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PlayStation has significantly increased Steam game prices in some countries | VGC

Canada and Japan among the countries to see rises, while Argentina is hit particularly hard…

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Sony Interactive Entertainment has significantly increased its game prices on Steam in some countries.

As first spotted by Resetera user Chairmanchuck, the prices of Sackboy A Big Adventure and Returnal have been increased this week in countries including Argentina, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Japan and South Korea.

VGC has verified these price rises using SteamDB, and found that other PlayStation titles including God of War and Spider-Man Remastered have received similar price increases.

he price increases vary by country and title. In Canada, the price of all four games has been upped by $10, representing 14.5% to 17% increases based on their starting price.

In Sony's home country of Japan, the prices of the games have risen by between approximately 29% and 32.5%.

Argentina appears to be by far the most heavily affected by the price increases. God of War's price has more than doubled this week, from 4,199 pesos to 8,499 Pesos. The cost of Spider-Man Remastered has also doubled, while the prices of Sackboy and Returnal have risen by 67%.

 

[Kilau]

Sony really doesn't understand PC gaming.

 

[DenchDeckard]

GG Sony

 

[Mr Hyde]

The prices for new games on the digital PSN store where I live are fucking ridiculous. New games can be up towards 100 dollars. For a simple license. No box. No disc. Nothing. Sonys stranglehold on the market really shows it's ugly face here.

 

[lh032]

if Sony raise prices, means they knew the games is still going to sell.

Jimbo you smart

 

[Dreathlock]

After the fantastic quality of the last of us they absolutely deserve more money.

 

[SEGA_2012]

They should not raise the prices, they should take their games away from PC. Playstation games should be playable only on PLAYSTATION.

 

[feynoob]

I am gonna get them for cheap anyway. You can increase as much as you want to Sony.

https://www.eneba.com/steam-the-las...MIvtzvhbe4_gIVdxWtBh089AOvEAQYAiABEgIfmPD_BwE

 

[Banjo64]

Sony act like desperate beggars man.

 

[FrankWza]

 

[Punished Miku]

It's all the excitement of a sale, just in reverse.

 

[Fuz]

That's a ticket for the Caribbeans.

 

[YCoCg]

Sony really doesn't understand PC gaming.

Maybe they're preparing for a sale, but a fake one, in the same way a bunch of games on Steam mysteriously go up in price before a big sale to make the % off bigger.

 

[Zekra Dezivad]

Sony really doesn't understand PC gaming.

I think they started to understand PC gamers very well if they are increasing prices in some countries /s

 

[Topher]

Sony act like desperate beggars man.

 

[killatopak]

Jim Ryan can't keep getting away with this.

 

[Topher]

 

[DAHGAMING]

This is what I was looking for lol.

 

[adamsapple]

 

[FrankWza]

Theyre perfect back to back

 

[01011001]

 

[GreatnessRD]

Including Sony, I don't like this trend coming to PC. I see third party whores like EA, Activision and Square slowly creeping in that bullshit $69.99. Don't like nothin' bout it. Damn sure don't like Sony upping the price for games on PC coming out years later.

 

[StueyDuck]

This shit sucks but they are hardly the first be publisher to do this and they won't be the last.

Call of duty Still remains ridiculously priced on steam no matter how old a game

 

[I Love Rock 'n' Roll]

Yes, because it's just Sony. PC. gamers are such a joke or whatever... they want Sony games but not the price for that.

 

[tmlDan]

the Canadian dollar has been really weak for the past 8 months thanks to our wonderful government......79.99 is now 59.99 USD.

I wanna complain but i also hate it here lol

 

[wolffy66]

I don't think I would ever pay $80 for a game. I would just only play older games.

 

[wolffy66]

the Canadian dollar has been really weak for the past 8 months thanks to our wonderful government......79.99 is now 59.99 USD.

I wanna complain but i also hate it here lol

Well once things rebound don't expect a price drop

 

[tmlDan]

Well once things rebound don't expect a price drop

what a wonderful world we live in, isn't it?

 

[Topher]

Yes, because it's just Sony. PC. gamers are such a joke or whatever... they want Sony games but not the price for that.

Console gamers complained when game prices were increased as well, dude. No one likes price increases.

 

[mrmustard]

 

[DeepEnigma]

Sony act like desperate beggars man.

 

[Roman Empire]

Yeah... not a fan of that. It doesn't hurt me but it's still shit.

 

[Skifi28]

They should not raise the prices, they should take their games away from PC. Playstation games should be playable only on PLAYSTATION.

How's that campaign working out for you?

 

[FrankWza]

Yes, because it's just Sony. PC. gamers are such a joke or whatever... they want Sony games but not the price for that.

Wait until they drop the day 1 premium pc version for $10 more than the PS5 version. Complete with 3 more fps and 100 more pixels.

 

[OverHeat]

They should not raise the prices, they should take their games away from PC. Playstation games should be playable only on PLAYSTATION.

Are you for real or just a troll?

 

[EdGalTBR]

if Sony raise prices, means they knew the games is still going to sell.

Jimbo you smart

You are not wrong.

 

[Roxkis_ii]

Sony heard about all those people bragging about their 4090's and took that personally.

 

[RCU005]

For Sony, Jim might be the best that happened to them. For players is the worst!

Sony all happy that they can get away with raising prices and being arrogant about it, but it won't last long.

Jim is abusing PlayStation's leading position, but they don't realize they will fall hard.

 

[SeraphJan]

They are going to have a hard time selling their game with this price increase, stupid move

 

[GymWolf]

Like i said everytime something mildly bad happen to canada, well at least they have legal top shelf weed.

 

[phil_t98]

if Sony raise prices, means they knew the games is still going to sell.

Jimbo you smart

so in one thread we have Microsoft putting games on gamepass is anti-consumer and now in another thread Sony raising prices of PC games is smart and pro-consumer lol

 

[Mr Moose]

8500 Argentine Peso is £31, God of War is £40 in the UK.

 

[THE DUCK]

Won't this just encourage piracy or is that a thing of the past on pc these days?
Something sony doesn't have to worry about on console.

 

[YukiOnna]

the Canadian dollar has been really weak for the past 8 months thanks to our wonderful government......79.99 is now 59.99 USD.

I wanna complain but i also hate it here lol

Some games are basically $100 after tax, too and that's not the deluxe edition. It's insane...

 

[Fbh]

Sucks but it's not really surprising.
On the console front they basically use inverse regional pricing:
"Low income developing country? Yep I think we need to charge extra here".

the Canadian dollar has been really weak for the past 8 months thanks to our wonderful government......79.99 is now 59.99 USD.

I wanna complain but i also hate it here lol

Yeah Americans bitching about the $10 price increase on next gen don't know how good they have it.
The currency in my country has been really weak for the last 10 years. Ps5 games are literally twice as much as Ps4 games were in 2013,

 

[Mr Moose]

Thanks to this thread I am now a Turkish citizen.

https://steamdb.info/app/1593500/

 

[hemo memo]

The prices for new games on the digital PSN store where I live are fucking ridiculous. New games can be up towards 100 dollars. For a simple license. No box. No disc. Nothing. Sonys stranglehold on the market really shows it's ugly face here.

I can't justify paying full price for non-Nintendo games anymore. $70 is more ridiculous even. If anything prices should lower at release.

 

[HerjansEagleFeeder]

Won't this just encourage piracy or is that a thing of the past on pc these days?
Something sony doesn't have to worry about on console.

Valve more or less single handedly ended piracy for PC games by introducing Steam, not by going after pirates with an army of lawyers like certain other companies do. Pricing has been a crucial part of that strategy. Sony is acting backwards.

 

[Draugoth]

8500 Argentine Peso is £31, God of War is £40 in the UK.

For an American or English that's nothing.

But 8500 Pesos for an Argentinian is a lot of money

 

[tmlDan]

Sucks but it's not really surprising.
On the console front they basically use inverse regional pricing:
"Low income developing country? Yep I think we need to charge extra here".



Yeah Americans bitching about the $10 price increase on next gen don't know how good they have it.
The currency in my country has been really weak for the last 10 years. Ps5 games are literally twice as much as Ps4 games were in 2013,

Have you also noticed how square fucks Canadians? they go direct currency exchange so FF16 is actually $93 instead of $89.99.

It's insanity, luckily i get paid well but i cant imagine how expensive it is for most if I am complaining about it (plus everything else is expensive too)