The latest Overwatch 2 skin and package releases are the target of criticism. It’s particularly Blizzard’s discounts on them. According to a widely upvoted Reddit post by a user called Nirxx, “in certain nations things cannot be marked off from a price that hasn’t been sold at for enough time.” In other words, Blizzard discounting a product from a price that was never provided is deemed deceptive in several nations, which may result in compelled compliance or prosecution.
The concept is that a discount on a product that has never been provided before isn’t really a deal. The discount is merely being utilized to represent a lower price, deceiving clients about the true worth of their purchase. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) gives an example of deceptive pricing statements as offering a product “at a ‘sale’ price that is not genuinely a temporary sale price.” It particularly addresses a product that is advertised as “$275 NOW $149” and “has never been sold at that higher price.”
