It is becoming too expensive to buy mobile games in Russia: they ask for 899 rubles for Sid Meier's Starships

Games whose release takes place immediately on mobile and desktop platforms began to enter the market more and more often. The problem is that their publishers often do not take into account the pricing system that has developed in the mobile market.

In Russia, this situation leads to funny incidents when mobile versions of outgoing projects are more expensive than their Steam version.

The latest example is the step-by-step Sid Meier’s Starships released today. The price of the project in the USA on all platforms is $ 14.99, in the Russian Steam, purposefully pursuing a sparing pricing policy towards Russia, the game can be purchased for 649 rubles, but in the domestic App Store it will have to pay a very solid 899 rubles.

Recall that a similar situation recently developed with the release of the HD version of Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy, which cost 350 rubles cheaper than the iOS version on Steam.

Do you think it makes sense to overpay for the opportunity to play your favorite game where it will be more convenient for you to play it personally?

Also on the topic:

• In Russia, Fahrenheit on iOS costs twice as much as on Steam2K Games is a publisher and distributor of video games, a subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive.

Traditionally, all Firaxis games are published by 2K.