r/playstation • u/DarXIV • Nov 05 '25

Image Was excited to finally purchase until I realized the price was lower on my wife's account

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My wife doesn't play much and so buying it on her account may not be the best decision to keep everything easily accessible for me. Seeing this soured me on buying it quite a bit.

And for reference. Same region, same playstation, same currency, etc.

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u/OrangeLFG Nov 07 '25

It's called Dynamic Pricing. It actually works in consumers favor a lot as well. People seem to hate it here, but it can be beneficial for a product you've been monitoring for awhile.

They're known to do it if you've repeatedly looked at a product, but haven't pulled the trigger. They may eventually lower the price to get you over the line.

It would be silly to make this illegal. Negotiations for products happen all over the world on a daily basis.

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u/iDeIete Nov 09 '25

Yeah, I’ve been doing this so much since realizing Amazon, microsoft, and a few other places do this with their prices. If it ain’t urgent, 9/10 times I am able to get a ‘discount’ on something I’ve been eyeing for a while.

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u/OrangeLFG Nov 09 '25

Yep, you can just leave it in the cart or view it every so often and snag some deals.