Megarom has announced that the PC version of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 2 will not retail for the previously announced R399, but in accordance with a worldwide increase, it will retail for R499.
The increase comes directly from Activision Blizzard, who has announced that the PC version of Modern Warfare 2 (MW2) will sell for $59.99, and £44.99 respectively.
This news comes less than a week after PC gamers were told that they would have to wait longer for the game, as it will not meet its previously announced November 10 release date alongside the console versions. Infinity Ward has still not confirmed a new release date for the PC version, but the game is now expected to release on November 24.
The R499 retail price will make the game between R100-R150 more expensive than PC gamers are used to paying. Usually, PC games are cheaper than console titles, largely because publishers do not have to pay licensing fees as they do for Xbox 360 and PS3 games. Furthermore, because PC games are so frequently pirated, publishers have been careful not to make them too expensive.
Because most people who buy Modern Warfare 2 will plan to make use of the online multiplayer which requires an authentic copy, Activision does not have to worry about piracy as much as it would with a regular single player title.
The price increase is likely to cause problems for retailers who have been selling the game on pre-order for R400, and it remains to be seen whether such stores will honour their pre-order prices.
While the news will not go down well with local PC gamers, it has been said that the infinite multiplayer playability on such a game is likely to make the high price worthwhile, at least more so than on regular single player titles.
The Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the game will retain their previously announced price tag of R699.
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