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Edited by Circadian Wolf: 8/17/2015 8:03:42 PM
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Can we get an official comment on why the UK version of TTK is £40 UPDATE: Legendary edition costs less than dlc!

This is what's bothering me most about TTK, the US version costs $40.00 while the UK version costs £39.99. So us Brits are paying $63 dollars for exactly the same content that US players are getting, why is it so much more? I can't think of any legitimate reason for this to be happening (if there is one please enlighten me) and so far Bungie seems to be avoiding the topic. So lets hear it from you Bungie, why does the Taken King cost more for us? I don't care if you come out and say "We want the extra money, no other reason." I just want to know, by not answering you're only making the situation worse for us and yourselves. So please, give us a definitive answer as to why TTK costs more over the pond. (Extra note, the British use GBP, not the Euro as some of you are saying.) Lets keep this thread alive, the community deserves the truth if nothing else! PS: "We are aware of this issue and are investigating." Is not an answer, the situation is pretty black and white so give us a black and white answer please. [u][b]Prices for current xbox one games at UK and US gamestop, notice the price variation.[/b][/u] [url=https://www.gamestop.co.uk/SearchResult/QuickSearch?platform=32&rootGenre=2]UK Games[/url] [url=http://www.gamestop.com/browse/xbox-one/action?nav=28-rp0,131e0-56]US Games[/url] [b] [u]Extra note: The legendary edition of TTK is priced properly.[/b][/u] [url=http://www.gamestop.com/browse?nav=16k-Destiny+The+Taken+King+Legendary+Edition]Legendary in US[/url] [url=https://www.gamestop.co.uk/SearchResult/QuickSearch?q=taken+king]Legendary in UK[/url] Extra note 2: To everyone who's talking about Taxes and conversion rates and all that, I can buy TTK legendary edition on xbox 360 for £45. That's only £5 more than TTK on its own. [b]Edit: Thanks to CoolCaution, we are now able to buy the legendary edition for less than the DLC on it's own![/b] [quote]Cheaper at Simplygame Destiny The Taken King - The Legendary Edition £36.85 http://www.simplygames.com/search?keywords=Destiny+The+Taken+King+-+The+Legendary+Edition yes the game with all DLC inc TTK is cheaper then just TTK by it self.[/quote] [b][u]Extra Note 3: All you people going on about license fees, exchange rates and all that, I don't care. I just want to hear an answer from Bungie themselves, no matter what they say.[/b][/u] Exta note 4: IF you're gonna say something about economics, check the links and explain why those games have their separate prices but TTK doesn't. Extra note 5: A lot of UK players seem to be quitting destiny over this issue, is bungie really prepared to lose so many players over a simple pricing error? I think they'd lose more money than they'd gain with the extra £7-9 per person. Update: We have an old quote from Deej about the DB and HoW pricing. [url=https://www.bungie.net/en-us/Forum/Post/82357071/0/0]link to post[/url] [quote]I did ask this question and I was told something about international trade tariffs and blah, blah, blah. Global Finance is my achilles heel. I'm sorry you're feeling as if we're treating you unfairly. At Bungie, we make games. You can lament Xur and his erratic inventory to me. Other costs of doing business are beyond my reach.[/quote] Still looking for current acknowledgement though Extra Note 6: Just posted this question in the Activision forums to see if I can get a reply there, i'll keep you guys posted. [url=https://community.activision.com/message/415835457#415835457]link[/url] [url=https://community.activision.com/message/415836801#415836801]link2[/url] Neither of the above posts got any replies so I tried asking the question in a vague manner, got a reply within the hour. Kind of suspicious tbh. [url=https://community.activision.com/thread/201167212?sr=stream]link[/url]

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