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[date666]

$109 for BF3 on the AUS PSN ... like WOW, with current ecchange rate that is about $115 USD ...how come we pay double what the US pay???  Still havent seen a straight answer from Sony why the price different regarding a digital download service with no borders ... a little extra maybe but double!!! ... cmon

[TEABAGNEMESIS]

This has been brought up a few times, and I think that it's almost a consensus - we are indeed getting the raw end. Easiest solution is to shop elsewhere. In this case, create a US account, get a US PSN card from an online seller, and buy it that way. The situation isn't going to change anytime soon. Not that it's right, but more that's just the way it is

[makobeaver]

It has more to do with the distributor setting the price.
And to be hoenst, it seems like all the games are based of RRP - which of course is set by who!?

If you're unhappy with the price off the PSN - go buy the hard copy.
You'll be paying around the same anyways. EB Games clocked their Special edition at 109$ too.

[Renze]

The USA has two things in its favour: They have a considerably lower minimum hourly wage than Australia or New Zealand, and they have a significantly higher population, thereby having a larger number of potential sales. Both of these have an influence on the price. Compared to the USA, we are an insignificant market.

[Zesder]

About a month or so there was discussion for dropping the RRP of games to around the $80 mark if the AUD stayed high.
The problem is that not long after that the AUD dropped again. That would give them an excuse to hold it off again. Even if it has gone up again.

[date666]

All good points people I was just venting...  I know the argument about market size pops up every now and again and maybe you could apply that to the physical environment ... but a digital download service wipes all those arguments out...  What does it matter how big your market is if you're just putting a file on a regional server...Sony/EA/MS/ etc etc etc are just greedy, pure and simple ...

For anybody interested BF3 $78 in Big W; BF3LE $89 in JB ... because printing, transporting, distributing, shelf space, rent, overheads etc etc obviously makes it cheaper than a digital download service... go figure!

[Renze]

Yes, it is all about money... but then what isn't? Every company wants to make as much of it as possible, and will set the prices in each region (based on the aforementioned data) to get as much of it as they can. Greed is probably the most powerful motivator there is. It is a shame that it is, but that is the reality.

[wiraduriboi]

buy your games from dungeoncrawl i paid 74 bucks for BF3

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date666 wrote:

All good points people I was just venting...  I know the argument about market size pops up every now and again and maybe you could apply that to the physical environment ... but a digital download service wipes all those arguments out...

Not quite true... There's also things like licensing issues with different territories, the first thing that comes to mind is the ratings system within each country. Then there's the fact that some games are developed by one company, then published and released by multiple companies in different regions. What should by rights be very straight forward, becomes a headache with all the legal side of things. So yeah, sometimes the companies involved would make the decision to simply ignore the smaller markets. Don't get me wrong, I do agree with your thoughts, only things is the reality is a whole lot different, unfortunately...

[adin75]

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wiraduriboi wrote:

buy your games from dungeoncrawl i paid 74 bucks for BF3

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You got ripped, I picked up the L.E. for $69 @ Mighty Ape and Big W had the standard edition for $68.