Japanese language pack for Tomb Raider costs another $30

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I've seen some deplorable business decisions but this tops them all.
Beginning on April 25, Tomb Raider on Steam will offer a Japanese Language pack. The optional add-on will include a Japanese voice track, along with subtitles. The kicker? This added support costs the U.S. equivalent of $30.

Tomb Raider currently costs $50 on Steam. When the packaged version releases in Japan later this month, it will cost approximately $80. It's pretty apparent that the $30 language pack is Square Enix's attempt at balancing the two versions, and maximizing profits while simultaneously bleeding the consumers dry.

It's worth noting that the add-on is completely optional, and no one is forced to buy it. However, $30 (60% of the cost on Steam) for the "luxury" of Japanese players to have it in their native language feels like nothing more than exploitation.
Link-http://kotaku.com/on-steam-square-enix-wants-30-bucks-to-put-tomb-raider-472619157

Then news from GAF it looks like Square patched out a japanese language option that was already there, then packaged it as this DLC.

Link-http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=539037

I guess there seriously strapped for cash.:) I think I will let the ashes settle to see the true story behind this.
 
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Maybe they believe that "People from Nippon are rich, so that we can exploit them" ?

I have the feeling as if this might be true for music records there as well : Someone once said that the recod companies there put extra stuff on Japanese CDs so that people won't import the much, much cheaper CDs from other countries ... ?
 
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