It looks like PlayStation has ended the popular exploit that allowed you to buy at a discounted price on the PlayStation Store.

Before Sony cracked down, PlayStation users could get cheap digital games on the PS Store with a very clever trick. However, this solution no longer works.

Although digital games should theoretically be cheaper, as fewer production costs are spent on discs, cases, manuals, etc., to produce, it’s still dirt expensive to get one or the other, especially if it’s a brand-new game. Until now, however, gamers have been able to take advantage of the PlayStation Store to get games for less. The “big” trick was that if they were bought in other regions, the local prices could be cheaper – especially in those where the currency value is failing.

PS Store Turkiye, for example, was popular for a long time as players got access to tons of games for much less money than they would spend in their home region.

Unfortunately, all good things come to an end. Once Sony realized what people were doing, it set out to ensure that profits flowed unimpeded. The solution was to simply ensure all purchases from PS Store Turkiye were being paid for by a Turkish payment method.

Another change was introduced recently. This time, they targeted those who sold Turkish game codes on third-party websites. All PlayStation games now cost much more in Turkey than before.

You can imagine that the people who live there are not happy about the changes, since now it will be more difficult for both international and local customers to purchase toys from the store’s website. But hey, at least Sony is profiting from it, right…?

In short, you can no longer use the PlayStation Store to get cheap games. So if you want to play the latest AAA games like Black Myth: Wukong, Warhammer 40k: Space Marine II and Astro Bot, you have to play full price.

Source: PlayStation LifeStyle