[GregoryRasputin]

As another year ends and a new one begins, those of us still in 2011 and those of us in drinking to ... [Read More]

[Annelies]

I have a mixed array of feelings on the new handheld... maybe when I feel like spending... I will get a Vita.

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[japsander]

im so so close to clicking on "confirm order" >.<

[madshaun1984]

So the US and Canada get it almost £90 cheaper than the UK and likely all other territories (299.99 USD = 193.249 GBP according to xe.com) and with 3 times the amount of launch games... way to screw 80% of the population $ony, I really do hope you get your fingers burnt (again).

[GregoryRasputin]

Originally Posted by madshaun1984 So the US and Canada get it almost £90 cheaper than the UK and likely all other territories (249.99 USD = 161.040 GBP according to xe.com) and with 3 times the amount of launch games... way to screw 80% of the population $ony, I really do hope you get your fingers burnt (again).

lol you act surprised, those of us that don't have the US Dollar as currency, really do get screwed on price, but is it really Sony's fault, or is it our greedy governments fault ?

[madshaun1984]

Well our government had nothing to do with the launch line up, and they also pay tax in the US and Canada, so who would you blame?

[japsander]

isnt a lot of it due to the way taxes are paid? in UK we pay 20% VAT. im not sure how the US deal with this

[Annelies]

It is not Sony's fault the US dollar is the worlds "most trusted" form of currency. The dollar is just worth more than the rest of the world's foreign currency.

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[madshaun1984]

Originally Posted by japsander isnt a lot of it due to the way taxes are paid? in UK we pay 20% VAT. im not sure how the US deal with this

That may be the case, but we all know $ony are greedy and favour the US and Canada due to high sales rates (larger area = more population to fleece in one go), and as for the games line up... they'd blame it on localisation (all the different EU languages) slowing up production, but they forget that, that excuse doesn't really cut it in the UK, and that its just them being lazy.

[GregoryRasputin]

Originally Posted by Annelies It is not Sony's fault the US dollar is the worlds "most trusted" form of currency. The dollar is just worth more than the rest of the world's foreign currency. Sent from my SGH-T989 using Tapatalk

Im not even going to comment on that, or the thread will turn into a political debate >.<