PlayStation stealthily raises Steam game prices but there’s a catch
Sony stealthily raised the prices of PlayStation games on Steam; but, for now, the change only impacts select territories.
PlayStation finally started porting its first-party experiences to PC with Horizon Zero Dawn’s 2020 launch on Steam and the Epic Games Store.
Since then, several other PS4-exclusives have similarly made the leap, including God of War (2018),Marvel’s Spider-Man, and the two most recent Uncharted entries.
For the most part, these ports have been a boon for the hardware manufacturer.Horizon’s PC versionalone had brought in $60 million in revenue by May 2022. Now it appears Sony is looking to squeeze a bit more juice out of previous PC releases.
PlayStation is increasing its game prices on Steam
ResetErausers noticed that Sony quietly bumped the prices of its first-party games on Steam. There’s a catch, though – the changes only apply to select regions such as Chile, Japan, and South Korea.
Interestingly, someSteamDBdigging fromPlayStation LifeStylerevealed that many of these adjustments occurred between April 14 and April 19. The titles impacted include Horizon Zero Dawn, Days Gone, God of War, Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered, Miles Morales, Returnal, andsupposedly Sackboy: A Big Adventure.
Reportedly, the revised price ranges in affected regions are as follows:
Since the adjusted costs have only appeared on Steam, thus far, it is unknown if similar changes will go live for other PC storefronts.
It’s also worth noting that Sony has yet to formally announce theincreased PlayStation game priceson Steam. If and when such confirmation will hit the web is anyone’s guess at this time.
