Sony has significantly raised the prices of its games in seven countries to Steam. Players from Argentina, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Japan and South Korea will have to dig in their pockets, for example, when buying a PC version of Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Days Gone, God of War or Returnal.
Some gamers write that it’s a shame because it’s hard to buy games in low-income countries. They fear other companies won’t follow Sony.. Sony itself has not announced a price increase and has yet to comment.
Based on available information from local players and SteamDB, price increases vary by country and title. For example in Canada, four games were auctioned for $10., representing an increase of 14.5 to 17% depending on their original price. In Japan, game prices rose by around 29-35.2%. Argentina appears to have suffered the most. Here is the price of God of War for a week more than double from 4,199 pesos to 8,499 pesos. Prices for Sackboy A Big Adventure and Returnal even went up by 67%.
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- Argentina: from 4199-5999 pesos to 8499-9999 pesos.
- Canada: CAD 59.99-69.99 to CAD 64.99-79.99.
- Chile: 32,000–39,500 CLP to 35,000–42,000 CLP.
- China: from 279-379 yuan to 345-414 yuan.
- Colombia: from 159,000-194,000 pesos to 184,000-219,000 pesos.
- Japan: 4900-6490 yen to 6490-7590 yen.
- South Korea: From 45,880-58,800 won to 52,800-62,800 won
Recall that Sony became the first console manufacturer of this generation to raise the price of their games and hardware. Microsoft followed, and Nintendo also joined The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
Source :Indian TV
