![]() ![]() PC Games are cheaper in Poland and Thailand, for example, because that's what the local economy will support. The catch now is that these versions are useful for anyone around the world, as the keys are not locked to a region, and they essentially "unlock" the game for people in places where the game sells for me. ![]() Honestly, there are two sort of ethical stances you can take on this. The first is one of pure globalization and reimportation of goods-if I, as a consumer, can find a good cheaper overseas, why shouldn't I buy it directly from there? The other is the viewpoint that local sales in your region are more profitable and if you buy the game in your own country the creators of the game are going to see more royalties/proceeds than if you buy the CD KEY from overseas that is marked up 100% (and is still super cheap). My personal take on this is that, as someone with a long-term interest in seeing the hobby and platform grow, I don't buy CD Keys lke this online and I do not import physical copies from regions where I know they are heavily discounted due to market immaturity. That's just my own personal ethics though, everyone has to set their own standard. That being said, sometimes even the case that a physical UK PC release+Royal Mail to the USA is cheaper than what you would pay for if you bought the game from a retailer in the USA, and I have no qualms about importing the game in that situation.
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