In Russia, games from Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft will rise in price
Apparently, the price increase is associated with an increase in VAT to 20%.
Days GoneSony
On April 26, the action-adventure Days Gone will be released in Russia. Retailer GAMEBUY reported that the recommended retail price for the basic version of the game is 4490 rubles, not 3999 rubles. This information was confirmed in M.Video, writes Igromania.
Welcome to 2019
RRC Day’s gone (“Life after”) 4490p— GAMEBUY (@gamebuy) January 18, 2019Nintendo
Сколько попросят за Days Gone в российском PlayStation Store, неизвестно. В сторе игру пока еще нельзя предзаказать.
On January 21, exactly at midnight, the cost of games in the eShop will increase. This was announced by Nintendo itself in the Switch news feed. The company noted that “this price change reflects the current state of affairs in the (Russian) market.”
According to the players, prices may rise to 4499 rubles. This is more expensive than the current cost of Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (4199 rubles).
Microsoft
And to top it off, indie projects in the Russian Xbox Live have become more expensive. Prices for Anarcute, Celeste, Bridge Constructor Portal and many other titles increased by 30-50%.
This was due to the conversion of prices into dollars. Recall that in November, prices in the Microsoft Store began to be displayed in dollars. However, this time the changes did not affect the AAA games.
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