Horizon Zero Dawn PC pre-order price spikes as VPN abusers try to get the game on the cheap
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Horizon Zero DawnPC pre-orders went live last week for the tempting price of $32.99 (£32.99), however, the game’s store price has now increased exponentially thanks toVPNusers attempting to purchase the game from different regions.
If you check theSteam store listingfor the game today, you’ll notice that the price is now $39.99, which is an increase of 21.22%. This has apparently been caused by VPN users, who can access the stores of other countries and purchase the game for a lot cheaper due to favorable exchange rates.
In a post onReddit, a user detailed that the price of Horizon Zero Dawn on PC was originally 539 pesos in Argentina, which is around $7. Unfortunately, the price has now jumped to 2,100 pesos, resulting in a whopping 288.9% increase.
One Reddit user lamented the fact that rich countries are essentially screwing over poorer countries by taking advantage of the regional prices, and it certainly looks that way.
Bring me the Horizon
Horizon Zero Dawn launches on PC on August 7and comes with a whole host of technological improvements over the PS4 version, such as uncapped frame rates, dynamic foliage, support for ultrawide monitors and an in-game benchmarking tool. It also includes all the previously released DLC.
Horizon Zero Dawn on PC could give us a glimpse of how the upcomingPS5gameHorizon Forbidden Westmight fare when it releases in 2021. The sequel to Guerrilla Games' acclaimed PS4 game will likely take advantage of higher frame rates and many of the improvements found in the PC version.
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