Prices for games have increased in the Russian PS Store

Sony has increased prices for the Russian PS Store. Basic versions of some games have gone up to 6 thousand rubles, and versions with additional content — up to 9 thousand rubles. The change is due to “current market conditions”.

On September 27, the price tag for a number of titles suddenly increased in the PS Store. Among the publishers affected by the increase are EA, Activision, Ubisoft, Bethesda and Bandai Namco.

The cost of most basic versions of games has increased by a thousand rubles — from 3999 to 4999 rubles. Such titles include Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, NBA 2K21, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, Final Fantasy VII Remake, Battlefield V (second year edition).

However, not all games have changed prices so smoothly. For example, Marvel’s Spider-Man has gone up by 620 rubles, Jump Force — by 1060 rubles. And the disk with Madden NFL 2 is for 1,170 rubles and will now cost gamers fabulous 6069 rubles for the standard edition.

The same applies to extended versions of games.

Final Fantasy VII Remake Digital Deluxe Edition increased by 1,230 rubles, NBA 2K20 Legend Edition — by 1,390, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition — by 773. By the way, the already expensive edition of Madden NFL 2 immediately for PS4 and PS5 already costs 9279 rubles, instead of 7499 rubles.

At the same time, a number of pre-orders can still be bought at the old price. Among them are Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time and Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla.

The Russian PlayStation representative office commented on the situation and confirmed that this is not a mistake.

It should be noted that the ruble exchange rate against the dollar has been rapidly falling in Russia over the past week. Analysts attribute this to the expectations of the second wave of coronavirus and the associated drop in oil prices, as well as possible sanctions due to the poisoning of Alexei Navalny and the position on the Belarusian issue. Whether the ruble will return to its previous positions is a moot point. However, a significant part of analysts agree that the national currency will continue its decline or will be fixed at the current levels.

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