Region Coding, Why?

[davygee]

bdbdbd said:

How much consoles/games cost in the UK?

Wii - £153 (not inc VAT) = $300 (Games top price is £34 (not inc VAT) = $66)

PS3 - £361 (not inc VAT) = $704 (Games top price is £42 (not inc VAT) = $82)

360 (Core) -  £165 (not inc VAT) = $322 (Games top price is £42 (not inc VAT) = $82)

DS - £80 (not inc VAT) =  $156 (Games top price is £25 (not inc VAT) = $49)

PSP - £110 (not inc VAT) = $215 (Games top price is £30 (not inc VAT) = $59)

All the above prices do not include taxes, to make it an easier way to see how UK prices fair with the US prices.

In the US you'll pay $40 top for a PSP game, we will pay nearly $30 more for the same game.

In the US you'll pay $50 top for a Wii game, we will pay around $16 more for the same game.

In the US you'll pay $60 top for a PS3 game, we will pay over $20 more for the same game.

You can see a pattern...the hardware costs are the same....we've just had the PSP reduced in price in the UK to £130 inc VAT....but we pay  around $215, while in the US you can pick one up for $170....thats a $45 dollar difference....with the PS3, we pay over $100 more.

It's a scandal.