Arc Raiders reduces price permanently in key regions before launch

The Embark Studios announced a permanent price adjustment for Arc Raiders, making the game cheaper in several global regions. This reduction represents a notable positive point in the industry, going against the general trend of increasing costs for games and services. The news comes just weeks before the launch and is a direct way to attract the community.

The multiplayer game will have its price reduced in specific regions, benefiting players who have already made the pre-order with a refund of the difference. Arc Raiders is consolidating itself as one of the most anticipated launches of the year, driven by a recent playtest that generated extremely positive feedback and made the title rise in the Steam wishlists.

The countries that will receive the price reduction are:

• Brazil
• Chile
• China
• Colombia
• Costa Rica
• India
• Indonesia
• Malaysia
• Peru
• Philippines
• Taiwan
• Thailand
• Ukraine
• Uruguay
• Vietnam
   

The price adjustment reaches reductions of up to 33% in some of the regions, according to SteamDB.

Despite the good news for these countries, the critical side of the information is the inconsistency in regional pricing. Some countries, like Argentina, remain tied to the American Dollar, subjecting players to exorbitant exchange rates. This creates a disparity in access to the game, which should be fought against by fair and comprehensive regional pricing.

Arc Raiders is also on a journey of redemption after Embark Studios shifted the focus from PvE to a PvP extraction shooter in the middle of development, after the team concluded that the game "simply wasn't fun". The price reduction comes as another tactic to solidify the support of the community before the game's launch at the end of this month, coinciding with an even closer Server Slam playtest.

Embark Studios permanently reduced the price of Arc Raiders in 15 regions, with cuts of up to 33% in some markets, after the game gained popularity in a playtest. However, countries like Argentina continue to suffer from pricing in American Dollars, which harms the community amidst the launch of the PvP shooter.