Can someone please explain to me why the new Game Pack is $30 CAD?! I swear everytime they release a new pack it gets more and more expensive! Did the price go up for U.S. based customers or any other countries? Is anyone else fed up with this?The Sims 4 is around $800 CAD!!! EIGHT HUNDRED DOLLARS and now the price of packs has gone up yet again.I can already say that based off reviews there is no way in heck I'm paying $30 for this pack... From what I've heard, it's not even worth the usual Game Pack price of $26 CAD.

I hadn't looked at the price yet. I did notice that the usual places like Best Buy or EB Games doesn't even have a game pack on their sites. Even CD Key's doesn't have it listedI guess I am waiting until a sale or I can bundle with an expansion (might need another stuff pack to come out) :(

"verlainem;c-17898474" wrote:I guess I am waiting until a sale or I can bundle with an expansion (might need another stuff pack to come out) :(I saw a lot of people on Twitter wondering why they can't bundle it yet. I'm so tired of the blatant greed with EA.

Double checked as I hadn't paid much attention when I ordered, but it was 19.99 when I bought it so US price hasn't went up. :#

"LadyKyn;c-17898527" wrote:Double checked as I hadn't paid much attention when I ordered, but it was 19.99 when I bought it so US price hasn't went up. :# I did some sleuthing and noticed it was the same. I'm so tired of Canadian prices going up without any explanation. And it's not the exchange rate because $26 CAD is mere cents below the $20 USD.

The last time prices went up everywhere OUTSIDE of America. American players were all "Oh, it's not happening to me so it doesn't matter." The prices went up in America six months later. And they were all "How could this HAPPEN?!"So you can bet if they go up somewhere, they'll go up everywhere.

$30 CAD for Dream Home Decorator?!

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burnished_dragon
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
I hadn't looked at the price yet. I did notice that the usual places like Best Buy or EB Games doesn't even have a game pack on their sites. Even CD Key's doesn't have it listed
I guess I am waiting until a sale or I can bundle with an expansion (might need another stuff pack to come out) :(
JamesDeanSQ
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
"verlainem;c-17898474" wrote:
I guess I am waiting until a sale or I can bundle with an expansion (might need another stuff pack to come out) :(

I saw a lot of people on Twitter wondering why they can't bundle it yet. I'm so tired of the blatant greed with EA.
LadyKyn
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
Double checked as I hadn't paid much attention when I ordered, but it was 19.99 when I bought it so US price hasn't went up. :#
JamesDeanSQ
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
"LadyKyn;c-17898527" wrote:
Double checked as I hadn't paid much attention when I ordered, but it was 19.99 when I bought it so US price hasn't went up. :#

I did some sleuthing and noticed it was the same. I'm so tired of Canadian prices going up without any explanation. And it's not the exchange rate because $26 CAD is mere cents below the $20 USD.
babytes
Seasoned Adventurer
5 years ago
The price for the pack is 29.99 CD and with tax 34 dollars I paid
Loanet
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
The last time prices went up everywhere OUTSIDE of America. American players were all "Oh, it's not happening to me so it doesn't matter." The prices went up in America six months later. And they were all "How could this HAPPEN?!"

So you can bet if they go up somewhere, they'll go up everywhere.
Missmagoo2
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
Did EA release a game that flopped recently? Usually EA ups other country's prices when they lose money. They tend to keep the US prices the same, though. I think I remember reading a thread about it back in 2018 when the same thing happened.
Bluebell23456
5 years ago
"Loanet;c-17898545" wrote:
The last time prices went up everywhere OUTSIDE of America. American players were all "Oh, it's not happening to me so it doesn't matter." The prices went up in America six months later. And they were all "How could this HAPPEN?!"

So you can bet if they go up somewhere, they'll go up everywhere.

When specifically are you talking about? 4 has been going on for 7 years now and the US prices have been a stable $10, $20, $40 (which is pricey for DLC), and now $5 for kits.

The only real difference I remember is the launch and preorder base game prices. ($80 for some versions in 2014.)
JamesDeanSQ
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
"Missmagoo2;c-17898574" wrote:
Did EA release a game that flopped recently? Usually EA ups other country's prices when they lose money. They tend to keep the US prices the same, though. I think I remember reading a thread about it back in 2018 when the same thing happened.

If that's true that is such garbage they would do that...
JamesDeanSQ
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
"babytes;c-17898542" wrote:
The price for the pack is 29.99 CD and with tax 34 dollars I paid

That's insane that a Game Pack costs more than half the price of an Expansion Pack.