Update (Tue 20th Apr, 2021 10:45 BST): This deal is getting better by the day! WRC 9 has now been slapped with a 60% discount on the Microsoft Store in the UK, bringing it to the ridiculous price of just £3.19.
We're again assuming this is a mistake, but who knows! In any case, this is a fantastic deal.
Original story (Sun 18th Apr, 2021 13:30 BST): If you're a rally fan, you're going to be interested in this! Last year's WRC 9 has unexpectedly dropped to the low, low price of just £7.99 on the UK Microsoft Store, and we actually think it might be a pricing error.
The game isn't on sale, so this is a standard price by the looks of things, although the Deluxe Edition remains priced at a whopping £58.49, and all versions of WRC 9 are still at full price elsewhere around the world.
Grab it while you can, then! WRC 9 released last September and is the latest entry in the series (WRC 10 was announced this past week), and it's also Xbox Series X & S optimised with gameplay at up to 120fps on Series X.
WRC is the leading off-road simulation franchise. It returns with even more realistic gameplay and more content than ever: 3 new rallies, 35 new special stages, creation of your own custom championships and completely redesigned engine sounds.
Have you picked up WRC 9 for this low, low price? Let us know down in the comments below.
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Comments (30)
Great spot! I have just purchased. It is an excellent game and also has some Series X upgrades!
Great find guys. Unfortunately, I can't buy it as it's for UK only, but those who can absolutely should. I will wait for WRC 10.
Wow...that’s seriously cheap. I bought it when it was £19.99, mainly for the Series X upgrade. I was not disappointed - 4K with 60fps the game looks sweet. I definitely recommend it at the new low price.
Nice! Just bought it and worked fine with my Swedish account!
Thanks for the heads up! I was watching a WRC recap on TV earlier and thinking about getting this game. With the £4 voucher Microsoft gave me recently it ended up costing me £3.99!
Awsome! i was thinking of getting it for switch but might have to buy this on xbox now!
Big thanks to you guys at Pure Xbox for this. Just picked this up.
@Sveakungen How did you buy it on your Swedish account? Did you have to use a VPN and a UK gift card? Just curious as I’m in the US.
@awp69
I just clicked the link and choose to remain in the UK store. And then it worked with my usual payment options. But I do not think it work with a US account. Best bet for you is probably to create a UK account and buy a gift card for the UK store!
Thanks for this.
I'd looked at it on sale a couple of times, couldn't resist at this price.
Thanks a lot, Fraser. I picked it up, and along with my £4 voucher from MS this month, I got it for £3.99
Cheers!
Really enjoying it so far. Taking a little time getting used to not flooring it and actually using the brake (I've been mostly playing arcade racers for the last few years), but really satisfying when I manage to avoid bumps and crashes for a prolonged stretch. Loved an old version of this game on Vita, so looking forward to getting stuck into a full career.
No brainer at that price
You're welcome folks!
I don't really need another racing game, but at that price it would be rude not to buy!
Thanks @FraserG I was actually just planning on buying Observer: System Redux today but it would be silly of me not to get WRC 9 too at that price, it being optimised for Series X just the icing on the cake!
@FraserG It’s now down to £3.19!
@JoakimZ How typical just when I bought it for £7.99 yesterday but I don’t think anyone would of thought it would of gone on this week’s sale after a massive price drop. I honestly thought it was a pricing error at £7.99 that’s why I bought it straight away. The Deluxe Edition is £23.39 in the sale too.
@JoakimZ Yup, requested a refund for my original purchase and re-bought at the lower price.
First time I've requested a refund from MS - was processed within a couple of minutes of submitting; very impressive.
Edit: Just noticed I actually received the refund before I got the email to confirm I'd submitted a request! That is quick.
@dmcc0 Wow, that is fantastic customer service!
@JoakimZ Thanks for the update!
Yea had to get it for £3.19 even though I don’t play that many racing games. Great price to check it out.
Thanks Fraser I just grabbed it! It states it's on sale for the next 6 days??.. I'm not complaining that's a flipping bargain! A current rally racing game optimised for Series X for that much. Hell yeah! But I haven't played Dirt 5 yet on Game Pass which is even better value.
@S1ayeR74 Yeah, it's been added to this week's sales but I don't think it's supposed to be so cheap in the UK!
Maybe they're just being generous
@MaccaMUFC
as mentioned request a refund, i did within in two minutes i got refund and bought again. would be a totally different story trying too get a refund from Sony, would take weeks too contact you and then say no chance
Thanks for this Pure Xbox - it will start downloading after The Show!
I used the refund feature for the first time and it's very fast getting the money back now I have purchased the game again at the even lower price £3.19 is a amazing price gonna take me a while to get a hang of it though lol
WRC9 is so good I have no regrets having paid full price. Best rally game out there now and I don't expect EA will be kind to Codemasters' offerings in the future so maybe the only one worth playing here real soon.
I just requested a refund too and received it in super quick time. I have also just re-purchased the game for the new low amount!
I am so impressed by their customer service that I am going to purchase most of the DLC for this game.*
To be fair it seems like an error and therefore feels a little grimy, so they can have my additional money.
*Don't purchase the WRC9 FIA Rally Star DLC, it seems to be a competition where you can become a junior rally driver.
Description:
'Start your driving career and become part of the World Rally Championship thanks to WRC 9! FIA, WRC Promoter and Nacon are teaming up to organise FIA Rally Star, the first worldwide programme to select future rookie drivers through the official WRC video game.
12 online challenges from February to August 2021: at the end of these challenges, which will exclusively use the new M-Sport Fiesta Rally3, the 12 winners will qualify for one of the six continental finals.
At the conclusion of these finals, the 7 best drivers, including at least one woman, will be enrolled in an exclusive training and competitive practice programme. For the best, the adventure will continue with 2 seasons in the FIA Junior WRC championship!
It's an incredible opportunity to make a dream come true for rally fans from 17 to 26 years of age!'.
"Update: It's even cheaper now!"
Update: and I STILL can't buy it with my EU account, because it leads me to a pop up window in which I need to enter/update my Microsoft account details, and apparently, the address and postcode I entered, which is obviously my own, isn't accepted by the UK site, and I'm not about to go through all the trouble of adding some kind of fake address to my account, just to get a cheap game.
Lousy, useless offer for people in mainland Europe...
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