It’s just the beginning of the wave of next-gen games and consoles, as the Xbox Series X/S launched on November 10 with several new games to enjoy alongside it. One of these isAssassin’s Creed: Valhalla, which is receiving positive reviews thus far from critics and fans alike.
While most players paid top dollar to reserve a copy ofAssassin’s Creed: Valhalla, or to purchase it on the day of release, the same can’t be said for some lucky buyers. Due to what appears to be a glitch, select buyers were able to purchase a copy ofAssassin’s Creed: ValhallaUltimate Edition for extremely cheap.
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As a new game, the standard copy of the game goes for the typical $60, withAssassin’s Creed: Valhalla’s Ultimate Editionoffering all the in-game bells and whistles it has to offer, cranking the cost up to $120. However, lucky would-be players in Norway were in for a treat when they discovered that the Ultimate edition of the game was being sold for a mere 109 krones, or just over $12 USD.
Ubisoft has since fixed the price of the game back to where it belongs, so anyone who missed out on this deal is unfortunately out in the cold. These kinds ofgame monetary discountshave happened before, and usually, it quickly results in a cancellation of all the glitched purchases. However, those who picked upAssassin’s Creed: Valhallaseem to be locked in with their purchases; there’s no indication that Ubisoft has reversed these purchases or cancelled them.
Perhaps the most amusing thing about this entire debacle is the fact thatAssassin’s Creed: Valhallastarts players out in Norwayand focuses heavily on the region. It would have been an interesting promotional choice to offer players in the area a temporary discount, but Ubisoft has given no indication that this was an intentional action, so it’s apparently pure synchronicity.
This glitch comes on the cusp of potential price increases in games for the first time in many years. Developers and publishers have discussed the possibility ofincreasing the price of next-gen games, with select titles launching at $70 instead of the typical $60 that standard releases have been held to since the current generation of systems launched. WhileValhallalaunched at the usual price, players who are currently balking at spending another $10 on new games may be particularly envious of their Norway brethren who got away with this stupendous deal.
Assassin’s Creed: Valhallais available now for PC, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and Stadia, with a PS5 launch coming on November 12.
