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[kikii]

You cant use only one price number for EU.

Because it (MRSP) varies a bit between countries

Like another poster from Finland said, we pay 529-549€ / 429-449€ for the consoles

VAT is 22%

549€ = 650$

We all it "Suomi lisä" aka Finland fee.

Basically we get fucked by tax, currency exchange rate AND above that retailers add "finland fee" which they tend to pull from their ass

2018 I bought ultrabook. 1000$ more here than US. (Around 1300$ vs 2300$)

No tax can explain it ;(

Anyway, the weird way to give out prices without tax at US makes it look even worse.

And dont US folks just cheat and buy with 0% tax?

Even we can do that on US amazon by making fake account with Alaskan address and buy psn codes with 0% VAT so I'm sure locals can do it even easier

bööö torille kännis

 

[SupremeHoodie]

I don't know about other countries but in Germany 19% of that is actually taxes (aka theft) to feed the parasites like politicians, pensioners and foreign welfare recipients (often criminals).
Fuuuuuuuuck.

So edgy. Lol

 

[mr.dilya]

Nobody cares about Europe. Video games are Japanese and American passtimes, you guys just jumped on the bandwagon. Be happy you’re getting it at all.

 

[CrysisFreak]

Nobody cares about Europe. Video games are Japanese and American passtimes, you guys just jumped on the bandwagon. Be happy you’re getting it at all.

 

[Alan Wake]

Europe usually gets screwed over by everyone, not just Sony. In my country we had to wait almost a year for the official Xbox One launch.

Sometimes we're lucky with some special editions and better looking game boxes, though.

 

[manzo]

You cant use only one price number for EU.

Because it (MRSP) varies a bit between countries

Like another poster from Finland said, we pay 529-549€ / 429-449€ for the consoles

VAT is 22%

549€ = 650$

We all it "Suomi lisä" aka Finland fee.

Basically we get fucked by tax, currency exchange rate AND above that retailers add "finland fee" which they tend to pull from their ass

2018 I bought ultrabook. 1000$ more here than US. (Around 1300$ vs 2300$)

No tax can explain it ;(

Anyway, the weird way to give out prices without tax at US makes it look even worse.

And dont US folks just cheat and buy with 0% tax?

Even we can do that on US amazon by making fake account with Alaskan address and buy psn codes with 0% VAT so I'm sure locals can do it even easier

The reason for the ”suomilisä” is our electronic waste tax which is added on the gross sum of the product. It’s mandatory to add it and that is the sole reason for consoles to have it. The net margins are roughly 4 euros per console, so there aren’t much to take away from the net amount, so the stores just add it on top. Nordisk Film, who is Sony’s distributor in Finland doesn’t add that on the price.

The reason why PS4 was 449€-459€ was just price gouging done by Gigantti and Verkkokauppa. The RRP was 429€ for PS4 also.

t. Old Anttila Kodin1 warehouse employee who did goods receipts for all games and consoles in 2002-2007.

 

[Valentino]

God Neogaf is so cringe

 

[CrysisFreak]

So edgy. Lol

No one is as good as me when it comes to calling a parasite out.
Well based, believe it.

 

[Slings and Arrows]

Nobody cares about Europe. Video games are Japanese and American passtimes, you guys just jumped on the bandwagon. Be happy you’re getting it at all.

CDPR says whuuuuuut

 

[Fulcizombie]

80€ first party games, baby.

 

[Fart Knight]

Yeah, we had to wait a fucking year for the Xbox One.

 

[TaylorSwiftFan]

Dude, it’s a week. The PS4 came out 2 weeks later in PAL regions.

 

[LarknThe4th]

"Kinda"

There gouging of their most loyal and biggest market is absolutely disgraceful, the hiked game prices we have to pay in comparison to America is them spitting us in the eye

Its conceivable that without Europe pulling the PS3 out of the ditch in the late 00s Sony wouldn't even be in the videogame business anymore

Some loyalty though eh?

 

[Tevious]

Where did OP go? Oh he...

 

[LarknThe4th]

Nobody cares about Europe. Video games are Japanese and American passtimes, you guys just jumped on the bandwagon. Be happy you’re getting it at all.

There was this game once it was called GTA.....

 

[Bitmap Frogs]

There was this game once it was called GTA.....

And the huge (for the time) gaming scene built around the msx that got started in the early eighties.

 

[LarknThe4th]

And the huge (for the time) gaming scene built around the msx that got started in the early eighties.

Dont know much about that sounds interesting, any good YouTube video Essays on it?

Also Fucking RareWare who where basically, alongside Nintendo, the most prominent developer of 3D software in the 90s console scene

 

[Bitmap Frogs]

Dont know much about that sounds interesting, any good YouTube video Essays on it?

Also Fucking RareWare who where basically, alongside Nintendo, the most prominent developer of 3D software in the 90s console scene

Also a video on the british ZX Spectrum, another early computer that became a popular gaming platform in Europe.

 

[Allandor]

Just like Oculus. 300usd but we pay fucking 350euro... That should be 280 euro

Well, you know the European prices includes taxes, the the US price doesn't.
but yes, there is still a difference

 

[Jurry132]

Why is everyone so surprised about €80 games? I know it sucks and it's bullshit, but games in Europe have been €70 for years now, both digitally and in some/most retailers.
If the US price is going to increase from $60 to $70, the EU increase from €70 to €80 was also bound to happen.
To clarify, I'm not saying the outrageous game prices in the EU are justified, I'm just saying they're not surprising.

Yeah but the question is why? EU has indeed already been paying € 70 for years now.