Price Hike at PlayStation Store (Japan)
Classic PlayStation gaming through the PSP and PS3 just got a bit more
expensive over in Japan. Along with the ability to at long last
play Game Archive titles on the PS3 comes a higher download price for all Game Archive games old and new.
Since Sony started its PlayStation download program late last year,
downloads through the service have cost 525 yen per game, regardless of
the title (that's a 500 yen base price plus 5% tax). That price has
gone up just a bit. As of 4/26, all Game Archive titles, old and new,
cost a tax-inclusive 600 yen.
Sony's did not provide a reason for the price change. In fact, the
company didn't even mention the price change in the press materials
that were distributed to announce the start of PS3 compatibility for
the service. The new prices have replaced the old ones at the official
Game Archives website, however.
This news of price hikes and new downloads concerns only the Japanese
market. We'll let you know what's going down outside of Japan once Sony
starts talking.
Anoop Gantayat
April 25, 2007
Source:
IGN