{"id":594588,"date":"2026-03-19T14:23:44","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T14:23:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/salt-and-sacrifices-obligation-to-price-match-sees-prices-rocket-in-some-countries"},"modified":"2026-03-19T14:23:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T14:23:44","slug":"salt-and-sacrifices-obligation-to-price-match-sees-prices-rocket-in-some-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/salt-and-sacrifices-obligation-to-price-match-sees-prices-rocket-in-some-countries\/","title":{"rendered":"Salt and Sacrifice&#8217;s &#8220;obligation to price match&#8221; sees prices rocket in some countries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/salt-and-sacrifices-obligation-to-price-match-sees-prices-rocket-in-some-countries.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Players tempted by &#8211; but yet to purchase &#8211; Ska Studios&#8217; Salt and Sacrifice may be in for a bit of a shock today, as the price for the Soulslike 2D action game has shot up in some territories on the PlayStation Store.\n<\/p>\n<p>Forced to match the local prices on the Epic Games Stores across the world &#8211; regardless of each country&#8217;s own economy or the fact the game has already launched &#8211; Sony&#8217;s prices have absolutely rocketed for some, with places like Brazil seeing a price hike of 276 per cent (thanks, <a href=\"https:\/\/techraptor.net\/gaming\/news\/salt-and-sacrifice-price-changes-after-launch-for-different-regions\">TechRaptor<\/a>).\n<\/p>\n<p>In the UK, players will actually see a saving &#8211; the price here has dropped from &pound;16 to &pound;13 &#8211; and in Canada, it&#8217;s jumped a little from $22CAD to $27CAD.\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/salt-and-sacrifices-obligation-to-price-match-sees-prices-rocket-in-some-countries\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/salt-and-sacrifices-obligation-to-price-match-sees-prices-rocket-in-some-countries\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Players tempted by &#8211; but yet to purchase &#8211; Ska Studios&#8217; Salt and Sacrifice may be in for a bit of a shock today, as the price for the Soulslike 2D action game has shot up in some territories on the PlayStation Store. Forced to match the local prices on the Epic Games Stores across the world &#8211; regardless of each country&#8217;s own economy or the fact the game has already launched &#8211; Sony&#8217;s prices have absolutely rocketed for some, with places like Brazil seeing a price hike of 276 per cent (thanks, TechRaptor). 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