[2020] Why Temtem is so much more expensive on PS5 in some parts of the world ?

Originally posted by ZoraMaster

I can't say exactly which region, but I saw people on facebook and a person on the forum commenting something similar, I believe this is in Brazil, Argentina and South Africa but I can only confirm it here in Brazil.

The game costs R$ 83.90 on Steam after the price increase, is an excellent price for Brazilians, but on the Playstation Store the game costs R$ 214.90 in its basic version and R$ 319.90 in its Deluxe version, for comparison Pokémon Sword and Shield or Let's Go cost R$ 250.00 in the Nintendo eShop ( in short, the basic version of Temtem is only U$8.19 more cheaper than Pokémon Sword or Shield ).

From what I saw Temtem is more expensive than a direct dollar conversion, currently it is cheaper to make an account on Playstation Network USA and buy the game over there, at least that's what I saw from Brazilians.

Originally posted by ZoraMaster

So I've looked into it and I sadly bring bad news :(

Apparently, it has to do with the PS5 Store price matrix, and the way they attempt to keep it "equal" across regions. I checked out a handful of regions and it's more expensive than the Steam version in all of them, even in €.

We've always attempted to have Steam make sense in the context of each currency's economy, but we cannot control this one. I'm very sorry :_

Wow, this is really sucks... but thanks for answering, does that mean that on Nintendo Switch it will also be as expensive as on PS5 in the future?

Originally posted by moonsarito1

I don't understand much about these things, but some games on the Nintendo eShop in Brazil keep the same price as Steam (or sometimes even cheaper) for example:

Hollow Knight ( R$: 27.99 on Steam and Nintendo eShop ) ( U$: 14.99 Which would give about R$ 70 in the conversion of the current dollar. )

Horizon Chase Turbo ( R$: 49.90 on Steam and Nintendo eShop ) ( U$: 24.98 Which would give about R$ 127,58 in the conversion of the current dollar. )

Cuphead ( R$ 49.90 on Nintendo eShop and R$ 36.99 on Steam ) ( U$ 19.99 Which would give about R$ 102,06 in the conversion of the current dollar. )

Among Us ( R$ 18.50 on Nintendo eShop and R$ 10.89 on Steam ) ( U$ 5.99 Which would give about R$ 30,62 in the conversion of the current dollar. )

Starlink: Battle for Atlas ( R$ 79,20 on Nintendo eShop and R$ 179.99 on Steam ) ( U$ 59.99 Which would give about R$ 301,08 in the conversion of the current dollar. )

Mortal Kombat 11 ( R$ 199,90 on Nintendo eShop and R$ 159,99 on Steam ) ( U$ 49.99 Which would give about 250,05 in the conversion of the current dollar.

Overwatch®: Legendary Edition ( R$ 149.90 on Nintendo eShop and R$ 149.90 on Blizzard Shop ) ( U$ 59.99 Which would give about 306,19 in the conversion of the current dollar. Just out of curiosity, this edition currently costs R$ 229 in the Playstation Store)

Katana ZERO ( R$ 28.99 on Nintendo eShop and R$ 28.99 on Steam ) ( U$ 14.99 Which would give about R$ 76,50 in the conversion of the current dollar. )

Stardew Valley ( R$ 24.99 on Nintendo eShop and R$ 24.99 on Steam ) ( U$ 14.99 Which would give about R$ 76,50 in the conversion of the current dollar. )

Wargroove ( R$ 37.99 on Nintendo eShop and R$ 37.99 on Steam ) ( U$ 19.99 Which would give about R$ 102,06 in the conversion of the current dollar. )

I don't know what can really be done with Temtem in relation to the price on Playstation 5, many other indie games are also considerably more expensive on PS4 than on Steam, but I'm almost absolutely sure that Crema can manage to keep a price very close to Steam (or even the same price) in the version for Nintendo Switch (or Xbox Series, Microsoft Store usually has the best prices here).

I think what causes strangeness in the price of Temtem on the PS5 is that it costs R$ 214.90, this is not only considerably expensive but also more expensive than buying from the American Playstation Store doing the current dollar conversion ( U$ 39.99 = R$ 204,08 ) which is generally not the case in games that are released in Brazil even on PS4/PS5.