Is Sony Taking Advantage of Canada Because of Their Lead?

[VanceIX]

JazzB1987 said:

VanceIX said:

JazzB1987 said:

Acevil said:

Okay I can fill in this one.... what is happening is that the Canadian Dollar is now not on par with the United States dollar. Some companies have added 5 Dollars. Sony has added 10 dollars. Some time next year, all games should be $10 higher, like the start of generation of the last generation.

 

The Price of Infamous Second Son in Canada should be be 66.41 CAD compared to the 59.99 USD. However 69.99 is what the rounded up price is, and 64.99 is the rounded down price.

 

All companies will do this in the long run, unless some companies decide to establish Canadian Specific price strategy. 

Since when is console pricing about currency conversion rates?

If that would be the case a $400 dollar PS4 would not cost 400€ in europe  but 291€  and even if you add 20% on top of the US price (VAT which you dont even have to pay in every US state)  It would be $400 in the US vs $480 in europe....and $480 = 349€ not 400€

$549 is what europeans have to pay for a PS4 (its even more expensive than the X1 costs in the US rofl)

FYI: The X1 price of 500€ would translate to $686.

Its just Sony going "you want to have fair prices because $ =/= € ? keep dreaming fools!" and then  "Please understand that we have to change the canadian price because the canadian dollar lost value."

  its arbitrary pricing and pro-company behavior instead of pro-consumer. They apply double standards. if the canadian dollar would increase in value again we will see a very delayed "price correction"  in favor of Sony OR no price correction at all

Two words- import taxes. 

A japanese product made in China  gets import taxes  everywhere except the US?

Import taxes in general have been more expensive for consoles in the EU and UK than in North America. X1 sells for considerably more overseas as well for the same reason.