Comments on: Global PS3 Prices http://www.ps3blog.net/2007/01/30/global-ps3-prices/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:17:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: matt http://www.ps3blog.net/2007/01/30/global-ps3-prices/#comment-30856 matt Thu, 01 Feb 2007 02:22:19 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/2007/01/30/global-ps3-prices/#comment-30856 Also factor in that it costs them more to ship to those countries. A boat from China to the U.K. takes a lot longer than China to California. Surreal that is not why it costs more. The currency is exchanged and then a price is figured. It has nothing to do with the strength of a countries currency. Sony wants to sell the system at a certain price than they add shipping, import taxes. Countries tack on their own taxes and then they come up with a price. Anyway I don't know how Europeans do it. How many days of work does it take for you to clear a PS3 60gb? I can do it in 4 days. I was looking to get a job in England a while back and the pay was terrible compared to the states. Also factor in that it costs them more to ship to those countries. A boat from China to the U.K. takes a lot longer than China to California.

Surreal that is not why it costs more. The currency is exchanged and then a price is figured. It has nothing to do with the strength of a countries currency. Sony wants to sell the system at a certain price than they add shipping, import taxes. Countries tack on their own taxes and then they come up with a price.

Anyway I don’t know how Europeans do it. How many days of work does it take for you to clear a PS3 60gb? I can do it in 4 days. I was looking to get a job in England a while back and the pay was terrible compared to the states.

]]> By: sergeant72 http://www.ps3blog.net/2007/01/30/global-ps3-prices/#comment-30703 sergeant72 Wed, 31 Jan 2007 01:03:41 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/2007/01/30/global-ps3-prices/#comment-30703 About price at canadian futureshop/bestbuy - it doesn't include the provincial and goverment tax. In reality, You pay what you see at futureshop.ca or bestbuy.ca + additional 14% provincial+goverment tax (GST + PST). About price at canadian futureshop/bestbuy – it doesn’t include the provincial and goverment tax. In reality, You pay what you see at futureshop.ca or bestbuy.ca + additional 14% provincial+goverment tax (GST + PST).

]]> By: Surreal http://www.ps3blog.net/2007/01/30/global-ps3-prices/#comment-30691 Surreal Tue, 30 Jan 2007 23:58:16 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/2007/01/30/global-ps3-prices/#comment-30691 The Euro and Pound is worth more then a Dollar.. that's why. The Euro and Pound is worth more then a Dollar.. that’s why.

]]> By: Segitz http://www.ps3blog.net/2007/01/30/global-ps3-prices/#comment-30672 Segitz Tue, 30 Jan 2007 21:19:12 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/2007/01/30/global-ps3-prices/#comment-30672 Nah, I dont know if Sony makes money on us. I think rather not. We have pretty high import taxes on electronics (if the PS3 this time counts as a real computer, which it will with Linux support) it is lower, but still nothing to shake a stick at. Accordingly to iSupply the PS3 costs about $850 to make (I think this number is set too high, but still...), Lets just say $700, were theres no packaging, not shipping, no retails overhead and no PR in it... Sony makes absolutely no money on it, now. Neither is MS I think. But in the long run, the systems get cheaper to make and cheaper in retail, which I think, will Sony do in a pretty short time (I think, there is a price cut this year with both MS and Sony) Nah, I dont know if Sony makes money on us.

I think rather not. We have pretty high import taxes on electronics (if the PS3 this time counts as a real computer, which it will with Linux support) it is lower, but still nothing to shake a stick at.

Accordingly to iSupply the PS3 costs about $850 to make (I think this number is set too high, but still…), Lets just say $700, were theres no packaging, not shipping, no retails overhead and no PR in it…

Sony makes absolutely no money on it, now. Neither is MS I think. But in the long run, the systems get cheaper to make and cheaper in retail, which I think, will Sony do in a pretty short time (I think, there is a price cut this year with both MS and Sony)

]]> By: Marcelo http://www.ps3blog.net/2007/01/30/global-ps3-prices/#comment-30641 Marcelo Tue, 30 Jan 2007 17:58:01 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/2007/01/30/global-ps3-prices/#comment-30641 So that means that Sony is actually making money out of the PS3 in Europe? Well, that would be good for them and the rest of the world, bad for you guys. But as Segitz says the standard of leaving is much more expensive in Europe. So that means that Sony is actually making money out of the PS3 in Europe? Well, that would be good for them and the rest of the world, bad for you guys. But as Segitz says the standard of leaving is much more expensive in Europe.

]]> By: Sean http://www.ps3blog.net/2007/01/30/global-ps3-prices/#comment-30640 Sean Tue, 30 Jan 2007 17:56:42 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/2007/01/30/global-ps3-prices/#comment-30640 As far as I know UK law is 1 year warranty or guarantee, it may have gone up since I worked on a Tesco electrical department a few years back though. I'm not as worried about the 20GB version not coming out as I wouldn't of bought one anyway but I see why a lot of people are annoyed. Now i'm a bit older and working, £425 doesn't seem too much money especially as the HD screen i'll be buying to coincide with PS3 launch is currently about £2700 :o\ But go back a couple of years to when I was still at school and it would of been an awful lot of money to find unless it was my birthday or christmas. As for the prices of everything it's ridiculous what we pay for stuff compared to the rest of the world. Give it till a couple of weeks before PS3 launch and all the media will be shouting "RIP OFF BRITAIN!". There was a bit of it today with the Vista launch seeing as we're paying about double what the US has too for exactly the same product. As far as I know UK law is 1 year warranty or guarantee, it may have gone up since I worked on a Tesco electrical department a few years back though.

I’m not as worried about the 20GB version not coming out as I wouldn’t of bought one anyway but I see why a lot of people are annoyed. Now i’m a bit older and working, £425 doesn’t seem too much money especially as the HD screen i’ll be buying to coincide with PS3 launch is currently about £2700 :o \ But go back a couple of years to when I was still at school and it would of been an awful lot of money to find unless it was my birthday or christmas.

As for the prices of everything it’s ridiculous what we pay for stuff compared to the rest of the world. Give it till a couple of weeks before PS3 launch and all the media will be shouting “RIP OFF BRITAIN!”. There was a bit of it today with the Vista launch seeing as we’re paying about double what the US has too for exactly the same product.

]]> By: Gary http://www.ps3blog.net/2007/01/30/global-ps3-prices/#comment-30633 Gary Tue, 30 Jan 2007 17:00:38 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/2007/01/30/global-ps3-prices/#comment-30633 Sony milks us like farmer Giles milking his cow! :lol: The 2 year warranty or guarantee is not offered in most shops in the UK for free. Places like John Lewis and Fenwicks offer between 1 and 5 year guarantees for various electrical goods. Other places like Currys Digital (formally Dixons) charge you for the guarantee. Like I said, even once you've added up what we are paying for tax we still aren't getting a fair $ to £ conversion when you compare prices for the PS3. Sony milks us like farmer Giles milking his cow! :lol:

The 2 year warranty or guarantee is not offered in most shops in the UK for free. Places like John Lewis and Fenwicks offer between 1 and 5 year guarantees for various electrical goods. Other places like Currys Digital (formally Dixons) charge you for the guarantee.

Like I said, even once you’ve added up what we are paying for tax we still aren’t getting a fair $ to £ conversion when you compare prices for the PS3.

]]> By: Segitz http://www.ps3blog.net/2007/01/30/global-ps3-prices/#comment-30629 Segitz Tue, 30 Jan 2007 16:23:55 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/2007/01/30/global-ps3-prices/#comment-30629 And, to add to that... Mainland Europe (except a few exceptions like Denmark) dont get "milked" as you say it. Usually, everything we buy here is much more expensive. Take the iPod for example. The 30gb video iPod is $249 US but in Germany it is 289€. Also with TVs, cars, gas, DVDs and whatnot, we pay way more. And this is, because we earn more and our social system is way more expensive. I would not want to lose my job in the US, whether in Germany, its no big of a deal (as long as you get a new job within 2 freakin years!) Dont say, Sony milks us, if you dont consider the surroundings!! (I dont mean to be offensive, if it sounds like it. I just want to inform you of it!) And, to add to that…

Mainland Europe (except a few exceptions like Denmark) dont get “milked” as you say it. Usually, everything we buy here is much more expensive. Take the iPod for example. The 30gb video iPod is $249 US but in Germany it is 289€. Also with TVs, cars, gas, DVDs and whatnot, we pay way more.

And this is, because we earn more and our social system is way more expensive. I would not want to lose my job in the US, whether in Germany, its no big of a deal (as long as you get a new job within 2 freakin years!)

Dont say, Sony milks us, if you dont consider the surroundings!! (I dont mean to be offensive, if it sounds like it. I just want to inform you of it!)

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