Sony has significantly increased 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 deeper into their pockets, for example when buying the PC versions 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 that other companies will not follow Sony. Sony itself has not announced the higher prices and has not yet commented.
From available information from local players and SteamDB, price increases vary by country and title. For example in Canada, four games were auctioned off for $10, representing a 14.5 to 17% increase depending on their original price. In Japan, game prices increased by approximately 29 to 35.2%. Argentina seems to have been the most affected. Here is the price of God of War for the week more than doubled from 4,199 pesos to 8,499 pesos. Prices for Sackboy A Big Adventure and Returnal have even increased by 67%.
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- Argentina: Z 4199-5999 pesos na 8499-9999 pesos
- Canada: Z 59.99-69.99 CAD and 64.99-79.99 CAD
- Chile: From CLP 32000-39500 to CLP 35000-42000
- China: From 279-379 CNY to 345-414 CNY
- Colombia: From 159000-194000 pesos to 184000-219000 pesos
- Japan: From 4900-6490 yen to 6490-7590 yen
- South Korea: From 45,880-58,800 won to 52,800-62,800 won
Recall that Sony was the first console manufacturer of this generation to raise the prices of its games and hardware. Then Microsoft followed and Nintendo is also joining The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
