BRAND NEW console games launch in the US for $59.99 (60USD)
BRAND NEW console games launch in the UK for £39.99 (40GBP)
The Taken King costs $40 in the US.
The Taken King costs.. £40 in the UK?!*
The publisher is Activision UK Ltd, it's a digital download which means there's no import tax. The Taken King should cost between £28-£30 here when VAT is added. Where is this extra £12 coming from?You even have the cheek to reduce the Collector's Edition cost by £5. Collector's Edition costs $80 in the US, but £75* in the UK? I'm sorry but who was the incompetent moron who put together these prices?
* - [i]Prices obtained from Bungie.net, Xbox Marketplace, PlayStation Store and Game.co.uk[/i]
Edit 1: I know that it costs £28 on Xbox. This means that either Microsoft have underpriced it, or Sony have overpriced it. Someone's made an error
Edit 2: Microsoft have [b]RAISED[/b] the price to £40 to meet PlayStation's cost. Very sad day.
Edit 3: The newest of [u]IGN's Destiny Fireteam Podcast[/u] mentioned our problems with the pricing for TTK for UK gamers! Listen to it here! http://uk.ign.com/videos/2015/06/27/fireteam-chat-ep-24-the-bungie-apology-igns-destiny-podcast
Edit 4: Someone created this petition, sign it!
https://www.change.org/p/bungie-activision-price-destiny-fairly-in-the-uk
Edit 5: You can now buy the[b] Legendary Edition of The Taken King for £35.95[/b] on a specific retailer website. That's the Destiny base game, both expansions and the Taken King expansion - let me clarify [b]that's cheaper than the Taken King expansion on it's OWN[/b]. You can all facepalm now.
Edit 6: Bungie still have yet to make any sort of remark to this massive problem that divides the UK gaming community from Bungie and it's game. With an outcry as big as this I can't see how Bungie wouldn't yet be aware of this problem. That said, I urge you to keep bumping and spreading this forum post in the little hope that Bungie/Activision may finally realize this problem should be re-looked at.
Edit 7: Problem solved! https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/152023108/0/0
Edit 8: And, as expected, the Collector's Edition Upgrade in the PS Store/Xbox Marketplace which includes the dances, shaders and items costs a ridiculous £19.99 ($30). The same DLC costs only $20 in the US.
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1 ReplyIt is a shame seeing so many people who love the game being pushed away by greed.
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still not ordering until they sort this out
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1 ReplyBungie need to stop being a bunch of money grabbers!!! The cost of this has annoyed me since I heard about it, no respect to the loyal players!!! I really enjoy the game, but no way am I paying that price no matter how much I like the game when it is DLC not a full game!!! Especially seen as I would want the shaders, class items and emotes which means I'd have to buy the £80 one which is even worse...I could go and buy Until Dawn and Metal Gear Solid V then still have change to go buy a couple of pints in a pub for that price. Sort it out Bungie if it wasn't for us, your fan base you wouldn't have any money!!! We're not asking much just to lower the price for the U.K. And be respectful to your fans...
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1 ReplyBungievision greed :/
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I know when i bought the first expansion pass for £35 i assumed the dlc content would be worth the price and address the lack of base game content, this dlc sounds good but i won't buy it at that price and wont buy future bungie games at full price due to shitty businness practices.
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Bump. Both ridicolous and sad for the industry.
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This is complete BS
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The parent company dictates to its offspring company's and sets the price in other countries where there offspring operate. . . Typical of usa parent companies .. garrett usa is another .. eg 2100 us dallars for the garrett atx in aust its 3500 au dollars . Its also called price fixing .. nothing you can do to change it ..
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Bump again.
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Let's keep bumping folks. We're not far from 2000 comments.
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Edited by Spyke: 9/3/2015 9:04:12 AMI will come here every day and bump this. I just saw a tweet about ERIC HERSHBERG (acitivision CEO) and a picture with Destiny saying how many days are left. Hey ERIC, guess what 12 days until expansion release, HERE IS A PICTURE WITH ME AND MY MONEY STILL IN THE POCKET!!!
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It's similar in Australia. USD to AUD makes TTK 10$ more expensive.
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Bump! Keep these threads alive!
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2 RepliesGet over it. If you like the game then the extra 30 is worth it
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I wouldnt worry about it. Theyve just let on that the raid isnt going to be available at launch so will probably only be available around march.....in other words the dlc isnt even complete yet. And to top it all off the oryx story continues onto the next game which gives me the impression this magical 40 quid dlc realy isnt worth said amount and what we have seen so far is the majority of the product they are selling. No matter what they are not going to address the price issue prior to launch.....hell the most we could expect is a money off offer later down the line
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