Frankly, it's a relief to finally see an article that gains some perspective on this, Mr Thomsen.
I know that some writers on
The Escapist could do with a reality check regarding how much harder it is to buy a game if you're not in the first world. The support I see in these articles for expensive services, paying for virtual and unreal products, leasing server space instead of buying a physical copy of a game, and DLC in general needs to slow the Hell down if not outright stop.
I think the magazine is caught between being very pro-consumer and not realising how much the consumer actually goes through regarding games and their expensiveness as a luxury item which has a super-large profit margin - it costs far less to create a game than you make out of it, especially with the big releases. So consumers are getting rorted on a regular basis. Let's hope that writers are reading closely.
ENKC said:
Congratulations. You have better prices than Australia.
Wrong, at least in the case of his example. 500USD translates roughly to 557.55AUD, and a PS3 will cost from $499 (same price as his) to $650 here according to this site:
http://www.myshopping.com.au/PR--88814_Sony_Playstation_3_Console
I like to complain about our game prices too, but at least they're not
worse than Argentina's in this case. Maybe they are overall, but it would take a serious study to say for sure.