Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II 2022, the latest sequel to Activision’s popular shooter Call of Duty franchise, will continue the 2019 reboot of Modern Warfare , and is expected to officially board the PlayStation, Xbox and PC platforms in October this year. It is worth noting that since 2017’s “Call of Duty: WWII” (Call of Duty: WWII), the PC versions of this series have been transferred to Blizzard’s Battle.Net platform for distribution, and the latest “Modern War II” It will lead the “Decisive Moment” series to return to the Steam platform following five years of default. However, this also means that the next-generation pricing of “$70” will also come to the platform along with it.
One of the biggest features of the Steam platform is that the price of games occasionally varies depending on the region, and it also includes some so-called “low-price areas”, even if Valve officially uses the “exaggerated area” for players to buy cheap games. There have always been strict rules regarding the behavior of the game, but there are still some players who are willing to risk suspension for this. However, some players have begun to find that “Modern War II” has a high price in the two major low-priced areas “Argentina” and “Turkey” this time.
However, according to the “The Gamer” website, the final price of this game in these two regions is 8.2 and 5.41 times higher than the official suggested price provided by Valve, respectively. If taxes are factored in, Modern Warfare II will cost a whopping $95 in Argentina, which seems a bit exaggerated for a country where the average monthly salary is $427.
From the data provided by the SteamDB website, it can be seen that Valve’s proposed price for Modern Warfare II in Argentina is 759.99 pesos (regarding 6.25 US dollars before tax), while the Turkish region is 109 liras (regarding 6.36 US dollars before tax). However, Activision ended up setting prices for the two regions at 6,990 Argentine pesos and 699 Turkish lira (regarding $41), respectively. According to the Wage Centre, the average monthly salary of Turkish nationals following tax is $525.
However, Argentina and Turkey are only two examples with the largest gap between the final pricing and Valve’s suggested price. From the statistics provided by SteamDB, the final pricing in all countries is actually higher than Valve’s suggestion, such as Kazakhstan, Brazil, India, etc. Other low-priced areas also have gaps of 2.21, 1.34 and 2.33 times respectively. It is conceivable that this pricing method that ignores regional differences such as inflation and salaries has caused some controversy among players.
MW2: Activision is ignoring ALL Valve Suggested Prices. Turkey is paying +541% more! from Steam
“I’m an Argentinian, and the pricing here makes it almost impossible for us to buy it.” An Argentine netizen said, “Although not every company is willing to refer to Valve’s official advice on pricing, it’s rare to see a company like This directly sets a price that is so many times higher than the suggested selling price.”
Romania, which is included in the European Union, has also become another country where game pricing ignores the average salary. One user said that this game has a price of up to 70 euros in the local Steam mall, and their average monthly salary is only 500 euros. For countries such as Albania, Kosovo and Macedonia, whose average salary is only 300 euros, but also included in the European Union, the price of this game is even more difficult for local players.
In addition, even on the Steam mall in Taiwan, the basic version of the game has an exaggerated price of NT$2,219, and the premium version that includes battle passes and other content is as high as NT$3,099. As for the top three most expensive countries in the world, Israel, Switzerland and Norway, the prices of these three areas are as high as 116.37, 90.99 and 87.57 US dollars respectively.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II 2022 is expected to release on October 28.