The move comes not long after an increase in price for D&D books across the board. Physical copies run $59.95 normally, and the digital + physical bundles are $10 more, putting them around the same price as most newly released video games. The digital + physical bundles work exclusively with D&D Beyond. Meaning other platforms like Roll20 and Fantasy Grounds have their own separate content they do not sell bundled together.
If they’re charging the price of the physical book, I’m fine with this.
Apparently not:
From the article, “It’s also a move that comes with a price increase, especially for those who don’t pre-order the books.”
Of course there’s a price increase.