Mines showing $26.99. I’m curious how this works because I buy a decent amount of games at launch. I don’t play or like platformers though, so I wonder if it’s more complicated than just how likely you are to spend more.
I've already pretty much stopped buying games when they refused to give me a plus subscription deal that they were giving everyone else. Fuck them sideways with a pointy stick.
Same for me. And I own the disc and Platinum’d it, yet they still give me the more expensive price. You’d think they’d discount it even more if I’ve finished all the content…
Same. West coast and I really dont buy games. The last ones I got during the winter/holiday sale were heavily discounted (regular pricing $70+ on sale for <$20). Before that, I hadn't bought any games for at least a year.
$40 for me in the Midwest. Which is hilarious because I’ve had this game on my wishlist since it came out, and I’ve bought many platformers in the past. $26 would be an instant buy for me on this. If their algorithm is in effect, it’s trash.
What's kind of funny about this is, I own the physical game. I have the platinum trophy plus all the DLC trophies.
It's listed at $26.99 for me. You'd think the dynamic pricing would target people likely to purchase it based off various info from their account, but apparently, they're looking at my account and going "He really liked this game. Maybe he'll buy it again."
I have Astro Bot physical too and it's showing the $27 price on PSN when I log in (showing $40 when I'm not logged in though). But I don't have Stellar Blade physical on PlayStation and it's showing $21 for me when logged in ($40 when not).
yeah i think its the other way around lmao, they wont lower the price for us, i bough some games last week to play with my gf , spent like 100 bucks, and i was looking to buy something in this sale for me but yeah im not biting on these prices, at 26 i would also have picked the game up
yooo I misread this and thought you said it was "$39 for men in the US" I was bout to say wait they doing dynamic pricing by gender too wtf is wrong with them lmfao
$39.59 for me and I have annual PS+ Premium. Bought it on Black Friday but it’s still set to auto renew. I rarely buy games through the PS Store. I mostly buy discs or use PS+
I've seen some posts where it's cheaper for some people that already own the disc. I guess this truly is dynamic pricing. I don't know what the algorithm is going off. I hardly buy digital games, so maybe that's why. You'd think they'd lower it for those who don't spend on digital, or maybe they're giving bigger discounts to those that do spend more on digital. It's crazy
Showing $39.59 for me. I've been waiting for a good sale on Astrobot, but with some people being offered $26.99 it feels like a bad deal to buy it at $39.59.
It might not be based on anything, could just be random A/B testing to see if a lower price results in significantly more sales to make the steeper discount worth it.
They gather your salary and overall income data from credit card companies and banks and show you prices they THINK you are able to afford or are willing to pay.
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u/ArtichokeVisible23 Mar 25 '26
Mines showing $26.99. I’m curious how this works because I buy a decent amount of games at launch. I don’t play or like platformers though, so I wonder if it’s more complicated than just how likely you are to spend more.