I've often thought about that too and the only thing I could come up with is that maybe not as many people have adopted blu-ray drives with their PC setups yet (the only reason I have one is because it got included with my work machine).
Now that we have a release date (that should be firmer with their pre-order campaign being switched into full swing) I wonder if that price ($59.99 on steam or the warehouse although it's €59.99 by default...screw that!) will adjust here locally?
Also not sure if this has been mentioned yet however buying it from their warehouse allows you to get:
Anyway I guess I'll wait until post release to see how it runs and then also hunt for the most reasonable price.a bonus free PC Digital Download from select titles
You reckon locals playing online (via PC of course) would have horrible lag?