06-08-2006, 01:39 AM
geo85 Wrote:Why do you guys have to pay more, are there extra taxes or something?
Like I said I want the machine at its peak functionality, if sony wants to add these things then I want to take advantage of that functionality. And 20 gig aint nothin nowadays.
Well, we do have standard 19% tax that's included in the price yes (also included in the €600 of the ps3). But that's still much more than the $300 you payed for ps2. I think retailers made an agreement or something to sell it for more in the first few months. That's the only explanation i can think of because we paid almost double. All games were also €67,95 in the first 2 years (that's about $80 but also includes 19% tax). Now they can't do that as easily because through the net everyone knows what everyone on the other side of the ocean pays and if the ps3 is indeed region free for games you can bet I'm getting my games from the US.
I can understand why you want the 600 ps3. Its the same reasons I want that one. But I can understand alot of people getting the 500 one. I can't understand people getting the core 360 though because you really NEED to buy extra stuff to play. Atleast a memory card. That's my point.
Ohh and the HD is removable and you can just buy a bigger HD at the store. I don't think they have their own HD's like the 360 so you can just buy any brand HD of the right size at the store and put that in.