For example, GTA VI in Japan is quoting at:
However I’ve heard that it’s going to cost:
- $79.99 & $99.99 (US, excl. ST) but you’ll pay more with taxes
- 79,99€ & 99,99€ (EU, inc. VAT) - taxes are finalized in the price
- £69.99 & £89.99 (UK, inc. VAT) - taxes are finalized in the price
- A$129.95 & A$159.95 (AU, inc. GST) - taxes are finalized in the price
I mean, why is priced differently? Would you pay $/€100 for the Ultimate edition upon release for example?
To put it in perspective, the ultimate edition is ¥12,280 (66€) while the same is 100€ so it’s already a 34€ difference. I’m shocked when I found out it was going to be that much in Japan considering the economical situation plus weak Yen (explains why there’re so many tourists) and Japanese gamers consider themselves luckier in that sense in comparison to others as regional pricing was taken into account.
Yeah that’s like a 40% difference, so that’s outside of gifting range for steam =w=