Call of Duty: World War 2's India price has been revised. According to several retailers speaking to Gadgets 360, the game will cost Rs. 4,499 on the PS4 and Xbox One. The PC version of Call of Duty: World War 2[1] is now Rs. 3,799. Previously[2] it was announced that the game will cost Rs. 4,299 on the PS4 and Xbox One and Rs. 3,499 on PC. The release date
And Call of Duty: World War 2 isn’t the only game from Activision to see a price hike in India. Destiny 2[3] is also going to be more expensive. The Destiny 2 India price is now Rs. 4,499 on PS4 and Xbox One, and Rs. 3,799 on PC. Earlier[4] it was announced that it be Rs. 4,299 on the PS4 and Xbox One and Rs. 3,499 on PC.
The reason for the price increase given to retailers is GST. However, this makes little sense. Reason being, the impact of GST on games is minimal[5].
Plus, other publishers, such as Warner Bros - who was speculated to hike pricing on Middle-Earth Shadow of War[6] on the PS4, Xbox One, and PC at retail did not and neither has Sony or Microsoft done so on its first-party games line-up like Uncharted: The Lost Legacy[7] or Forza 7[8] yet. Nonetheless, we've requested Activision's distributor, World Wide CD ROM for comment and will update this story when we hear from the company.
At the moment, online retailers such as Amazon[9] and Games The Shop[10] haven’t updated their prices and stores have been notified by the distributor, World Wide CD ROM that...