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Latin America Era. Which console maker has the best online store?
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In Brazil, I'd say Microsoft is way ahead. Their regional pricing is great and haven't changed despite of the recent devaluation of our currency. And gamepass have fantastic value. If Lockhart is real, I think it would be really successfull in developing counties.
in Mexico Microsoft and Sony offers pretty much the same as the US store, but Microsoft gets the top spot here because it uses local currency while the PSN uses dollars (which can make games more expensive due the currency change).
I haven't used the eShop in years but I remember it being very far behind; no idea how it is now.
I haven't used the eShop in years but I remember it being very far behind; no idea how it is now.
That's the question. It seems random. Probably EBANX messing up, no idea.
I just use US psn with those psn cards and don't have any big issues, don't really need/want to put my card on there if I already have it on amazon
From the options? Microsoft, they actually have some solid regional pricings.
Nintendo does too but mostly for indies, and their selection is super limited.
Sony's prices are actually all in US Dollars and they still manage to be 30% more expensive in average, so fuck them.
Nintendo does too but mostly for indies, and their selection is super limited.
Sony's prices are actually all in US Dollars and they still manage to be 30% more expensive in average, so fuck them.
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I had a feeling that would be a common approach. What about local online stores. Which one gets your endorsement?
Sony had some great things going on here, PS Plus is cheaper, you can use your cards, and prices were standarized, but now thanks to a new tax games will be more expensive sooooo yeah, it's not good.
Steam still has the best with regional pricing and stuff
Steam still has the best with regional pricing and stuff
Estranho. Teu cartão é internacional? Já consegui usar cartão de loja de roupa pra comprar na PSN.
Microsoft by far and it's not even close.
Actually, since today they added tax to the digital stores in Chile. Sony increased the prices and surprisingly Microsoft didn't!
Edit: Steam (and PC stores in general) beat both though.
Actually, since today they added tax to the digital stores in Chile. Sony increased the prices and surprisingly Microsoft didn't!
Edit: Steam (and PC stores in general) beat both though.
Definitely. Steam is by far the best. Most PC Storefrons are pretty good tbh
On the console side, Microsoft store is a little better than PS Store, but not by that much. The digital prices are all over the place on them, but MS Store usually has a better automatic conversion.
Nintendo is the worst because availability is a joke, theres very few games there, though I have to say its actually pretty good on pricing. Some games cost as much on the eShop as they do on Steam, which is pretty remarkable
Not Nintendo. It doesn't accept credit card payment, it doesn't feature all games, and it doesn't even have the option to get the games on the same day you buy them. Also, want to download the games? Go to your e-mail and redeem those codes.
I can't say anything about MS because I never used their store, so PS Store (web version).
I can't say anything about MS because I never used their store, so PS Store (web version).
In Costa Rica...
EPIC <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Steam << Nintendo&Sony
Epic doesnt have regional pricing, but it does not block sales, and I can buy games for cheap.
Steam has regional pricing, but their pricing is all over the place, and usually missing sales.
I think MS has a functional CR marketplace, Nintendo eshop was empty and just free games and patches were available for download. PSN is not available last time I checked.
EPIC <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Steam << Nintendo&Sony
Epic doesnt have regional pricing, but it does not block sales, and I can buy games for cheap.
Steam has regional pricing, but their pricing is all over the place, and usually missing sales.
I think MS has a functional CR marketplace, Nintendo eshop was empty and just free games and patches were available for download. PSN is not available last time I checked.
Sony is really odd. There are some games where US$1:R$4 and there are other games that US$1:R$5.
Same case in Argentina. Besides MS has a presence and good customer service here. Nintendo is kinda so-so, indies and some games have regional pricing, others are very very overvalued (mainly Nintendo first party titles). Sony, while being the majority of gamers, has awful policies. Very little to non existant regional prices, and prices are inflated even from US. A new playstation games cost around 80 dollars and a digital one cost around 70ish.
Also worth noting, some publishers have even better regional pricing others.
Sony is so strange with those things. I think they still don't accept debit cards.
There are all the same at least in the country where I come from.
I has been using USA accounts since Psn exist.
I has been using USA accounts since Psn exist.
I like Sony more because it caters more to my gaming preferences but Microsoft is really good at being accessible in more than one way. They got the ball rolling way harder in the 360 era with mx pesos and having support catered to the country. They can take the crown in that regard.
That's what annoyed me about the PS Store. It's one thing to not have regional pricing and just match US prices, but why make things more expensive?
Same here. Besides some specific AAA titles that have ridiculous prices, most other games have regional prices, very affordable.
Meanwhile Nintendo and Sony regional stores are very expensive, therefore I always buy from the US store since it is cheaper for me on the consoles.
Nintendo's eShop is only browser based in Brazil, but it has actually become a pretty sweet deal now that the prices stayed the same after the currency devalued. Dandara is like US$6 there.
I have used the three of them. Nintendo is by far the worst. Sony's is fine. The Xbox store is the best with local currency adjustment for prices.
Nintendo's not-store actually is a benefit for me. I have two accounts, one for my region (Argentina) and one for US. Basically I buy everything I can on the Argentinian store for a fraction of the cost and in actual pesos (if you buy anything in another currency you got to pay the government an extra 30%) and use the codes with my US account, this gives me gold coins for the price of the item in the US (for example, Minecraft dungeons costs around 4 dollars in the Argentinian store, but the US store gave me 100 coins because in the US store it costs 20 dollars).
Steam is the best still. Its regional pricing is basically unbeatable.
Steam is the best still. Its regional pricing is basically unbeatable.
Yeah same here. I bought my PS3 while I was in the US and created my account using the address I had while I stayed there, so US store it's been for me for a decade now. I guess PC storefronts are much better than the consoles' for the time being, especially Steam.
Microsoft at least does regional price on gamepass, what is good enough for me. Dunno about the rest.
Colombia: Steam > Nintendo > Microsoft >>> Sony
Steam: Anything is valid, local CC, international CC, money transfers, digital wallets... xD
Nintendo: Local CC, Paypal.
Microsoft: Local currencies and their physical cards are everywhere.
Sony: The regional store is overpriced (more expensive than US store), their physical cards are overpriced, not may titles in their online store compared with th US store... and if you wanna use an US account, the only way to purchase PS Plus/PS Store credit is with cards resellers like Amazon, PC Game Supply and similars.
Steam: Anything is valid, local CC, international CC, money transfers, digital wallets... xD
Nintendo: Local CC, Paypal.
Microsoft: Local currencies and their physical cards are everywhere.
Sony: The regional store is overpriced (more expensive than US store), their physical cards are overpriced, not may titles in their online store compared with th US store... and if you wanna use an US account, the only way to purchase PS Plus/PS Store credit is with cards resellers like Amazon, PC Game Supply and similars.
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Microsoft actually has store and is so so acepting cards for other countries and buying for other region is posible with tricks.
Nintendo is the real region free acepts all my credits cards in any region but the only true eshop is fron mexico but does not matter becouse I can buy wherever I want.
Sony is the worst be far, no one if my 3 diferents paypals for diferents countries or credits cards works, I must use prepaid cards to buy something there.
Nintendo is the real region free acepts all my credits cards in any region but the only true eshop is fron mexico but does not matter becouse I can buy wherever I want.
Sony is the worst be far, no one if my 3 diferents paypals for diferents countries or credits cards works, I must use prepaid cards to buy something there.
What's great about MS' is that I can just change the region of my console and buy from different stores.
With Sony I believe you are locked to the region of your account, which is my case is the US, at pesar it doesn't have regional lock like the 360 store.
I don't know about Nintendo.
With Sony I believe you are locked to the region of your account, which is my case is the US, at pesar it doesn't have regional lock like the 360 store.
I don't know about Nintendo.
For Brazil, Microsoft, but mostly by elimination
It's not great, but its functional - at least the x1 side. 360 marketplace is horrible. PSN here is bad and full of arbitrary restrictions that make no sense, and maybe its just impression but regional prices and/or deals don't seem as good in there? For some reason games always seem cheaper on xbox (which also have gamepass, but thats not a store so i'm not counting here)
Nintendo doesnt even exist.
It's not great, but its functional - at least the x1 side. 360 marketplace is horrible. PSN here is bad and full of arbitrary restrictions that make no sense, and maybe its just impression but regional prices and/or deals don't seem as good in there? For some reason games always seem cheaper on xbox (which also have gamepass, but thats not a store so i'm not counting here)
Nintendo doesnt even exist.
What!? Sony charges you in pesos? I don't have an arg account, but login in with my cousin's account, everything shows in US dollars and more expensive to boot.
Nvm: I thought you were talking about PSN for some reason. Sorry.
I'm surprised at the results. They basically don't exist in CAM. I figure México is something else tho.