I need to quickly buy everything I can before the pound crashes any further

What Valve have done is scammy to say the least though

Insane LOL!

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And you just figured out Valve was stupid now?

I have never used steam, nor do I intend to.
When I buy software I like to have it on a physical medium.

So, yeah, I figured it out just now

I had to use it for X3TC and the Orange Box which I got as an actual box... Not likely to use it again, I don't like my games suddenly getting a price "upgrade".

Woozers! Talk about over simplification....

I think Impulse has had a chance since it started to be frank. Let's give credit where credit is due. The success of Impulse is not determined solely based on Valve's actions or errors as the case may be.

They haven't switched over directly 1 for 1 to the pound so the change has simplified matters for UK customers a lot:

"As many of you guys have pointed out in the comments section, Steam now also has a European pricing feature in BETA at the moment which, after the recent exchange rate shenanigans, stops Steam being a total rip off in the UK. To enable it, just click on the red text that reads: 'enable european currency beta' in the top right of the Store in your Steam client. You'll then be able to pick up Fallout 3 for the sensible price of £26.99, rather than the $49.99 (£32.69), along with a boatload of other bargains. Not only that, but the European prices even include VAT, so you won't get stung for extra cash during the checkout process either."

Also as that article points out they're only just introducing this in a beta form so I wouldn't get excited about it being some massive strategic blunder as it's clearly open for a lot of tinkering.

Also on a side topic the web functionality of the steam overlay is quite cool, does impulse do anything like that I've never used it?

tossers

No, but Valve is THE provider at the moment.

However, I don't think any sound company will act rashly on a problem like this. Most companies plan for years, not days. As OP said, nothing to say that the problem isn't temporary. It may be fixed even before someone can begin to think about analysing the situation over at Stardock.

If Valve is stupid how come it is so popular? Anyway this Impulse vs. Steam talk is pointless, its like PS3 vs xBox360 fanboys fighting over whos better. Who cares, both are equally good.

Same reason Bethesda games are popular? Popularity is hardly a measure of quality. (Half-Life 2 is awesome, though.)

iTunes does this too. Amazon are owning them, so Impulse will own Valve.

If you are a norwegian, the price is just stupid. It is cheaper to purchase game from retail, rather then on Steam.

Birger

It's not mandatory. Stop going ape over a beta.