Gran Turismo 7's Microtransactions are More Expensive in the US than Japan
Credits serve as the sole currency in Sony's recently released driving simulator, Gran Turismo 7, and can be used in a variety of ways. Players will earn Credits for completing races and other driving-related tasks, in order to do things like buying new cars in Gran Turismo 7. However, as in many other modern video games, it is also possible to buy the virtual currency using real-world cash through the PlayStation Store.
The excessive nature of Gran Turismo 7's microtransactions has already been criticized by many in the community, and for very good reason. At the current prices, US players would need to spend at least $340 in order to purchase the ten most expensive cars in Gran Turismo 7, which is around the same price as an Xbox Series S and a copy of Forza Horizon 4. It's now emerged, however, that Gran Turismo 7's microtransactions are actually considerably cheaper in Japan than they are in the US.
Gran Turismo 7: How to Earn Credits Quickly
By going to the PlayStation Store, Japanese players can purchase 200 million Credits for ¥2,200, which, at the time of writing, works out at $18.99. By comparison, the most cost-effective Credit pack on the US PlayStation store comes in at $19.99, though this will only net players 2 million Credits rather than 200 million. It doesn't take a mathematician to see that US players are being charged more than 100 times more than their Japanese counterparts.
It is worth noting that this is a special promotion, with Japanese players technically paying for 80 million Credits and receiving 120 million for free. Even so, Gran Turismo 7 players elsewhere in the world will no doubt be wondering why they too can't benefit from such a deal. There's also the fact that 80 million Credits for ¥2,200
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