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Barozi on 21 February 2012
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Euphoria14 said:
KylieDog said:
Euphoria14 said:


I know that for some other nations it is worse, but look at where the OP is from. I am just saying that things aren't as bad as he makes it seem.


What is not simple about it? 

- Sony claimed digital would be cheaper than retail, it is on average 17% more expensive instead.
- On PS3, £40 game in UK is $60 in US.  On Vita £40 is (and it seems US changed numbers since last check) $45. 

On the issue of taxes on the second point, any additional US tax is moot, since it applies to both the $45 and $60 figures, fact is, top end Vita games same price as PS3 games in UK, $15 cheaper in US.  Why is there no price difference in UK?  That $15 is about £10, so top end Vita games should be about £30.

I already said that you are getting screwed on digital prices, as are we, especially on PSP game prices. I have already posted about it in the official thread.

As for the rest of your post, I was referring to your retail prices. There are many times when you pay less and you start paying less a lot sooner than we do in the US. As for you saying tax is moot, if a game costs you $50 Euro, you end up paying ~$66 US. In the US, if a game is $60, I end up paying $65. I was just saying that in the case of retail I don't understand this idea that you are getting screwed.

It wasn't aimed at you per say, it was only to show the fallacy with the idea that people in EU (Notably the UK) pay more for everything when compared to the US.

Well since you use the Euro to make a point, usually HD games within the €-States are either 60€ or 70€ (in rare cases even 72€. Saw LittleBigPlanet for that price in a Media Markt) which translates to $80-95 per game.
When you look at that it is obviously still very profitable to buy games in the UK, even though Rol seems to have his own opinion. Surely the difference isn't as big anymore, but still £40 are "only" 48€ and that's still a lot you can save.
When I imported my PS3 from there 3 years ago, prices for new games were 42€.

But I agree with you that all in all people of the UK shouldn't complain too much about these issues :)