Big pack on xbox is $370, $480 on pc

I haven't looked too deeply into the how or why or what I'm sacrificing to the strange demons in order to get that price, but is there a way to get that price as a long time customer without involving microsoft in my life?

Im pretty sure that price of that pack is lower, cuz its without physical goods.

Right, so we've got a positive opt-out on PC as part of the purchase price that doesn't lower the cost, and an automatic opt out on XBOX but I have to give microsoft money.

Just spitballing here but they could just offer the pack without physical goods on their website and pocket the $110 dollars that microsoft would keep from the transaction. That way they're $110 richer, I'm happy because I've got my MTX and don't have to give microsoft money.

As a console player can we buy the 480$ pack here through the website and still obtain the physical items? or are we limited to the 380$ with no physical goods. I dont plan on purchasing the huge pack if it doesnt also come with the physical goodies

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Jacob_GGG wrote:

Hey there, as it's been mentioned, the price difference may be due to certain items not being included in the console versions of the Supporter Packs. I hope that's cleared it up for you!

Jacob, thanks for getting back to me. Unfortunately no, it does not clear things up. Currently on PC you are forced to purchase the physical goods and can get bonus points for opting out of receiving them and the only to remove the physical goods from the equation altogether is to involve microsoft. Microsoft is going to keep, last I checked, 30% of the money which for $370 is going to be about $110.

Since all the packs between xbox and pc are cross platform I can get the pack I want but I have to involve microsoft, a company I've sworn many oaths to destroy over the years dating all the way back to service pack 1 of windows 1995, which I really do not want to do.

And just as a bonus question related to all this, are you sure this current pricing scheme doesn't violate the price parity enforcement that valve uses for steam. The dollar differential makes it feel like it might, because you're literally charging $110 more (on top of the $110 microsoft keeps so its a swing of $220 in your company's pocket) for the option to decline physical goods. That might be something your legal department is actively trying to trip up just so they can grease up and wrestle with the valve lawyers, I dunno, but in the event that isn't the case you might want to look at this farther.