Rip-Off Britain

I live in Britain. And much like the rest of Europe, we're always the ones who get crapped on by
Big American Co.™

But why are we treated so poorly? I've done some maths to see just how bad we get it.

PlayStation 3 - The 60Gb PS3 originally sold for $599 in America. I'm discounting the 20Gb version for this because it wasn't available at all anywhere else. In the UK, the RRP was £425. At today's exchange rates, this equals $859, $260 more than in the US.

We have to pay 43% more for the PS3 in Europe than in the US. And this doesn't even take into account the Sony's recent US-Only price drops.

Xbox 360 - I've got a 360. I wouldn't have if I could afford a PS3, because I had only ever used PlayStations in the past. The Premium Xbox 360 originally sold for $399 in America. In the UK, it sold for £280, or $566.

We have to pay 42% more for the Xbox 360 Premium in the UK than in the US. Once again, this doesn't include the US-Only price drops.


The problem is that it's the same problem with games and accessories as well. This really bugs me, because there's no real reason why companies should charge more. Sure, you could talk about minimum wages and things, but at the end of the day, companies such as Microsoft and Sony would still get profit from charging fairly in all regions. It's just a shame that foreign PS3s and Xboxs won't work over here.

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