Euro vs. Dollar in DLC

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I find very unfair and offensive that european euro countries must pay more for the DLC. I don't know about other coin users but i'm paying 5.2 dollars instead of 3.99 as the american players.

That's because 1 Euro = 1,305 Dollars, and the price in PSN Store is 3.99€.

I've bought the first DLC but i'm not going to buy the second one untill they change this situation.
 
I paid about $6 and yet the Australian dollar is worth 101 U.S cents.

So we should have paid $3.92.
 
SnyDX
I find very unfair and offensive that european euro countries must pay more for the DLC. I don't know about other coin users but i'm paying 5.2 dollars instead of 3.99 as the american players.

That's because 1 Euro = 1,305 Dollars, and the price in PSN Store is 3.99€.

I've bought the first DLC but i'm not going to buy the second one untill they change this situation.
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If you find it unfair and offensive, don't buy it. Even though it's only a Euro and a few Cents more...
If you have a problem I think you should contact the PSN Store as they do the pricing.
 
In Denmark, it costs 35 DKR. That's like... 6.5 USD? AKA this is bullcrap. Yet I bought it anyways.
 
I was actually suprised at how cheap it was in the UK, especially as a map pack for call of duty costs you £15
 
Duffman1986
I was actually suprised at how cheap it was in the UK, especially as a map pack for call of duty costs you £15
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That's completely different though as a map pack would be the equivalent of a track pack and map packs only cost £8, don't know where you would pay £15.
 
SilverArrow
That's completely different though as a map pack would be the equivalent of a track pack and map packs only cost £8, don't know where you would pay £15.
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I got ripped then lol, I was sure I paid £14.99 for the latest map pack for Black Ops
 
It's most likely to do with the way each country governs tax ect, the profit margine's that PD recieve from each purchase will most likely be the same. If it's not to do with that then I'm sure there will be another reason why the do this, I can't see PD charging people in certain countries more just because the feel like it.
 
SnyDX
I find very unfair and offensive that european euro countries must pay more for the DLC. I don't know about other coin users but i'm paying 5.2 dollars instead of 3.99 as the american players.

That's because 1 Euro = 1,305 Dollars, and the price in PSN Store is 3.99€.

I've bought the first DLC but i'm not going to buy the second one untill they change this situation.
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Blame your economy that's all that can be said for that. Our economy is bad, yours just happens to be that much worse. A simple exchange rates chapter out of a Micro or Macro economics book will explain this to you.

Since Sony is a japanese company, I'd guess that they release stuff on the PS store based off of the Yen and then go from there, so what ever the conversion is from that. The U.S. dollar is doing better than any other currency right now I believe and that is why we pay less while you pay a bit more.
 
Guys, please! Anybody hear about different tax rates in different countries?

Usually the price difference between the US and Europe can be attributed to that. E.g. in Austria, it's 20%, in Germany 19%, etc.

In the US, I assume no tax is being added in online stores, now is there?
 
snowgt
Guys, please! Anybody hear about different tax rates in different countries?

Usually the price difference between the US and Europe can be attributed to that. E.g. in Austria, it's 20%, in Germany 19%, etc.

In the US, I assume no tax is being added in online stores, now is there?
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Well ask an American I haven't bought the new DLC yet, but this looks like a case of exchange rates between the various regions.
 
snowgt
Guys, please! Anybody hear about different tax rates in different countries?

Usually the price difference between the US and Europe can be attributed to that. E.g. in Austria, it's 20%, in Germany 19%, etc.

In the US, I assume no tax is being added in online stores, now is there?
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I have never paid tax on any dlc I've purchased for any of my PS3 games.

Taxes is around in most countries seem to be very high. Even it they added a local sales tax it wouldn't make much difference in the price here in the U.S.
 
I just did a currency convert, from USD to NZD and came out as $5.15 NZD and yet I payed $7.90 a $2.70 difference, a bit odd if you ask me
 
In the US no tax is added, as far as I know. I know the UK has the VAT, and I'd imagine other countries have been smart to tax these too... not my country.

This may be unpopular, but true... video gaming is a luxury, if we need to pay a tax to support our country on a luxury, then so be it. Maybe I have this perspective because I don't have to pay it. :sly:
 
Jubby
In the US no tax is added, as far as I know. I know the UK has the VAT, and I'd imagine other countries have been smart to tax these too... not my country.

This may be unpopular, but true... video gaming is a luxury, if we need to pay a tax to support our country on a luxury, then so be it. Maybe I have this perspective because I don't have to pay it. :sly:
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I have to agree... Those that are upset about the price gaps and the taxes that live in other countries are not seeing the damage happening right now within our own country.

Taxes are a huge thing and almost no online purchases in the US are taxed. What has happened is most stores in our struggling economy have shifted to Online Sales instead of brick and mortar. Some states require that any online store within their state must pay tax but not all. Actually most dont.

In the end basically our government is broke, things that need to get fixed that the governments are required to pay for (roads, schools etc) are underfunded and then the politicians scratch their heads wondering why we are broke (I am NOT even going to get into the junk that they waste money on)

I went to Canada a few times and like most European countries they tax the HECK out of their citizens (20% between National and Provincial tax ~ we pay about 5-9% sales tax depending on state)

The flip side of the argument is in the US we have one of the highest INCOME tax rates in the world. We are one of the few countries that will tax your income (about 30% on average) then tax another 5-9% in sales tax... it creates a double tax where we actually make MUCH less than what it seems.

At the end of the day, whether your here in the US or in another country using another currency, we all end up paying more than what we see. I think that regardless of where you are, you get used to the rates of items where you live and adjust accordingly so in the end its a wash. You really cannot compare prices from one country to the next because the currency rates mess the entire system up thinking "Well the US only pays this...." There are WAY too many other factors to consider than simple unit price of an item
 
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I'm pretty sure It was $6.90 AUD despite gran-turismo.com saying

The Car Pack 2 DLC which adds new cars to Gran Turismo 5, has been released on the PlayStation®Store. The price is A$5.60.
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I'm not the type to complain, besides i love all the new cars (especially the Golf) but isn't that a bit harsh? Not so much the actual price but the fact that they told us the wrong one :guilty:
 
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GfxJG
...When I bought it yesterday, it was 34.99 DKR. If they reduced that, I will rage at PD.
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I got it a couple of hours after it hit the PSN store at 30 DKR. Weird if they have made it more expensive after :crazy:
 
DO some countries charge tax on these types of purchases? That might make the difference.
 
ryanerb
You really cannot compare prices from one country to the next because the currency rates mess the entire system up thinking "Well the US only pays this...." There are WAY too many other factors to consider than simple unit price of an item
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This part in particular, every country is different and there are so many more factors that come into play than a simple currency conversion. .
 
What it looks like to me now more so than in my prior statements is exchange rates and tax rates are the cause of other nations having to pay more.
 

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