Sony dealers conference tomorrow ... PSP price maybe?
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If DS games were $50 (which I doubt... I certainly HOPE not!Teasy said:
) I imagine the PSP's would be. They should be cheaper to produce, and certainly offering cheaper software would help alleviate the pain of more expensive hardware.The DS hasn't announced their cartridge costs officially yet, but since $50 would be almost unsustainable for a portable device that wants any type of mass volume, I rather doubt they're aiming there. My own guess would be $40 at launch, and lowering it later if needed to spur sales and increase competition.
Yes, well you should be used to the "dollar = pound" conversion by now.hey69 said:you americans...
almost every new GBA game is launched here at nearly 50euro
(Though I thought that would make it be under 45 euro for the most part for GBA games.)Though seemingly--while still more expensive--regular console games don't quite follow the same conversion. (You seem to cap at £40, while our new games typically hit $50.)
But basically, pretend the GBA games cost not ~50 euro but ~75! (To follow a roughly equivalent ratio-of-more-suckingness.)
cthellis42
Most new GBA games in the U.K are £24.99 (36 Euro's).
BTW on DS game prices. I'm hearing that DS games will be priced at $29.99 in the U.S. I've also heard that the full game of Metroid: Hunters will be included in the $149.99 price (not the demo). This is just according to a friend of mine though...
Most new GBA games in the U.K are £24.99 (36 Euro's).
BTW on DS game prices. I'm hearing that DS games will be priced at $29.99 in the U.S. I've also heard that the full game of Metroid: Hunters will be included in the $149.99 price (not the demo). This is just according to a friend of mine though...
Yes, well 'twasn't me what said 50 euro.Teasy said:
I took a quick look at Amazon-UK and saw most of the new titles (I sorted by release date) were £29.99, which I assumed was retail at least. That's not to say one can't get it cheaper easily anyway, but I'm not a euro-shopper so my chops aren't up that way. Seemed like it was at least "normal" since GBA games tend to retail for $29.99 here, while you can always find them cheaper. I assumed hey69 was either rounding a bit, or perhaps in a slower market than the UK.For instance:
Spiderman 2 in France, Belgium: 44,95 €
Spiderman 2 in UK: £29
Spiderman 2 in the US: $29
It seems that Europe still gets the best deals, obviously!
Spiderman 2 in France, Belgium: 44,95 €
Spiderman 2 in UK: £29
Spiderman 2 in the US: $29
It seems that Europe still gets the best deals, obviously!
cthellis42
Yeah £29.99 probably is the U.K recomended GBA price. I actually thought you were saying that the U.K price was the equivalent of 75 Euro's. Which is why I posted.
Incidentally for buying games in the U.K Play.com are pretty good. Most new GBA games there are £24.99 with free delivery.
Yeah £29.99 probably is the U.K recomended GBA price. I actually thought you were saying that the U.K price was the equivalent of 75 Euro's. Which is why I posted.
Incidentally for buying games in the U.K Play.com are pretty good. Most new GBA games there are £24.99 with free delivery.
Maybe for Europe, they have to pay extra for the cost of translating to all those languages ? Or maybe because Europe has strict anti dumping law, so instead of getting accussed they rather charge premium for you guys.
Why don't European import GBA games anyway if they are cheaper that way?
Or maybe because Europe has strict anti dumping law, so instead of getting accussed they rather charge premium for you guys.Why don't European import GBA games anyway if they are cheaper that way?
That is certainly part of the reason, but it doesn't account for all of the difference. $30 is about 25€ (rounded up). Include 25% sales tax into the european price (which is a pretty high estimate for sales tax, e.g UK has lower IIRC) and you end up with 32€ or so. Which is pretty far from the 44€ that is a pretty normal price for GBA games here in sweden. My guess is most of the difference is taken by the retailers, buying from a good web shop you can easily get prices on regular games (PS2, Game Cube Xbox) that are 10-40€ lower than what you would pay on high street.
Teasy said:
He used the p word!! Expect those from the Political and Whatever Forum to tear u into pieces now with their socio-economic baseball bats.
Yar, no. I was just trying to translate over what a $50 game here would represent there.Teasy said:
I think at the moment they're delaying it to make sure they have all their ducks in a row and not A) announce a delay before they have to or B) announce things they are forced to retract later.