I've checked out EB Games, Fallout 4 will be 80 $ Canadian? EB Games usually sells new games for 60 $ ? What's going on here?

Video game developers raised Canadian game prices to $80 due to our (yes I too am Canadian) failing economy. Playstation Store also lists games at $80 now as do my local retailers. Oddly Steam has Fallout at a lower price but that's not unexpected as it's Steam.

Out the door on day one pre-order, it's going on Steam for 59.99$ American.

For that first month or two, you're only hope for a lower price is finding it used because someone raged too hard.

It's $70 CAD on Steam, but I don't know what platform you're playing on--probably console if you're buying at EB Games. It's the exchange rate, right now our dollar is worth about $0.75 USD, which means $60 USD = $80 CAD.

Normally with new releases from Bethesda I pre-order and book a week off work, but I'm just not that excited about fo4 to be honest, maybe its because I'm old now I dunno.

Basically you're still getting it at the same price as the u.s. .. exchange rates and what not.

The Canadian dollar inflated that much that quickly? Wasn't it just a few years ago that it was worth more than the U.S. Dollar?

i have the same problem, best way i find to buy game on steam is to paid on Dollars with my credit card

Try Green Man Gaming

Hmm, let's check.

Ok. 60 USD is...

...79.08 CAD. Huh.

Yep.. money's stupid that way. Money is stupid in most ways.

I tried to do a cursory search as to what was driving the inflation, but I didn't really find much. This is just really surprising to me. I didn't know Canada was facing a recession.

Most people know nothing about Canada. All I know is that some people there Club Seals, they say 'Sorry' a lot and they have funny colored money with elton John on the back.

And then there are things called Loonies?

yeah, and its a major topic of discussion for our currently ongoing election.

"it's the oil, stupid"

I'm not a jerk, that's just a line from Fury Road .

Seriously though, isn't low oil prices a big part of it?

Actually yes and the funny thing....we still paid $70 when the states paid $60. Dun dun dun....DAH!! It's all about greed not exchange rates. Nothing else to say on the matter.

Although now our dollar is lower so $80 does match the exchange rate.

Also say "eh" a lot and Newfies say "by" instead of boy and "a boot" instead of about. Lol In reality those are stereotypes I live in Alberta and not many people apologize at all most will actually yell and swear at you for almost anything. There more aligned with Trevor's mentality from GTA than the stereotype apologetic Canadians you guys hear about. Lol That's our public face.

Edit: Trailer Park Boys actually pretty much nails how Canadians speak to each other. Lol

Until Steam started charging in Canadian dollars earlier this year, I had no idea you console guys were paying so much. Over the past few years I've seen PC game prices creep up from $50 to $60, but since I've been buying just about everything digitally on Steam for years, I'd been paying USD prices.

I got all outraged when I saw $70 CAD games once Steam adopted our currency, but then I checked around and saw that Canadian retail prices had been at that level for a while. I also realized that with the way the dollar had been slipping, I was already paying those prices after currency conversion.

I actually play PC as well I have a console to play with my console friends. I like buying games on Steam due to sales and generally lower prices. Haha