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Epic Games Store now helps pricing in Indian Rupee (INR). This 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 Games Store’s INR assist arrives forward of schedule, because it was initially deliberate to be rolled out in 2021. With that, Epic Games Store appears to be permitting localised pricing as properly, although as all the time, it is within the palms of the developer.
Ubisoft titles reminiscent of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla and Watch Dogs: Legion, that weren’t accessible in INR to PC players in any respect beforehand, are available in at Rs. 2,999. It’s not what you’ll name localised, nevertheless it’s nonetheless higher than the $44 (about Rs. 3,260) you needed to play earlier on Epic Games Store, or the EUR 60 (about Rs. 5,280) that you simply nonetheless need to pay on the Ubisoft Store that does not assist INR pricing. New video games reminiscent of Iron Harvest (Rs. 1,899) or Bridge Constructor: The Walking Dead (Rs. 349) are consistent with or round Steam costs.
Not all costs are as aggressive. The highly-anticipated Cyberpunk 2077 is Rs. 2,999 on Steam, however Rs. 3,205 on Epic Games Store. (It’s one other matter altogether that Cyberpunk 2077 is among the uncommon PC video games accessible at retail in India, and in addition extra inexpensive at Rs. 2,499.)
But hey, no less than you now have the choice of instantly evaluating costs, between Steam and Epic Games Store, one thing that wasn’t accessible earlier for PC players in India. Along with Ubisoft Store, CD Projekt Red’s GOG.com continues to be caught in USD pricing. Steam introduced INR assist in late 2015.
On Epic Games Store, Indian rupee joins a complete host of supported currencies, together with USD (US Dollar), CAD (Canadian Dollar), AUD (Australian Dollar), GBP (Great British Pound), EUR (Euro), PLN (Polish Zloty), RUB (Russian Ruble), KRW (South Korean Won), JPY (Japanese Yen), TRY (Turkish Lira), UAH (Ukrainian Hryvnia), BRL (Brazilian Real), 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 on the market on Epic Games Store, hopefully extra fee technique decisions shall be subsequent in line. This is a part of Epic Games Store’ roadmap below “future development,” in any case.
The Mako Reactor was the primary to report on Epic Games Store’s INR assist.
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