Another day, another Corp. (Microsoft) Silently Hikes up Old game Regional Pricing on Steam

[AshenOne]

Sea Of Thieves
Pricing Source - https://steamdb.info/sub/401467/

Currency	Pricing Before	Pricing After
Indian Rupee	₹ 1399	₹ 3499
Mexican Peso	Mex$ 399.99	Mex$ 749.00
Philippine Peso	₱949.00	₱1990.00
South African Rand	R 319.00	R 519.00
Saudi Riyal	64.99 SR	149.00 SR

Gears 5
Pricing Source - https://steamdb.info/sub/386493/

Currency	Pricing Before	Pricing After
Indian Rupee	₹ 899	₹ 2699
Vietnamese Dong	310000₫	695000₫
Philippine Peso	₱829.95	₱1490.00
South African Rand	R 219.00	R 499.00
Saudi Riyal	59.95 SR	129.00 SR

Gears Tactics
Pricing Source - https://steamdb.info/sub/407114/

Currency	Pricing Before	Pricing After
Indian Rupee	₹ 899	₹ 2699
Vietnamese Dong	310000₫	695000₫
Philippine Peso	₱829.95	₱1490.00
South African Rand	R 219.00	R 499.00
Saudi Riyal	59.95 SR	129.00 SR

Source: Taken straight from this thread on r/PCGaming

PS: My region is also showing increased regional pricing

Like I've been saying in the Sony Delisting threads, Smaller countries or countries from where these corporations don't get a lot of their money from, they don't care much and just increase the price or some other stupid shit without caring and nobody cares until it affects them

 

[GrrImAFridge]

I figured this would happen when I noticed the terrible regional pricing on Hellblade 2. Despite being a USD$50 release, it's more expensive in numerous countries than Jedi Survivor.

I can understand updating older regional prices in certain countries to account for changes in economic factors that have occurred since the original prices were decided upon, but these increases are absurd. The games are now more expensive in most of the world than Australia, which makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.

 

[Kopite]

Damn, maybe I should buy a year or more GP before they hike that too

 

[Atom]

That's one way to drive gamepass adoption I guess.

 

[dex3108]

I figured this would happen when I noticed the terrible regional pricing on Hellblade 2. Despite being a USD$50 release, it's more expensive in numerous countries than Jedi Survivor.

I can understand updating outdated regional prices to account for changes in economic factors in those counteries, but these increases are absurd. The games are now more expensive in most of the world than Australia, which makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.

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I mean it is same mentality like streaming services price increase every few months. Basically "we need more money but we can't increase prices in US/EU, what should we do?"

 

[GrrImAFridge]

I mean it is same mentality like streaming services price increase every few months. Basically "we need more money but we can't increase prices in US/EU, what should we do?"

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Yeah, exactly. It's nothing but corporate greed.

 

[AshenOne]

I mean it is same mentality like streaming services price increase every few months. Basically "we need more money but we can't increase prices in US/EU, what should we do?"

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I wish 'gamers' would scream and get behind this kind of shit like they did with PSN Account linking crap for Hellidivers 2 that puts us poor old third worlders 'at risk'..

(But I know they won't).

 

[CheapJi]

This shit's been happening for years and it's absolutely terrible. Funnily enough it all started with horizon zero dawn. A lot of people in my region just stopped buying games and started pirating them since they can not afford to buy games that cost almost their entire salaries.

 

[strudelkuchen]

That's one way to drive gamepass adoption I guess.

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Most likely. In all of these countries PC Game Pass is available.

 

[Bishop89]

Gotta make your $70b back somehow

 

[Chairmanchuck (另一个我)]

Chinese pricing also raised

 

[Izanagi89]

That South African price is harsh. 60% hike is pretty wild

 

[DJtal]

Yep, South African Rand represent!

 

[D O T]

That 150% price hike is ridiculous, stupid, and insane.

 

[Gr8one]

eh another day another fuck you to MS

 

[Celestial Descend]

They basically eliminated regional pricing in these countries. A real scumbag move, but sadly an expected one. They look at Sony who don't offer regional price at all and said to themselves "let's learn from the market leader".

 

[Cassius Bright]

It's crazy and ridiculous but what do you expect at this point?

 

[Kattlauv]

Fuuuuck. All I can say.

 

[Humanity]

I lived half my life in the US and then moved back to Europe and the price differences on games - especially digital - can be pretty insane.

 

[Eddman]

Can't believe capitalism got to a point where 3rd world countries have to suffer from gaming store gentrification thanks to foreigners abusing legal loopholes and, of course, good ol' corporate greed.

 

[dex3108]

I wish 'gamers' would scream and get behind this kind of shit like they did with PSN Account linking crap for Hellidivers 2 that puts us poor old third worlders 'at risk'..

(But I know they won't).

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Market has other ways balancing itself in these cases. Sales will go down, piracy will go up.

 

[naff]

But think of the value of Gamepass!

 

[KrAzY]

indeed this will get your more sales mircoshit, good fucking plan

 

[AshenOne]

Market has other ways balancing itself in these cases. Sales will go down, piracy will go up.

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Thats not the point though.

Iam talking about the legal market and why there is no voice raised when actual real world situations like this happen that actually affect people playing the games in these regions... the rest don't care cause it doesn't affect them.

 

[Naner]

I mean it is same mentality like streaming services price increase every few months. Basically "we need more money but we can't increase prices in US/EU, what should we do?"

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I wonder how much that actually does for them. They want to milk the poor countries, who after a price increase are more likely to not buy at all? Meanwhile the country with the most consumerist culture and most disposable income have prices kept artificially low?

 

[Decarb]

Sea Of Thieves
Pricing Source - https://steamdb.info/sub/401467/

Currency	Pricing Before	Pricing After
Indian Rupee	₹ 1399	₹ 3499
Mexican Peso	Mex$ 399.99	Mex$ 749.00
Philippine Peso	₱949.00	₱1990.00
South African Rand	R 319.00	R 519.00
Saudi Riyal	64.99 SR	149.00 SR

Gears 5
Pricing Source - https://steamdb.info/sub/386493/

Currency	Pricing Before	Pricing After
Indian Rupee	₹ 899	₹ 2699
Vietnamese Dong	310000₫	695000₫
Philippine Peso	₱829.95	₱1490.00
South African Rand	R 219.00	R 499.00
Saudi Riyal	59.95 SR	129.00 SR

Gears Tactics
Pricing Source - https://steamdb.info/sub/407114/

Currency	Pricing Before	Pricing After
Indian Rupee	₹ 899	₹ 2699
Vietnamese Dong	310000₫	695000₫
Philippine Peso	₱829.95	₱1490.00
South African Rand	R 219.00	R 499.00
Saudi Riyal	59.95 SR	129.00 SR

Source: Taken straight from this thread on r/PCGaming

PS: My region is also showing increased regional pricing

Like I've been saying in the Sony Delisting threads, Smaller countries or countries from where these corporations don't get a lot of their money from, they don't care much and just increase the price or some other stupid shit without caring and nobody cares until it affects them

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MS prices have been atrocious for current gen games, they're just bringing up old catalog in line with those lol.

 

[CheapJi]

Market has other ways balancing itself in these cases. Sales will go down, piracy will go up.

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The worst thing about this is a lot of people want to support these games in any way they can, Specially indie ones but then they pull a crap like this.
It's extremely disheartening, obviously they don't owe us shit but come on, It's not cool either.

Thats not the point though.

Iam talking about the legal market and why there is no voice raised when actual real world situations like this happen that actually affect people playing the games in these regions... the rest don't care cause it doesn't affect them.

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I'm actually convinced they wouldn't even do something if it did affect them. They raised the price in a lot of first world countries at the start of the new gen and people were like yep that makes sense with almost all of the increased income going to the suits not the devs.
Games cost almost 100 bucks in Canada, like are you all okay with this?

 

[Celestial Descend]

Market has other ways balancing itself in these cases. Sales will go down, piracy will go up.

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Not with Sea of Thieves or Froza. You can't pirate multiplayer game.

 

[dex3108]

Thats not the point though.

Iam talking about the legal market and why there is no voice raised when actual real world situations like this happen that actually affect people playing the games in these regions... the rest don't care cause it doesn't affect them.

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In case of price increase not buying product sends better message than anything else.

 

[AshenOne]

The worst thing about this is a lot of people want to support these games in any way they can, Specially indie ones but then they pull a crap like this.
It's extremely disheartening, obviously they don't owe us shit but come on, It's not cool either.

I'm actually convinced they wouldn't even do something if it did affect them. They raised the price in a lot of first world countries at the start of the new gen and people were like yep that makes sense with almost all of the increased income going to the suits not the devs.
Games cost almost 100 bucks in Canada, like are you all okay with this?

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Well the price is more than doubled in these countries sometimes even tripled, not like Canada where its just 100 bucks from 60 bucks of the USA..

Like they are stupidly expensive as video games compared to the income of these countries..

 

[CheapJi]

Well the price is more than doubled in these countries sometimes even tripled, not like canada where its just 100 bucks from 60 bucks of the USA..

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I know, It's not even close to how terrible it is in less fortunate regions but still, I don't get how even that's ok. It's kind of frustrating how people just accepted it.

 

[AshenOne]

I know, It's not even close to how terrible it is in less fortunate regions but still, I don't get how even that's ok. It's kind of frustrating how people just accepted it.

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Yep. No outcry from the world.

 

[Angie]

I wish 'gamers' would scream and get behind this kind of shit like they did with PSN Account linking crap for Hellidivers 2 that puts us poor old third worlders 'at risk'..

(But I know they won't).

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The people that screamed about the account linking, never cared about the counries they not in.
The game still cant be purchased in some countries, and the reviews went back to positive, continues to have 100k players daily and it's on top of sales charts.

They went "got mine so f you"

 

[BBboy20]

Shit sucks. smh.

 

[Condwiramurs]

Not with Sea of Thieves or Froza. You can't pirate multiplayer game.

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you can (yes even with MP access)

 

[Mcbel]

Have the regional price of PC GamePass subs changed as well?

 

[kurahador]

The hike on Halo Collection is especially obscene. In my region, it went from MYR45 to MYR180 now ---- fucking 4x the price. Fuck Microsoft really.

 

[Oliver James]

Damn that's rough. X2? Also Dong spotted. Sorry I'm immature 🫠

 

[Kopite]

Have the regional price of PC GamePass subs changed as well?

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No, but there's no subscription options beyond a monthly one so they can hit us with it out of nowhere.

 

[CheapJi]

Have the regional price of PC GamePass subs changed as well?

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Not now exactly but it's been rising every other month in some regions.

 

[texhnolyze]

Yeah, screw them.