Why is PS3 Slim so expensive in my country?

[WereKitten]

Slimebeast said:

Before the price drop the PS3 80Gb cost typically 3990-4290 crowns here in Sweden. 1 crown = 0.099 Euro and 1 Euro=10.1 crowns, so price here of PS3 80GB has been €399-429 Euro including VAT for a long time.

You would think a €399 to €299 price drop would cut 25% off of those 3990-4290 and decrease it to 2990-3199 Crowns = €299-319, which means at least €100 drop in price.

But no, the PS3 Slim typically costs €379 Euro (3790 crowns) here in the big electronic retail chains and in stores such as Game (=GameStop), which as you can see is only a measly €20-50 price drop!

I'm pissed off. Is it the same in the rest of Europe?


EDIT: apparently the reason is that Sony has given the exclusive distributor of Playstation in Scandinavia, Nordisk Film, rights to add up to €50 to the price of PS3's in the whole Scandinavian market (and has been for many years, why PS consoles always cost more up here). But hopefully it's a temporary decision by the distributor to make money off of early adopters and later the price drop will be a full €100.

So in France, Italy, Austria, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Portugal and Greece the Slim is already priced €299, yes?
(Eastern Europe is probably pricier like it always has been)

 

And FYI: 1 Dollar= 7 Swedish crowns, meaning the Slim costs €540 here including VAT.

Yep, €299 here in Italy. Though I haven't actually seen one yet, the "phat" being sold out in the shop I went through yesterday.

Update: btw, law here mandates that prices are to be advertised including VAT. Here is a link anyway, showing the good old LBP 80GB bundle being sold at €299 - VAT (IVA here) and RAEE included - in the Mediaworld shops.