yea, I was referring to Engadget :D But yes, it's extremely expensive for Americans. Again because of the weak dollar. And the PS3 costs €254 in the states :)
It's not only the weak dollar though... the price in the US is about the same as in Japan, once you convert the Yens to dollars.
But the price in the scandinavian countries are 10-17% higher than the rest of Europe... (17% in Sweden with the current exchange rates) which is unique to Sony (the Xbox and Wii have a difference in price of about 6%).
EU countries add VAT to the price, the price you see here in the US never includes tax, we have to calculate it on a per state basis. This is another reason why a direct dollar conversion doesn't give an accurate picture.
For example, I live in Florida would it be right for me to say that Sony is screwing New York because the PS3 costs more in NY when you add NY's higher sales tax? Of course not, its not Sony's fault that the sales tax is higher in some states than others and Sony is a business not a charity their not going to start adjusting prices around the US just to adjust for the different sales tax.
We've been having some bad Bush weather here in North Carolina. I had to get a painful Bush dental cavity filled this morning. I wish this slow Bush internet was cranked up to Cern Grid speed.
@cduran01 It would be more accurate to say that 4495SEK equals $600 + sales tax, yes (25% in Sweden and everything from 17.5% and up to ur 25% in the rest of Europe).
This doesn't lessen Sony's overcharging in Scandinavia though. Where everybody else (not only consoles, but all electronics) charge 10SEK per Euro (current exchange rate is 9.37, so it's a good enough estimate to add for our higher than average sales tax), Sony takes 11.25SEK per Euro. This leaves them 12.5% higher than the competition and that's not really fair.
It's not that hard to understand why Scandinavia is one of the few regions in Europe where the 360 still is king though.
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IT IS NOT $755 !!!!!!
IT'S 4,499 SEK !!!!!!
Don't get the concurrences f*cked-up please
You can't compare prices with the weak Bush Dollar, please don't. You'll only get a headache.
If it'd be released in the states it will cost $399 or less.
Aythamie: I didn't mix up currencies. Read the article. It was converted to $755 USD.
So I'm curious what a regular 40gb PS3 in Europe costs in USD.
You have to remember that you are dealing with Yankees. There is no other country outside of Amurrrika.
I may have to sue you for plagiarism because "weak bush dollar" belongs to me.
LOL @ the stimulus checks.
yea, I was referring to Engadget :D
But yes, it's extremely expensive for Americans. Again because of the weak dollar.
And the PS3 costs €254 in the states :)
Why is it the Bush dollar when neither of the Bush Presidents have their faces on a coin or dollar bill?
Steve Ballmer for President!
don't go offtopic
It's not only the weak dollar though... the price in the US is about the same as in Japan, once you convert the Yens to dollars.
But the price in the scandinavian countries are 10-17% higher than the rest of Europe... (17% in Sweden with the current exchange rates) which is unique to Sony (the Xbox and Wii have a difference in price of about 6%).
EU countries add VAT to the price, the price you see here in the US never includes tax, we have to calculate it on a per state basis. This is another reason why a direct dollar conversion doesn't give an accurate picture.
For example, I live in Florida would it be right for me to say that Sony is screwing New York because the PS3 costs more in NY when you add NY's higher sales tax? Of course not, its not Sony's fault that the sales tax is higher in some states than others and Sony is a business not a charity their not going to start adjusting prices around the US just to adjust for the different sales tax.
We've been having some bad Bush weather here in North Carolina. I had to get a painful Bush dental cavity filled this morning. I wish this slow Bush internet was cranked up to Cern Grid speed.
@cduran01 It would be more accurate to say that 4495SEK equals $600 + sales tax, yes (25% in Sweden and everything from 17.5% and up to ur 25% in the rest of Europe).
This doesn't lessen Sony's overcharging in Scandinavia though. Where everybody else (not only consoles, but all electronics) charge 10SEK per Euro (current exchange rate is 9.37, so it's a good enough estimate to add for our higher than average sales tax), Sony takes 11.25SEK per Euro. This leaves them 12.5% higher than the competition and that's not really fair.
It's not that hard to understand why Scandinavia is one of the few regions in Europe where the 360 still is king though.
the swedish average monthly salary it's worth about $5000.
i hope this helps to put things in perspective.