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skilllz on 01 August 2009

in germany we allready have that pricetag ... 70 euro for every ps3/360 game ...



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Kasz216 on 01 August 2009
NJ5 said:
I meant before any VAT is applied (that's what USA prices are, right?).

70 € = $100

$100 / 1.2 (to eliminate 20% VAT) = $83

Yeah our prices are before sales tax.

I think partially to discourage people from "cheating" and going to somewhere cheaper to buy stuff.

I'd think other taxes probably also inflate the prices in europe however.  I mean unless i'm mistaken buisnesses in general pay higher taxes in Europe then the US.  Likely that buck gets passed to the consumer.

Or i suppose the buck gets passed from the consumer to the company so to speak.



NJ5 on 01 August 2009
alfredofroylan said:
NJ5 said:
I meant before any VAT is applied (that's what USA prices are, right?).

70 € = $100

$100 / 1.2 (to eliminate 20% VAT) = $83

I didn't notice that they were talking about British pounds, not Euros. It's the same deal in England?

So they meant 70 pounds? Wow...

Then the calculation is:

70 £ = $117

$117 / 1.15 (VAT is 15% in UK) = $102

Freakin' expensive. I believe  gamers would riot with prices like that :P

 



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Kasz216 on 01 August 2009

Wait... I just let it sink in... 10 times bigger then PS2 games?

HD graphics are THAT expensive. I thought it was like... 2-4 times.

So for 20 million you'd get the PS2 version for 2 million?



NJ5 on 01 August 2009
Kasz216 said:
NJ5 said:
I meant before any VAT is applied (that's what USA prices are, right?).

70 € = $100

$100 / 1.2 (to eliminate 20% VAT) = $83

Yeah our prices are before sales tax.

I think partially to discourage people from "cheating" and going to somewhere cheaper to buy stuff.

I'd think other taxes probably also inflate the prices in europe however.  I mean unless i'm mistaken buisnesses in general pay higher taxes in Europe then the US.  Likely that buck gets passed to the consumer.

Or i suppose the buck gets passed from the consumer to the company so to speak.

Yeah that's probably the case too, unfortunately that's too hard to calculate, no easy-to-get data.

 



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AdventWolf on 01 August 2009
dsister44 said:
This is why he is the former CEO


Exactly what I was thinking

$100 a game? lol



Riachu on 01 August 2009

$100 games would kill the industry. It's already bad enough that development costs are rising at an unhealthy rate.



 

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Kasz216 on 01 August 2009
NJ5 said:
Kasz216 said:
NJ5 said:
I meant before any VAT is applied (that's what USA prices are, right?).

70 € = $100

$100 / 1.2 (to eliminate 20% VAT) = $83

Yeah our prices are before sales tax.

I think partially to discourage people from "cheating" and going to somewhere cheaper to buy stuff.

I'd think other taxes probably also inflate the prices in europe however.  I mean unless i'm mistaken buisnesses in general pay higher taxes in Europe then the US.  Likely that buck gets passed to the consumer.

Or i suppose the buck gets passed from the consumer to the company so to speak.

Yeah that's probably the case too, unfortunately that's too hard to calculate, no easy-to-get data.

 

Actually the data i've seen seems to indicate that the US effective tax rate is 30% with the UK's being 28% for companies.

So... i'm stumped really. 

By seen i mean looked up in the last minute. 



ShadowSoldier on 01 August 2009

I don't care what it works out too. If Sony ever did this I would give a giant Middle Finger to them and become a 360 Fanboy....or Wii Fanboy who ever doesn't try to fuck me over. This is why his ass is a Former CEO because of his stupidity!



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NJ5 on 01 August 2009
Kasz216 said:
NJ5 said:
Kasz216 said:
NJ5 said:
I meant before any VAT is applied (that's what USA prices are, right?).

70 € = $100

$100 / 1.2 (to eliminate 20% VAT) = $83

Yeah our prices are before sales tax.

I think partially to discourage people from "cheating" and going to somewhere cheaper to buy stuff.

I'd think other taxes probably also inflate the prices in europe however.  I mean unless i'm mistaken buisnesses in general pay higher taxes in Europe then the US.  Likely that buck gets passed to the consumer.

Or i suppose the buck gets passed from the consumer to the company so to speak.

Yeah that's probably the case too, unfortunately that's too hard to calculate, no easy-to-get data.

 

Actually the data i've seen seems to indicate that the US effective tax rate is 30% with the UK's being 28% for companies.

So... i'm stumped really. 

By seen i mean looked up in the last minute. 

 

It might be that European retailers have a higher profit margin on games though. That seems to be mentioned a lot when these discussions pop up.

It's hard to say how much of the higher price in Europe goes to retailers, and how much goes to the game publishers.

 



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