{"id":1521666,"date":"2026-03-09T10:47:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T10:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/sony-tests-dynamic-pricing-for-digital-games"},"modified":"2026-03-09T10:47:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T10:47:13","slug":"sony-seems-to-be-testing-dynamic-pricing-for-digital-games-but-you-shouldnt-start-panicking-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/sony-seems-to-be-testing-dynamic-pricing-for-digital-games-but-you-shouldnt-start-panicking-yet\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony seems to be testing dynamic pricing for digital games, but you shouldn&#8217;t start panicking yet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sony-seems-to-be-testing-dynamic-pricing-for-digital-games-but-you-shouldnt-start-panicking-yet.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Sony and its new release strategy, which reportedly involves <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/playstation-is-reportedly-ditching-its-pc-release-strategy-and-most-first-party-games-will-now-be-console-exclusive\">skipping PC releases for its biggest blockbusters<\/a> moving forward, is the talk of the town right now, but in the shadows, more changes appear to be taking place.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/sony-tests-dynamic-pricing-for-digital-games\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/sony-tests-dynamic-pricing-for-digital-games\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sony and its new release strategy, which reportedly involves skipping PC releases for its biggest blockbusters moving forward, is the talk of the town right now, but in the shadows, more changes appear to be taking place. 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