app/1090850/
F-16C, exact same pricing with F/A-18C

Also note that Valve gets a huge cut with every sale, further decreasing the potential profit.

Edited August 28, 2022 by miguelotto

[draconus]

https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/store/pricing#5
 

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Pricing decisions on Steam are entirely in the hands of you the developer.

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Purchasing power can vary significantly from country to country, and the price for goods and entertainment is affected by many factors. As a result, Valve's recommended pricing does not represent exact foreign exchange rates.

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Edited August 29, 2022 by draconus

[BIGNEWY]

It is a price error and I have reported it to the team

all currency should match the USD price on our eshop, steam has to be manually adjusted for currency changes, some currencies flutuate a lot. 

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From the team 

Due to recent currency fluctuations the price of modules in some countries has increased and/or decreased. We are actively working to update our steam pricing in response to global events 

thanks

[AdrianL]

Note that Steam will also add on any taxes applicable to the country over above the ED price so you cannot always do a direct comparison