Google increases the max pricing limit for apps and games on Google Play

Published on Wednesday, 28 October 2015 15:08

Up until today anyone who publishes an Android game or application onto Google Play had a limit as to how high of a price they could charge. If you've been using Android since it was released, you may remember a long time ago a few applications popping up that were ridiculously priced, ranging from $99-$200. We're not sure what happened to those but we do know the average pricing of apps and games on Google Play is between $0-$5, with a decent amount being $5+ but rarely over $10. Square Enix, of course, is one of those exceptions to the rule, with games regularly priced at $10-$15.

However the absolute most you could charge for an application or game was $200. Today that has changed as Google has increased the limit to $400. This new limit is for the US and why Google decided to increase the limit to $400 is beyond us. I can't remember any time recently seeing an application or game costing more than $15. The US isn't the only country to get an increase in the max price limit either.

UK developers can now charge up to £300 for their goods (up from £150), and in Canada developers can charge up to $500 (up from $210). Other countries to get similar increases include Mexico, Australia, Brazil, and India. Who would buy a $500 app or game? No idea but there is probably a few wealthy people out there who don't mind dropping a few hundred on something they want off of Google Play. You can see a full list of price ranges for each country over on Google Play support.

Websites Referenced: Google Support via Android Police

AndrewH - Andrew is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of DroidGamers. Having been a hardcore PC and console gamer all his life, this passion is now applied to Android gaming and writing about it. When not playing or writing about Android games, he spends his time with is wife and son.

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