SimWings Gran Canaria - P3D version 50% more expensive. Why?

[Ray Proudfoot 231]

I use P3D v5.3 and was considering buying Gran Canaria airport. The same airport is available for MSFS which I have no interest in.

 

Why is the P3D version 50% more expensive than the MSFS version? It’s reasonable to assume both have the same level of complexity. And with fewer users buying P3D products I would have thought the price would be discounted perhaps to match the MSFS version.

 

Why are P3D users being charged so much more?

 

https://www.aerosoft.com/en/shop/microsoft-flight-simulator/msfs-sceneries/msfs-europe/3811/sim-wings-gran-canaria?number=AS15760

 

https://www.aerosoft.com/en/flight-simulation/prepar3d-v4/sceneries/p3d-v4-europe/2697/canary-islands-professional-gran-canaria?number=AS14650

[Aerosoft Team [Inactive Account] 51559]

Pricing of products is a complex thing, lol. Why we price products as we do depends on many factors,  from competition to the potential amount of customers.  How we come to a conclusion is something we do not share. Sorry. 

[Ray Proudfoot 231]

Mathijs, thanks for your reply. I’m sure you’re aware there are frequent discounts to P3D products on SimMarket. There’s one ongoing now.

 

So without revealing any confidential info can you say whether this airport will be discounted at a future date? 30 Euros for an airport much smaller than Heathrow which cost me the same seems inordinately expensive.

[Aerosoft Team [Inactive Account] 51559]

I do now know of any planned sales action on that.

Somewhere this year we will see how much sales there are on P3D products (it will surprise nobody that they are rather low at this moment) and decide how to handle those. 

[Ray Proudfoot 231]

Thank you Mathijs. Given how much P3D sales have reduced there seems to be a reasonable case for offering reductions. I'll hold off buying it in the hope you reduce the price of Gran Canaria.

[Ray Proudfoot 231]

Hello Mathijs, a friend told me SimMarkets have Gran Canaria for P3Dv4/5 on sale at 21.12 Euros. I've just purchased it!

 

I'm surprised Aerosoft are still showing the normal price.

[Aerosoft Team [Inactive Account] 51559]

Sales actions are always per reseller and not per product. 

If every shop would have the same price for a product worldwide, we would end up with Amazon. For everything.

 

[Ray Proudfoot 231]

I don’t know about your local town but here in England shops have taken a real hammering because of Amazon. Pretty depressing really.

 

I’m sorry I couldn’t enrich Aerosoft on this occasion. With so many having switched to MSFS I’m surprised you can’t entice those loyal to P3D with a few discounts. 

[Aerosoft Team [Inactive Account] 51559]

When sales on a platform is really low (as it is for P3d unfortunately) you can either decide to get the most out of each sale or to spend more on more sales (sales costs. support etc) with a lower price.  It is up to our marketing department to make those decisions.