Canadian new game prices jump to $75
As spotted by HardcoreGamer, the local Canadian branches of Amazon and EB Games have raised the prices of upcoming games to CAD$75.
The CAD$5 increasing comes within a year of prices hitting the CAD$70 point.
CAD$75 (£38/€53) currently exchanges for $60, the standard US pricing. The change is likely due to to fluctuation in currency value, but since that doesn’t mean local wages go up, from a consumer perspective it’s just less cash in their pockets.
Standard new release console game RRPs are also pretty expensive in the UK at £50 ($77/€70), Europe at €70 ($78/£50), and Australia at AUD$110 ($85/£55/€75).
Oh, hell – they’re expensive everywhere and none of us are getting paid enough.
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Source: http://www.vg247.com/2015/02/27/canadian-new-game-prices-jump-to-75/
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A14Posted:
personally think this is the worst thing. I live in canada and 60$ for a game is crazy. Who wants to spend 3/4 of 100$ for a game. you can honestly get a used xbox 360 for 100 dollars. shame..
SlyestcatPosted:
This is pretty outrageous for videos games. It should be a flat rate across the world.
TomPosted:
doesnt matter to me since I dont really play or buy video games anymore. kinda got bored of playing them. Mostly the same type of thing in every game.
MoCapPosted:
Most of the people here didn't even read the post properly lol, $75 in Canada now has a value of $60 in America, that is what they're saying, and yes this still means the games are getting more expensive now
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