michael_stutzer said:
If you mean the UK by "there" then it is lolworthy. The game prices have increased by 30% compared to only a few years ago, while the prices in the US stay the same. The game prices there were half of the prices in my country and now they are very close, basically tied. That is why I didn't buy a single game at retail for the last two years. The US PSN is all I have. |
Back in 2008, the pound was worth $2 US dollars.
Just last year, it was lingering around at $1.5 USD.
That's 30%, right there. No need for a change in tariffs, taxes, or pricing strategy. It's as simple as currency exchange.
For game console hardware in particular, which all three manufacturers are regularly selling at a loss now, does anybody really think they'd just decide to use the loss-lead strategy everywhere except Europe? They charge those prices because that's what it costs them to sell a console in Europe.
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