DonFerrari said:
GOWTLOZ said:
They don't need to lower it by 66 percentage to make a big difference in perception. Lowering it to $40 liker the price of Devil May Cry HD Collection on PS4 would make people consider PlayStation. PS4 and its exclusives are making huge waves here and many PC gamers want to buy a PS4 just to play all its exclusives but they are holding back because of the prices of games at release. This is on top of the fact that Sony has several franchises that are already popular here like God of War and that are being held back from being as big as GTA, COD and FIFA because of these ridiculous prices of games and consoles. I know the ground reality, I stay here, I've been here all my life and I am a part of the small but growing gaming population so I understand their sentiments.
At $40 the issue of games being ported to other territories is laid to rest. They would cost a lot just to export making prices go over $60, not worth it for any of the major gaming territories. The prices of games is at that margin in Dubai but it doesn't make games cheaper here for those importing from Dubai and the games here are still cheaper in Japan but nobody from Japan buys games from here.
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Do you think grey market use legal channels of import/export???
Also if you are price sensitive you can just wait for the price drop. There is a lot of self-entitlement on "they should put the price at a level I can pay so I can play at release or I won't even buy it 6 months after".
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This discussion isn't about me, as I've said so many times. Its about the populace in India. Don't just assume that I can't pay $60 upfront, that's not a lot of money for me but I'm financially stronger than most gamers. Its mostly 12 to 18 year olds who are into gaming in India, they are the ones in need of that price.
Grey market doesn't matter because the cost of shipping and import duties in countries still apply. At $40 that cost on top of the $40 would equate to the retail price of games in most countries anyways.
