UBI passes Epi filter debacle cost onto customers?

[Baron]

Originally Posted by MD_Wild_Weasel

so how come you can buy this game from russia as a download at a fraction of the cost? 365rubles about 14dollars/pounds

Paying 50 euros for CoD if u live in Russia would be the same as u paying some where around 200 euros where u live now.

[MD_Wild_Weasel]

Originally Posted by Baron

Paying 50 euros for CoD if u live in Russia would be the same as u paying some where around 200 euros where u live now.

thats beside the point.

[Vevster]

Originally Posted by MD_Wild_Weasel

thats beside the point.

No, it perfectly answers your question.

The price of games is not a price calculated from expenses incurred.
It's a market price. "Acceptable by the customer" price, if you wish.

All games are far from having the same development & other direct (marketing for instance) costs. But in the same country, they have similar price. Only the retailers make it vary much by adjusting their own margin.

[Wurschtie]

This is normal. It's about the average income in a country. prices are adapted to that. But it's kind of ok. Customers pay less, companies earn less, but the people paid by the companies earn less to. It's about scale. Don't compare apples with oranges disguised as bananas.

[MD_Wild_Weasel]

Originally Posted by Wurschtie

This is normal. It's about the average income in a country. prices are adapted to that. But it's kind of ok. Customers pay less, companies earn less, but the people paid by the companies earn less to. It's about scale. Don't compare apples with oranges disguised as bananas.

Oh i see, so ubi needs to stick a "fair trade" sticker on the box then?

[Shrike_UK]

Originally Posted by md_wild_weasel

oh i see, so ubi needs to stick a "fair trade" sticker on the box then?

lol

[Vevster]

Originally Posted by MD_Wild_Weasel

Oh i see, so ubi needs to stick a "fair trade" sticker on the box then?

So do Apple, NVidia, AMD, Intel, ASUS, Mercedes, BMW, Ford and countless others....