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[Makkufish]

Arcian wrote...

Plogg wrote...

Swedes pay £97.62 for CE

Yeah it's flippin' ridiculous.

Inorite? I'm still getting it because I'm a hopeless fangirl but damn it I am NOT happy about it.

[BigEvil]

stewie1974 wrote...

V.A.T is 20% under James Camerons coalition government, of course stuff is more expensive here now.

Yeah, I lost all faith in his governmental policies after seeing how weak the story of Avatar was.

[Bobad]

BigEvil wrote...

stewie1974 wrote...

V.A.T is 20% under James Camerons coalition government, of course stuff is more expensive here now.

Yeah, I lost all faith in his governmental policies after seeing how weak the story of Avatar was.

Is James Cameron's Coalition Government going to be in 3D?.

I still think that the price remains high in the UK for the collectors edition due to a complete lack of competition (i.e. only GAME and it's subsidiaries carry the product at this time).

[Shadesofsiknas]

If the only place to get the Collectors Edition over here is Game I will be going for the standard edition. I refuse to pay such prices for a game no matter how many goodies I get. And if game was the only place in the world to get ME3 I would be wrapping up my ME saga with ME2.

I really hope their pricing policy on this burns the sales of ME3 badly. I dont want to see ME3 fail by any stretch of the imagination but I would love to see them spanked for trying to gouge ME fans. Thats who they are trying to rip-off, the fans who have been in from the start and are sure sales are been rewarded with a right seeing to.

Modifié par Shadesofsiknas, 25 juillet 2011 - 04:29 .

[Apollo Starflare]

Yeah, this has been grinding my gears of late as well. Regardless of whatever legitimate reason may exist to explain it, it just seems excessive, especially so in certain countries.

bleetman wrote...

Look on the bright side, have you seen the differences in cost between countries for the SW:TOR collectors edition? £40 extra in the UK, more so for other countries? No, no thank you.

Oh so TOR is especially overpriced in my country (and even more so in others)? Well, my look of incredulity when I checked the CE page was more than deserved. The sad thing is there is no way I won't be getting that damn game. How does the Origin exclusive digital version work out? Same price globally, or do we have to pay an extra £20 to download things as well?

[Sailears]

I'm hoping that it drops by about £10 sometime in the next 7 months, which could happen.

[Spaghetti_Ninja]

Yeah, Europeans games are more expensive, but at least we GET them all over here.

[Gill Kaiser]

Dariuszp wrote...

Are you talking about Mass Effect 3 on PC ? If yes then order the game in Poland.

PC: 120PLN == 27£ == 42$
XBOX/PS3: 200PLN == 44£ == 71$

More or less. It's PC standard edition. Don't know about ME 3 but ME 1 and ME 2 had english and polish language included.

There's no need for that, because the standard editions are priced fairly here in the UK. It's only the Collector's Edition that is excessively marked up.

[Skullheart]

If you think that's unfair some people will have to pay over 120 USD or more for Collector's Edition...

[Eurhetemec]

I'm not sure what BioWare/EA's big "let's price-gouge those filthy Brits!" deal is lately, but I do think they should realize that, as a big fan of ME1/2, I would love to have bought the CE for ME3 - likely to be one of my favourite games ever, but I'm not going to if they price it so insultingly high. A little higher than the US I can see, but this much higher? It's rude and disrepectful.

SWTOR's CE is even more hilariously overpriced in the UK - and it was already hilariously overpriced.

[jamesp81]

Squidbreath wrote...

I may be wrong, but I think it's probably the shipping.

I figure it's probably differences in tax rates.  Most countries levee some kind of an excise tax on non-essential goods.  Said tax in the UK might be higher than the US.

[jamesp81]

Thrombin wrote...

Could the difference be Partly the VAT?

What's the sales tax in the US?

Different in every state.  There is no federal sales tax, although some proposals have been made (proposals I support) to abolish the federal income tax and replace it with a federal sales tax.  Doubt it will ever happen though.

In any case, sales tax is different in every state and can vary by city and county.  It's tacked on to the retail price at the point of sale.  In my state, the sales tax is 6%.  So, if I buy a $60 game, they add on $3.60 tax for a total cost of $63.60 paid at the register.

I suspect you're on to something with the VAT.  Also, there are likely excise taxes which you won't see at the register since they aren't paid at the time of purchase.

[Candidate 88766]

It is very annoying. I really want the CE (that boxart is gorgeous) but I can't justify paying double the price of the standard version for it. My degree is already putting me in more and more debt every year, and while I can justify £30 for a game £60 is just obscene. Its a real shame, because the CE does look very good.

[Blarty]

VAT canonly account for some of it, and of course, while EA and Bioware will see some of it the extra cash, the price itself is down to the retailer, in the UKs case, Game.

[Eurhetemec]

jamesp81 wrote...

Squidbreath wrote...

I may be wrong, but I think it's probably the shipping.

I figure it's probably differences in tax rates.  Most countries levee some kind of an excise tax on non-essential goods.  Said tax in the UK might be higher than the US.

It's not, Jamesp81. Contrary to what they may teach in US schools, British people are not in fact finger-dragging Neanderthals. We can actually do some basic math and understand how our own systems work!

And a 20% VAT rate is not enough to explain the price disparity, especially when the non-CE edition is exactly the right price - as is the Digital Deluxe edition on Origin - exactly the price it "should" be.

It's only the CE that is randomly significantly more expensive.

What's the difference between the US and UK here? That in the US, the CE is being sold by multiple retailers - in the UK, it's only being sold by one.

See if you can use that to work out why the price might be higher...

Well, I'll explain, anyway - it's because Game.co.uk (I think the same people as EB in the US) are the ONLY people in the UK selling it. Thus because they have total control over supply, they charge whatever the market will bear.

Had BioWare decided to do like the US and release the CE to all retailers, then we wouldn't be seeing this ridiculous price.

[Bobad]

Eurhetemec wrote...

Well, I'll explain, anyway - it's because Game.co.uk (I think the same people as EB in the US) are the ONLY people in the UK selling it. Thus because they have total control over supply, they charge whatever the market will bear.

Had BioWare decided to do like the US and release the CE to all retailers, then we wouldn't be seeing this ridiculous price.

Precisely this.

[Thumba]

Plogg wrote...

Swedes pay £97.62 for CE

Wait what? No I'm not. I'm "only" paying £87.41, although it's still insanely high it's not as high.

[Shadesofsiknas]

Eurhetemec wrote...

jamesp81 wrote...

Squidbreath wrote...

I may be wrong, but I think it's probably the shipping.

I figure it's probably differences in tax rates.  Most countries levee some kind of an excise tax on non-essential goods.  Said tax in the UK might be higher than the US.

It's not, Jamesp81. Contrary to what they may teach in US schools, British people are not in fact finger-dragging Neanderthals. We can actually do some basic math and understand how our own systems work!

And a 20% VAT rate is not enough to explain the price disparity, especially when the non-CE edition is exactly the right price - as is the Digital Deluxe edition on Origin - exactly the price it "should" be.

It's only the CE that is randomly significantly more expensive.

What's the difference between the US and UK here? That in the US, the CE is being sold by multiple retailers - in the UK, it's only being sold by one.

See if you can use that to work out why the price might be higher...

Well, I'll explain, anyway - it's because Game.co.uk (I think the same people as EB in the US) are the ONLY people in the UK selling it. Thus because they have total control over supply, they charge whatever the market will bear.

Had BioWare decided to do like the US and release the CE to all retailers, then we wouldn't be seeing this ridiculous price.

I just went looking at the CE for TOR on Amazon and it appears that only Game are selling the CE for this game also. Im living in Ireland but I buy all my games from Amazon.co.uk as even after shipping Im saving on average €20 per game.

What seems to me to be happening is EA has been looking at how many people have been buying their games overseas from the UK and getting great deals. So it seems they have decided to make a move against this making Game the only place to carry the CE.And Game been the grubby penny pinchers they are are more than willing to sell at the overblown prices.

[Bobad]

InviolateNK wrote...

Eurhetemec wrote...


Well, I'll explain, anyway - it's because Game.co.uk (I think the same people as EB in the US) are the ONLY people in the UK selling it. Thus because they have total control over supply, they charge whatever the market will bear.

Nope, their not the only people in the UK selling it

Who else is selling it in the UK?, I have only seen GAME and their subsidiaries (Gamestation etc.).

[Eurhetemec]

InviolateNK wrote...

Eurhetemec wrote...


Well, I'll explain, anyway - it's because Game.co.uk (I think the same people as EB in the US) are the ONLY people in the UK selling it. Thus because they have total control over supply, they charge whatever the market will bear.

Nope, their not the only people in the UK selling it

Oh?!

Who else are?

Not Origin.

Not HMV.

Not Amazon.co.uk.

So who is it?

[Xarathox]

sponge56 wrote...

Indeed other countries such as Australia have to pay more. However people are wondering what the price mark up is for, not moaning that 'my country has to pay more than your country'.

The American dollar is almost worthless. That's why you have to pay a marked up price. Pre-economic instability here in the states, most european countries payed a lower actual cost for similar items than we did. Thanks to our greedy bankers who nearly caused a second great depression, North American companies are charging more for their goods overseas to counter the U.S dollars rock bottom worth.

[Gill Kaiser]

InviolateNK wrote...

Eurhetemec wrote...


Well, I'll explain, anyway - it's because Game.co.uk (I think the same people as EB in the US) are the ONLY people in the UK selling it. Thus because they have total control over supply, they charge whatever the market will bear.

Nope, their not the only people in the UK selling it

Really? Do tell.

[Eurhetemec]

Xarathox wrote...

sponge56 wrote...

Indeed other countries such as Australia have to pay more. However people are wondering what the price mark up is for, not moaning that 'my country has to pay more than your country'.

The American dollar is almost worthless. That's why you have to pay a marked up price. Pre-economic instability here in the states, most european countries payed a lower actual cost for similar items than we did. Thanks to our greedy bankers who nearly caused a second great depression, North American companies are charging more for their goods overseas to counter the U.S dollars rock bottom worth.

Nice theory but not true, because it's only the CEs which are more expensive, not the normal game, or the Digital Deluxe edition. Nor any other games. They're all the "right" price. Also, EA is a multi-national corporation, not a "US" company, even though it's based in the US.

[The Twilight God]

Eurhetemec wrote...

I'm not sure what BioWare/EA's big "let's price-gouge those filthy Brits!" deal is lately, but I do think they should realize that, as a big fan of ME1/2, I would love to have bought the CE for ME3 - likely to be one of my favourite games ever, but I'm not going to if they price it so insultingly high. A little higher than the US I can see, but this much higher? It's rude and disrepectful.

SWTOR's CE is even more hilariously overpriced in the UK - and it was already hilariously overpriced.

I can't see anyone paying $149 in the U.S., much less whatever ridiculous price it is overseas.