FIFA 23: Prices for the Game in India to Hike? How Will This Impact Potential Indian Buyers?

FIFA 23: Prices for the Game in India to Hike? How Will This Impact Potential Indian Buyers?

FIFA 23: Prices for the Game in India to Hike? How Will This Impact Potential Indian Buyers?

We are close to the release of FIFA 23, with only a few weeks to go until the new game is scheduled to release on September 30 (September 27 for those players with early access). FIFA 23 is expected to have many new features and additions, along with several footage and cutscenes never seen before in Ultimate Team.

FIFA 23 was actually accidentally made available for playing due to a blunder made by EA and its developers. There was a glitch in Xbox One which allowed the users to have early to the game and deep dive into it for around 2 hours. Now, there is word that with the official release of the game, the prices for it will be hiked in India as well. Have a look below to find out all the details regarding this supposed hike.

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FIFA 23 Prices in India to Hike?!

FIFA 23: Prices for the Game in India to Hike? How Will This Impact Potential Indian Buyers?
FIFA 23: Prices for the Game in India to Hike? How Will This Impact Potential Indian Buyers?

EA Sports’ new game will be available for playing from 30th September on platforms such as PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X, PC, and Stadia. The game can be pre-ordered through official channels. A notable tipster, vouched for by Mint, has revealed that EA Sports along with its Indian distributor E-xpress have increased the prices of FIFA 23 in India. Only PlayStation and Xbox users will supposedly be affective by the price hike of the game.

The price of the FIFA 23 Standard Edition on Playstation 5 and Xbox Series S/X will be hiked from ₹4,499 to ₹4,799. Likewise, the same version which contains Ultimate Team, Career Mode, and so much more could cost ₹4,299 instead of ₹3,999 on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. That is a 300 Rupee hike in both the cases. These hikes by EA in the FIFA 23 prices could be due to ongoing foreign currency fluctuations, according to the tipster.

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With EA Sports supposedly becoming EA Sports FC from next year, FIFA 23 could mark the final game in the franchise which has lasted for decades. Women’s leagues have made a debut in the game for the first time as well, and has never before made an appearance in FIFA until now. There are several new features in the game apart from a restructured Ultimate Team mode, such as the upgraded HyperMotion2 technology and much more.

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Meanwhile, these hikes in prices could have an effect in relation to the demand in the Indian market for FIFA 23. If the prices of the game actually do rise, potential buyers could back out and wait for the prices to drop until they purchase the game. However, it could go the other way as well. If EA Sports has authorized these hikes, then they must be confident of the demand in the Indian market for their product. There could be a high demand for the new game, with the possibly of physical copies getting sold out pretty quick.

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