Square Enix statement

[Chevrefoil]

historically, the euro is reaching an all-time low as far as value when compared with the USD. That doesn't mean anything other than Euro is more equal to USD than it ever was... I remember living in Paris when 20 dollars would get you about 10-12 euros

Now, that being said, just slapping a different currency label on the price is silly.

[Risvertasashi]

Not very weak, but 1 euro is, today, worth 1.08 usd now. Which roughly translates to somewhere around 140.4 they are paying compared to us at 130. Not including tax

I seem to have mixed up the Euro and GBP here. Sorry about that!

[KillyBamp]

So basically its bullshit. Just because I can afford to pay more for something than the next guy doesn't mean I should have to.

Also, the announcement that the digital CE will be available on psn store at a later date is confirmed for NA only so far, like wtf? Why does SE treat EU like this?

[Tiggy]

So basically its bullshit. Just because I can afford to pay more for something than the next guy doesn't mean I should have to.

It's not the difference between you and someone else. It's the difference between your country and another more than anything. Two completely different economies. Two different set of laws and taxes.

Expecting the price to be identical is more ridiculous. It ignores the reality.

I fail to see how most of these suggestions hold any validity when the standard and digital CE are converted to a price you would expect, but the boxed CE is not. How can you then justify the price tag?

Physical objects are subject to different rules, laws, tarrifs, etc where-as digital objects in many ways aren't properly covered by the laws yet. It's really not a stretch.

Did no one pay attention in school when they talked about this stuff?

[Natsuno]

Physical objects are subject to different rules, laws, tarrifs, etc where-as digital objects in many ways aren't properly covered by the laws yet. It's really not a stretch.

Did no one pay attention in school when they talked about this stuff?

Because everyone went to law school >.>

No, seriously. The only 'enonomics' class I had the privelage to attend at school had the word 'home' infront of it, and trust me, it wasn't anything to do with currencies, or the economies for that matter (except for how much butter or flour cost). There was a business studies class, but because of x and y, most of the people in the same year as me was denied the chance of attending that class. The closest I came was in maths. And to be fair, averages, modes, medians, ranges and any other were hardly needed at all during my work life in the 20 years since I've left school.

We are a part of the EU. Their rules apply to us too.

The digital/physical sales for all the rest of the games are near enough the same. Only this product is different.

[Tiggy]

Because everyone went to law school

Learned it in high school. Was ELPS. Economic Legal and Policital Systems.

Sucks you didn't have a class that covered this kind of stuff. It was very useful.

The digital/physical sales for all the rest of the games are near enough the same. Only this product is different.

One is digital, one is physical. They are subject to different rules, laws, tariffs, ... oh yeah I said that already.

Does the pricing difference suck? Yes. Is it completely out of left field with no possible reasoning behind it? No.

[Snugglebutt]

One is digital, one is physical. They are subject to different rules, laws, tariffs, ... oh yeah I said that already.

Does the pricing difference suck? Yes. Is it completely out of left field with no possible reasoning behind it? No.

Firstly the product is being distributed from the UK and there is no law, tariff or rules in place in the UK to justify the difference between the EU and UK version. So stop saying pointless things in an effort to justify what is not justifiable. The reality is there is no legitimate reason why they are charging UK customers a lot more than the EU counterparts. All SE did by the looks of it was choose a US price tag of 130 and then make it the same number for each currency type not taking exchange rates, economies or distribution into account. It is simply pure greed, incompetence or laziness on SE's part.

[Shaone]

The digital/physical sales for all the rest of the games are near enough the same. Only this product is different.

Yep, this is the part that bothers me, and as far as I'm concerned people can argue about minimum wage, average wage, PPP, big mac prices or taxes until the cows come home. If all those weak justifications are true, then why did they adjust the prices on the other versions at all?
They are pulling underhand, despicable tactics with the CE box pricing, and in doing so attacking their most loyal fans, as those are the ones most likely to be buying CE in the first place. I consider this a massive breach of trust. But I'm OK with it, honestly. I have boxed collectors 1.0 and 2.0, so I would have liked to get 3.0, but not if it comes with a "f&*k you" price tag. Standard edition digital from the cheapest retailer at launch time it shall be. I would add "unless they do something to remedy the situation" but I've given up hope on that front.

One is digital, one is physical. They are subject to different rules, laws, tariffs, ... oh yeah I said that already.

Yeah except they adjusted UK price on the boxed combined XIV+Heavensward. Next!

[DragonFlyy]

Also, the announcement that the digital CE will be available on psn store at a later date is confirmed for NA only so far, like wtf? Why does SE treat EU like this?

Go complain on Sony's forums. It's likely a delay in the approval to have it added to the store, which is why there are no dates.

[MeiUshu]

welcome to rich countries....

Mei