Dragon's Dogma 2 Price Sheds Light On Huge Gaming Problem

Gamers worldwide have been awaiting titles like , for nearly a decade. Capcom's new action-adventure RPG, has received rave reviews, bolstering the already impressive hype surrounding the game. But the success of the title arrives with a huge cost — literally.

While utilizing the character creator is free, accessing the full version of is not. Purchasing the game will set the consumer back US$70 as the title follows the pricing trends of several other AAA games in 2023 and 2024. Unfortunately, this isn't the only issue with the game's cost, as some countries must pay even more exorbitant prices.

Capcom should investigate regional pricing for. Several countries have surpassed the price of the game in the United States. Furthermore, Capcom has priced the game at over US$70 across 13 countries, according to SteamDB. The most egregious of these is in Costa Rica, where the game sells for 424,000 colons, or US$83.18 when converted. Some have claimed that the cost of the game is too high, especially when considering the average monthly salary of some countries (via WorldData.info).

Currency

Price Converted To US$

Average Monthly Salary in US$

Costa Rican Colon

$83.18

$1076.67

Mexican Peso

$80.75

$901.67

New Zealand Dollar

$77.85

$4090.83

Polish Zloty

$74.65

$1575

Peruvian Sol

$73.13

N/A

Uruguayan Peso

$72.88

N/A

Kazakhstani Tenge

$72.50

$802

Swiss Franc

$72.23

$7958

Australian Dollar

$70.85

$5070

Singapore Dollar

$70.81

$5600

Euro

$70.77

N/A

Israeli New Shekel

$70.35

$4595

Canadian Dollar

$70.20

$4413

U.S. Dollar

$69.99

$6398

Capcom should examine local economies when determining a game's cost. As a simple metric, studios should ask, "" This is the case in several countries like Kazakhstan, where costs US$72.50 when converted from the local Tenge, and the average monthly income is around $802. Emerging markets especially deserve extra attention so studios can maximize their revenue while valuing their product reasonably.

Further analysis of prices reveals that there are