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Tue, Feb 7, 06 @ 11:53
A whopping $59.99? Isn't that around £40, and therefore noticably cheaper than what I consider to be an extortionate £50 average for Xbox 360 games?
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Tue, Feb 7, 06 @ 12:05
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A whopping $59.99? Isn't that around £40, and therefore noticably cheaper than what I consider to be an extortionate £50 average for Xbox 360 games?
360 games retail for $45-$60 in the US - with $60 being the mode average.
So there's no difference.
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Tue, Feb 7, 06 @ 12:43
Mind you, $59.99 usually equates to £59.99 over here anyway. Welcome to Taxland. I mean, England. =P
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Tue, Feb 7, 06 @ 12:50
$59.99 = £34.
$499 = £284
Consindering the PS2 (and PS1?) launched at £299, with games at £39.99, the prices are coming down. I've seen 360 games no cheaper than £40, usually £44.99, so if PS3 comes along with a much stronger lineup, retailing for less, it's a good thing. I don't understand why people bitch and moan when they hear £300 as a possible price tag, for tech today that's not that high. When DVD players launched they were hundreds of pounds, now you can go to ASDA and get one for £20. So you get what should be the most powerful advanced console, a next-gen Blu Ray movie player, internet capabilities out of the box, for less than the cost of the clunky old PS2...
$499 = £284
Consindering the PS2 (and PS1?) launched at £299, with games at £39.99, the prices are coming down. I've seen 360 games no cheaper than £40, usually £44.99, so if PS3 comes along with a much stronger lineup, retailing for less, it's a good thing. I don't understand why people bitch and moan when they hear £300 as a possible price tag, for tech today that's not that high. When DVD players launched they were hundreds of pounds, now you can go to ASDA and get one for £20. So you get what should be the most powerful advanced console, a next-gen Blu Ray movie player, internet capabilities out of the box, for less than the cost of the clunky old PS2...
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Tue, Feb 7, 06 @ 13:33
For those forgetting that US prices do not include taxes, here's the equivalent UK prices:
US$59.99 = GB£34.36 + VAT@17.5% = GB£40.37
US$499 = GB£285.72 + VAT@17.5% = GB£335.72
Sony have a tendency to add on a "leeway" to account for possible currency excahnge rate fluctuations, so I wouldn't be surprised to see prices of GB£45 for games and GB£350 for the PS3.
US$59.99 = GB£34.36 + VAT@17.5% = GB£40.37
US$499 = GB£285.72 + VAT@17.5% = GB£335.72
Sony have a tendency to add on a "leeway" to account for possible currency excahnge rate fluctuations, so I wouldn't be surprised to see prices of GB£45 for games and GB£350 for the PS3.
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