On The Game Awards 2022 it was announced that a remake of the adventure game The Last of Us Coming to PC March 3rd — six months after the appearance of the console version.
What unpleasantly surprised some buyers The Last of Us Part I on PlayStation 5so this is the price of a pc game — in Europe, the re-release was priced at 59.99 euros, and in the USA — for $49.99. For comparison, in PlayStation Store for the game from the start they ask for 79.99 euros and 69.99 dollars, respectively. The difference is 20 dollars or euros.
Recall that it was the price that was the most controversial moment after the announcement of The Last of Us Part I last year. Many believed that Sony should not ask for such a remake at full price, and fans who bought The Last of Us on the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 hoped to give them discounts to the last.
“How so? And we also defended such a high price tag on the PlayStation 5.”
“And on PlayStation 5, the price won’t drop anytime soon. Demon’s Souls is still asking for 80 euros at normal times.”
“Being a PlayStation 5 owner makes me despise the Jim Ryan era more and more.”
“It’s sad, but different markets. On PC, no one will buy games for that kind of money.”
Users note that Sackboy: A Big Adventure and Spider-Man: Miles Morales also cost more on the PlayStation 5 at the time of the announcement and release of the computer versions, but these games were released at the start of the console and periodically receive discounts. At the same time, their usual price remains the same. — like in 2020. The same goes for Returnal, Demon’s Souls and other current Sony games. The platform holder is no longer in a hurry to quickly reduce prices on an ongoing basis.
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