Xbox 360 to be assembled in Brazil = up to 50k units per week + 40% price drop

[Dark_Feanor]

Seece said:

mrstickball said:

Legend11 said:
I don't understand why it's so expensive there. How much is computer hardware?

Brazil has a massive 100%+ tariff on electronic imports. Because of that, its impossible to offer affordable goods that are imported. So the result is insanely expensive products unless they are indigenous.

Because of this move, they can make the console(s) in Brazil, offering them for far more reasonable prices.

Do you know if Nintendo and Sony approach this the same way, or if they still import? Could MS get a massive leg up here?

For almost 10 years "Playstation" was synonymous with "video game" and 10 years before "Nintendo" and "Megadrive" vied for the post.

However, I think, 99% of the "Playstation One" and PS2 were pirated.

As the PS3 in the beginning could not be unlocked and the 360 was easy, the customer base has changed a lot.

MS 360 officially launched in Brazil in 2006 and only Sony did the same with the PS3 last year.

For praticly 10 years "Playstation" was sinonimos