Salt and Sacrifice launched earlier this week to positive reviews. However, fans looking to pick it up may have found that the price has suddenly jumped in their area, as Sony has reportedly made moves to price match with the Epic Games Store release.
This comes from indie developer, Ska Studios, who now explains that Sony made the move after realizing that Epic was selling the game at a much different price. As a result, the price has either increased or decreased in all regions, as listings are adjusted to match what Epic was offering - regardless of what the original price was in that particular area. In Brazil, this means the game is now 276 percent more expensive than previously advertised.
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As spotted by TechRaptor, the price changes came in just after launch. Some regions aren't too badly affected, such as Canada, where the price of admission went from $21.99 to $26.99. Some have even been pretty lucky, with UK fans now able to pick up Salt and Sacrifice for £12.99, when it originally cost £15.99.
However, Brazillian players were in for a very rude awakening this week. While initially listed as costing $37.99, it's now $104.90. Similarly, the Indian price jumped from ₹450 to ₹1331.
This now means that Salt and Sacrifice costs roughly the same in each region, when the currency is converted. Prior to this, the original Indian price was the equivalent of just $6, and $7 in Brazil. Now, everywhere is closer to $20 - even if this doesn't take into account a country's respective economy, or the fact that players would not have been prepared for such a leap in price.
So far, Ska Studios has only commented on the issue in its Discord server. "Some prices on EGS
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