£130 =/= $130

[Kyoraki]

You expect me to buy it twice, once for PC and once for PS4?

To be fair, this is already how it works with ARR. Every platform needs a separate key. Just buy CE on one platform, and regular on another.

[SongJoohee]

Love watching all the dev posts come in and no comment about this rip off.

[Naoki]

I'm just going to put this out here

http://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens...s/index_en.htm

so according to this.
The EU rules give you more rights when you purchase services abroad, for example:

shopping at a supermarket
buying products online
....
If an online shop refuses to sell you an item, or a supermarket refuses to give you a loyalty card, or you are charged a higher booking fee for your holiday simply because you live in a different EU country, then your rights are not being respected.

and
http://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens...n/index_en.htm


Equal prices for foreigners
As an EU national, you cannot be charged a higher price than local residents when buying products or services anywhere else in the EU, unless the price difference is justified

so other products on the SE store convert some currency. yet this product doesnt.

does this not work? are they protected from this? i dont know about law, and would like some professional advice.

[Sebazy]

http://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens...s/index_en.htm

the EU rules give you more rights when you purchase services abroad, for example:

shopping at a supermarket
buying products online
getting your hair cut
contracting a construction company to build or renovate your house
booking your holidays at a travel agency
hiring a lawyer.
For these types of services, and others, you have the right to buy from a service provider located in another EU country without

price discrimination
having the seller refuse to sell to you simply because you live in a different EU country.

More specifically, whilst I believe they can set the UK price to whatever takes their fancy, I *think* they are in breech of EU sales regulation by refusing to allow us to pay in Euros.

[Lexxuk]

Well, as the stuff is region locked NA/EU/JP and the UK is in the EU, why not just buy the EU version for €130? That's £92 and as it's in Europe, no import taxes and such. Just don't buy it in £.

And no, SE won't comment on this, how can they defend the indefensible?

/edit - was I beaten to that? Yeah, SE cannot refuse to sell the EU client to you, as we're members of the EU and have free trade agreements, it's why there is price parity with £/€ for digital medium as we're allowed to buy anywhere in the EU.

[Natsuno]

Thank you for the link Sebazy. Much love <3

[Able]

Nevermind.

[Sebazy]

It's super tricky as we aren't buying a tangible product, rather we are paying for a license to use some software. I believe that the CE bundle is technically a free bonus on the side of that license regardless of the price premium?

Grey area for sure! One thing I am fairly certain on is that the EU orders will be shipped from the London office, thus handling and shipping expenses can't really be used as justification.

Given the weak euro, doing some homework on this could be worth £30-£40, well worth it for a few emails methinks!

[Velia]

I bet good money that if the pound continued it's current freefall all the way to below the dollar, SE would suddenly remember that exchange rates exist.

[Vivaea]

It's not the price in euros people are raging about, it's the price in GBP. A few people up thread have converted it to around 190 dollars so we are paying quite a bit extra compared to the Americans and the rest of the EU.