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So it looks like the Epic store is raising prices for games on release now

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Tony Hawks Pro Skater 1+2 was 39.99€, they even advertising it right now on the front page:

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but when you go to the actual store page it says this:


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is this how it works now in the Epic store?
Do they casually raise the price while a game is hot?
 
Gay Bowser

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I'm sure Epic decided to raise the price with no input at all from the publisher, who happens to also be raising prices for their other games going forward
 
alr1ght

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I thought the game publishers would pass the savings from the 12% cut onto us!

US version is still $39.99.
 
nded

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They probably just translated the US description and forgot to adjust the price for local currency.
 
cowbanana

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I would never buy anything on EGS, but I just checked and the standard edition is roughly 38,4€ (converted from local currency). Both on the front page and on the checkout page.

Maybe they're doing some shenanigans in other regions.
 
Jaded Alyx

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Codiox said:
Tony Hawks Pro Skater 1+2 was 39.99€, they even advertising it right now on the front page:

kWJOpOp.png


but when you go to the actual store page it says this:


KmT0JWV.png


is this how it works now in the Epic store?
Do they casually raise the price while a game is hot?
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It's not the store or Epic, it's the Publisher. This happens quite a bit. Horizon Zero Dawn went up $10US in my region.
 
Jaded Alyx

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Also the game doesn't seem to have regional pricing here, so I guess I'm seeing the US price which is:

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So it's probably an error or something.
 
Morten88

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Pretty sure its the publisher, but i remember someone posted a picture with the new Hitman 3 game, that was like 10$ more expensive on epic store than on ps4, i guess the 12% doesnt matter at all
 
Goldenroad

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Epic does not set the prices for third party games on EGS.
 

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All that talk of benefiting devs when all the profits of 12% goes to the publishers and not an ounce goes to actual devs.
 
DontHateTheBacon

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It's weird how conspiratorial everything has become lately. Games, government, daily life...

Most of the time it's not a conspiracy. Seems likely it was just an error that was corrected, with input from other sources.
 

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i just noticed this.

it was £49.99 for THPS yesterday then when i went to the store today it was £39.99.
 
Kalor

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Ask Activision. Epic aren't the one controlling third party prices.
 
ghostcrew

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Publishers set the prices of their products on storefronts. This is not an Epic Store specific thing.
 
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