that's matter not to the consumer. MS lose out on their consoles also but they put a headset in and a cable.

 

That accounts for some of it, but not all. For a start they are not made in the USA, they are imported. So apart from sales taxes, why should the Euro version cost more? Just curious

 

Because the entire financial system is based on US Dollars for MS/Sony et al.
Therefore, any pricing is going to be a US Dollar to Euro/GBP echange. You don't use todays rate, you use a historical average - for obvious reasons. Which works out at around $1.70 to the pound. If the pound were to go to 1990 levels of $1.45 to the pound, we would be paying "less" than the states.

MS SOny and Nintendo all use the same system these days. It is aprox $1.70 =£1 plus VAT @17.5% (most States in the US are betwen 5 and 8% sales tax, and all prices quoted do not include this tax).

Just be thankful its not the old pounds for dollars system

 

Complete speculation on my part...

Moving them around in the states costs a lot less because of the price of petrol alone and shipping them from China in boats is a tad cheaper as well.

$599 @ ($1.88 to £1) = £318 * 1.175 = £374 + everything to get them into the shops costs more and our shops demand bigger margins...not a big difference I would guess ?

Cheers

Dan

 

As mentioned above, we're getting stiffed by greedy retailers demanding more profit too

 

yes its the retailers that take the biggest profits, the cost from distributor to shop is quite shocking...

 

Do the US PS3's come with a HDMI cable?

 

I know a guy who bought one in Dubai.
No cable.
I bought a "PS3 bundle" and got the HD cable in the deal.
I only know one person who bought an xbox core system.
don't know what all the fuss is about really.
Whichever console you pray to, somebody, somewhere is having a laugh.
Even the Wii if you make the mistake of buying Tiger Woods golf