Upcoming Ubisoft Games Return to Steam but With a Catch

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  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 11-07-2014, 05:19 PM
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  • Upcoming Ubisoft Games Return to Steam

    After yesterday's mysterious disappearance of new and upcoming Ubisoft games from Steam, they have quietly returned today! That's the good news.

    The bad news is that some users are reporting seeing a price increase on some of these games compared to what they were prior to yesterday's issue. This is mainly for those in Europe that are seeing an increase of about 10 Euros on these games.

    I do not know what these games were selling for on Steam in Europe prior to this happening, so I have no basis for comparison, nor do I know if this is 100% true or not.

    Neither Ubisoft nor Valve have offered any explanation as to what happened, though many possible scenarios have been floating around.
    Tags: pc, valve, ubisoft, steam, the crew, far cry 4, assassin's creed unity
      • cikame
        #1
        cikame commented
        11-08-2014, 05:52 AM
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        UK report *intro music*.
        Far Cry 4, Unity and The Crew are not up on the UK store yet.

        I noticed months ago that The Crew was removed from Steam as a pre-order on the UK store, i don't know about the other games but it seems UK Steam hasn't had them listed for a very long time.
        • K-16
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          K-16 commented
          11-09-2014, 11:50 PM
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          I wonder if Ubisoft can charge games on Steam at a premium, and UPlay games at a discount? Or is that illegal?
          • cikame
            #3
            cikame commented
            11-10-2014, 11:46 AM
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            I think they can charge whatever they want, here in the UK the pricing of a product is determined by the seller and agreed upon by the consumer, the seller can offer any price they want and is under no obligation to stick to the advertised price, changing the price of something in the middle of a purchase also isn't illegal but the consumer is allowed to cancel the purchase at any point, obviously dodgy dealings like that are something trading standards can get involved with... but it's still not illegal.

            I don't know if it works differently in the US, are $60 games still a thing over there?
            The standard edition Assassin's Creed Unity is £44.99 here, currency converter puts that at $71.45
            • Shawn Zipay
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              Shawn Zipay commented
              11-10-2014, 04:21 PM
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              $60 games are the norm here. Well, $60 are the norm for console games. PC ports of the game games will often go for under $60 unless you're some of the larger publishers (EA, Activision, Ubisoft, etc.). In which case, it's still $60 at release regardless of platform. Though there is no hard and fast rule that anybody sticks to for that.

              Publishers dictate the price here just as they do elsewhere in the world.
              • K-16
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                K-16 commented
                11-11-2014, 12:25 AM
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                I see. Thanks for clarifying cikame.
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