160gb FF VII ps3 retails for nearly $700 USD

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Gilgamesh on 14 April 2009

If that was converted to the Canadian dollar it'd be $830! :O

But we and sony knows that everyone in Japan is going to buy it

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MetalGearSolid_4ever on 14 April 2009

Thats daylight robbery ! If anything has FFVII written over it, it sells like crazy in Japan.

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Spankey on 14 April 2009

FF7 = not my favorite FF, but even so, If I was in Japan right now and there for a few weeks I would definately pick one up.
If I could actually find one on the shelves that is; These things will sell quicker than *enter favorite simile here*

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boxydancer on 14 April 2009

They should use the profits from this to just remake the damn game and complete the milking process.

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Max King of the Wild on 14 April 2009

^ yeah man... that 7 extra dollars is a real money maker.... oh wait... the paint job probably cost more than that.

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boxydancer on 14 April 2009

^ They could probably do a $7 paint job and it'd still sell like hotcakes.

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The on 14 April 2009

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Erm... it's not $700, it's 68,000 Yen.

Currency conversion is useless because if the US Gov't printed a load of notes tomorrow, without any changes in the demand for the dollar, then the dollar would decrease rapidly and the PS3 would get a price hike!

No, it wouldn't. It would still be 68,000 Yen.

Or, what if, for whatever reason, the demand for the dollar went through the roof, and thus it became worth a whole lot more. The 160gb PS3 with FFVII could drop to $100. OMG, Japan gets things so cheap!

No, it would still be 68,000 Yen.

This. Leo-j , get a hint. It's a very limited Special Edition PS3 and Japanese fans love their collectibles (shrugs). And remember the Final Fantasy XIII demo is included too.

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wenlan on 14 April 2009

I believe the retail price for this bundle is ¥49,980, I saw that price at Amazon Japan (very briefly) before it sold out.
That price sounds reasonable to me.

Also see this link: http://www.psu.com/FF--AC-Complete-and-FFXIII-demo-Japanese-TV-spot--a0006855-p0.php