Skyrim Anniversary Edition is somehow $70 on Switch

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Skyrim's latest re-release is a staggering $70 on the Nintendo Switch.

As first reported by Kotaku yesterday on September 29, the new price point for Skyrim Anniversary Edition on the Switch took a lot of users by surprise. This is chiefly because the RPG's latest re-release came out of nowhere, being stealth-launched on the Switch with zero notice given from Bethesda.

What got a little lost in the commotion was the price point. After a few hours though, Twitter users began to pick up on the strange price point for the game, which bundles in all of Skyrim's past DLC expansions and add-ons, with new content like fishing and several side quests.

Oddly enough, this is more expensive than the U.K. version of Skyrim Anniversary Edition. Nowadays, there tends to be far less price disparity between U.S. and U.K. versions of games, as we're now seeing with PlayStation first-party PS5 games like Returnal and Demon's Souls, both retailing for $70/£70.

In this case though, the Anniversary Edition of Skyrim on the Switch costs £60 in the U.K., and $70 in the U.S. No matter the difference between prices though, this is still $70 for U.S. customers for a game that's nearly 11 years old, which appears to be the main cause of concern for social media users.

It's also worth noting, as Kotaku rightly points out, that Skyrim was always retailing for a sizeable $60 on the Switch. Rather than drop the price point of the base version of the RPG, it looks like Bethesda has instead elected to whack $10 on top of the Anniversary Edition. 

Head over to our upcoming Switch games guide for a full look at all the games launching soon on the console. 

Hirun Cryer
Hirun Cryer

Hirun Cryer is a freelance reporter and writer with Gamesradar+ based out of U.K. After earning a degree in American History specializing in journalism, cinema, literature, and history, he stepped into the games writing world, with a focus on shooters, indie games, and RPGs, and has since been the recipient of the MCV 30 Under 30 award for 2021. In his spare time he freelances with other outlets around the industry, practices Japanese, and enjoys contemporary manga and anime.