Epic Video games Retailer now helps pricing in Indian Rupee (INR). That is nice information for PC players in India, as you do not have to fret about US greenback (USD) to rupee conversions, or the related charges that Indian banks cost for buying one thing in worldwide currencies. Epic Video games Retailer’s INR assist arrives forward of schedule, because it was initially deliberate to be rolled out in 2021. With that, Epic Video games Retailer appears to be permitting localised pricing as effectively, although as all the time, it is within the fingers of the developer.
Ubisoft titles equivalent to Murderer’s Creed Valhalla and Watch Canine: Legion, that weren’t out there in INR to PC players in any respect beforehand, are available at Rs. 2,999. It is not what you’ll name localised, nevertheless it’s nonetheless higher than the $44 (about Rs. three,260) you needed to play earlier on Epic Video games Retailer, or the EUR 60 (about Rs. 5,280) that you simply nonetheless should pay on the Ubisoft Retailer that does not assist INR pricing. New video games equivalent to Iron Harvest (Rs. 1,899) or Bridge Constructor: The Strolling Lifeless (Rs. 349) are in keeping with or round Steam costs.
Not all costs are as aggressive. The highly-anticipated Cyberpunk 2077 is Rs. 2,999 on Steam, however Rs. three,205 on Epic Video games Retailer. (It is one other matter altogether that Cyberpunk 2077 is among the uncommon PC video games out there at retail in India, and likewise extra inexpensive at Rs. 2,499.)
However hey, not less than you now have the choice of instantly evaluating costs, between Steam and Epic Video games Retailer, one thing that wasn’t out there earlier for PC players in India. Together with Ubisoft Retailer, CD Projekt Crimson’s GOG.com continues to be caught in USD pricing. Steam introduced INR assist in late 2015. EA’s Origin additionally lets you purchase PC video games in Indian rupee.
On Epic Video games Retailer, Indian rupee joins a complete host of supported currencies, together with USD (US Greenback), CAD (Canadian Greenback), AUD (Australian Greenback), GBP (Nice British Pound), EUR (Euro), PLN (Polish Zloty), RUB (Russian Ruble), KRW (South Korean Received), JPY (Japanese Yen), TRY (Turkish Lira), UAH (Ukrainian Hryvnia), BRL (Brazilian Actual), SEK (Swedish Krona), DKK (Danish Krone), NOK (Norwegian Krone), MXN (Mexican Peso), PEN (Peruvian Sol), CZK (Czech Koruna), ILS (Israeli Shekel), CHF (Swiss Franc), and HUF (Hungarian Forint).
Now that INR is out there on Epic Video games Retailer, hopefully extra cost technique selections shall be subsequent in line. That is a part of Epic Video games Retailer’ roadmap below “future improvement,” in spite of everything.
The Mako Reactor was the primary to report on Epic Video games Retailer’s INR assist.
