Selling in Europe is better than in US ?

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Miguel_Zorro said:

invetedlotus123 said:

Just consider aaa releases costs 70 eur in europe , while The same game costs 60 dollars in US. And euro being stronger than dollar males me wonder that games in europe are more profit per copy than in usa .

The US prices are before tax.  The EU prices are after VAT has been added.  When you subtract the VAT out of the European prices, then adjust for exchange rate, the price is pretty close.    There is also a higher cost due to regulatory and language issues in Europe compared to the USA.

70€ - 20% tax on avg = 58.33€ = $72.53

meanwhile with tax:
70€ = $87.01 on the eu psn
same game on the us psn = $60 WITH tax (0% thanks to delaware, montana, oregon, new hampshire or alaska) at least I havent have to pay any tax up to date on the us psn.
saving ~ $30 and thats with the euro on a very low exchange rate.

but still even if you have to pay tax you have to pay at least $12.50 less in the us.
and most localizations are cover and manual if you are lucky. game is most of the time english only.

but I don't really care, because i just buy my games on the us psn so it doesnt affect me even if the games were 100€ here