“You end up paying way more” on digital PlayStation purchases, SM&C argues, even without the physical media market driving prices down. “On average, up to 47%. It’s basically a Sony tax, and that’s clearly against the law.”
“The end of physical discs removes the last place where a PlayStation game could still be bought and sold at a competitive price,”
Yet just yesterday I saw someone arguing and demonstrating that playstation’s store was competitive, if not cheaper, than steam for the same games. Meaning you could buy most games anywhere else AND they were not cheaper. So where do they have this 47% number? Was it regional?
The price on different platforms doesn’t matter so much if you don’t have those different platforms. That’s the point. If you have only a PlayStation you’re only able to pay the prices that Sony determines, and they know that so they don’t have to compete so much with other systems, and soon they won’t have to compete with the second hand market so they’ll have even less of a reason to keep prices competitive.
The point is that the current sale is on par with the other platforms, using Steam as a comparison. So right now this is not true. Will it change in the future? Who knows.
Yet just yesterday I saw someone arguing and demonstrating that playstation’s store was competitive, if not cheaper, than steam for the same games. Meaning you could buy most games anywhere else AND they were not cheaper. So where do they have this 47% number? Was it regional?
I think they mean the sales.
Playstation Store has about the same sales as Steam has. Plenty of 90% off and stuff. Don’t know if they are actually cheaper.
Yes with the sales, exactly.
Steam games are not PlayStation games…
So many are available on both platforms its a fair comparison.
But not that relevant if you have a PlayStation and want to play games on said PlayStation
The point was the price. And a lot of games are on both platforms. Most of them are actually. Go look at the psn sale right now.
The price on different platforms doesn’t matter so much if you don’t have those different platforms. That’s the point. If you have only a PlayStation you’re only able to pay the prices that Sony determines, and they know that so they don’t have to compete so much with other systems, and soon they won’t have to compete with the second hand market so they’ll have even less of a reason to keep prices competitive.
The point is that the current sale is on par with the other platforms, using Steam as a comparison. So right now this is not true. Will it change in the future? Who knows.