Video games are already costing an arm and a leg, so it’s never good news to hear that our beloved titles will be more costly than ever before. As the industry changes, for good and bad, so do subscription prices, as seen with the latestXbox Game Passhike, and even thoughPlayStationreceived an increase in its subscription service last year for its three-tier system, gaming prices are showing no signs of stability.
Even though in 2020, former PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan justified its 20% increase due to players spending more of their time getting stuck into the latest video game than any other form of media, one country is livid to see a rise in the price due to its $400 median salary.
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As reported by Twitter/X user and video game media executive,Ameer, the prices for gaming titles in Turkey have now gone up to $85 whereas just a few weeks ago, Assassin’s Creed Shadows, for example, was only 2,000 Turkish lira (around $60). Although it’s to be expected that prices will and have shot up globally in recent times, the issue here lies in Turkey’s median salary, which is around $400 per month.
Ameer goes as far as saying that these prices laid out bySonyshould be “illegal” and that the company hasn’t taken into consideration how many players in Turkey will now not be able to play future games or at least struggle with affording them. “This is in a country with a $400 median salary, what the actual hell? Gaming on PC is much cheaper in comparison. I literally cannot afford games on PS5 anymore due to this.”
Ameer isn’t the only PlayStation fan to feel hard done by and pissed off at the apparent greed and lack of empathy, as other gamers have weighed in on the outrage. “You would think that the company that makes billions of profit would want to satisfy their base and the less-lucky people that live in a country where the exchange rate is bad, but no, they double down cause they’re scared people are gonna “abuse” this, good on you for speaking about it,” saidone replyto the post.
“As a Turkish citizen, I wonder what made Sony think it would be reasonable to sell games here for €80. We have the same prices as the EU, but we earn nowhere close to what they do. Meanwhile, despite the recent price hike, Microsoft still offers GP at affordable prices in Turkey.“expressedanother citizen.
Here’s hoping that Sony will look into this issue with its PlayStation pricing in Turkey sooner rather than later, as no one should miss out on playing some of their favorite gaming franchises merely because of greed and a lack of basic understanding.
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