its actually ubi fault they sell the divison around 20 $ us or less in russia ... so yeah and they rip off canadian because their money as devaluated because of saudi and russian petrole overflow on the market , so Ubisoft as raise their pricing by 20 $ 79.99 for the division instead of the regular canadian price wich was 59.99 in part with the US .... so yeah its Ubi faultOriginally Posted by Mud1491 Go to original post
I have a friend in NSW that had the same complaint about game prices awhile back so some of our friends gift her Digital downloads or transfer rights over XBL.Originally Posted by biggles54 Go to original post
A lot of the price difference is historical in nature, for a long time the Australian dollar was very weak against other currencies. When I first visited Australia, back in 2002, I think it was near to $3 to £1 but when I visited again in 2005 it was nearer to $2 to £1, which is what it's still close to now. Similarly, for a long time it was close to $2 AU to $1 US, but then the Australian dollar strengthened and it moved closer to parity.Originally Posted by AHPcameron1174 Go to original post
The problem is, prices were "set" in Australia at the time their currency was weak, so imported goods attracted high prices, which meant software was priced at a premium; quite simply, prices have not adjusted to the current exchange rates, even though they've been fairly steady for quite a few years now, so software prices now seem even more unfair when compared globally.
Where are you buying it from? I got the Gold Edition off Steam for $140.Originally Posted by Dreamw4lker002 Go to original post