| andamanen said: The British version had been way overpriced compared to the US and even Euro-land. Now with the dollar falling even further against the pound and euro, they can't hold that extreme pricepoint they had at launch. GBP 390 is still nearly $800! I dont think US or Euro will see a price drop anytime soon. |
Totally...at the moment, the general public can get $1.95 to the £pound. The current RRP in the UK is £425 (which includes VAT at 17.5%) which means that the PS3 is £361 excluding VAT. The US price is $599 not including TAX.
£361 converted into dollars is $704 compared to the US price of $599...so why don't they drop the UK price by $100 to be comparable.
If we were to pay the US $ price along with VAT on top we would be getting charged: £360 for the console which is a whopping £65 off the RRP.
And I have been working out the exchange rate based on the GP rate, not the bank conversion rate that is over £2.00 to the £pound.
Get a grip Sony.
Prediction (June 12th 2017)
Permanent pricedrop for both PS4 Slim and PS4 Pro in October.
PS4 Slim $249 (October 2017)
PS4 Pro $349 (October 2017)
