¡Dios Mio! Even with Sony's recently announced price drop, many still feel that $500 is too much to spend on a video game console. The blogosphere is rife with complaints on Sony's price point for their flagship system, but now it seems that gamers from United States have no room to complain when compared to their Latin American neighbors.
Mexican gamers will finally be able to purchase their territory-specific PS3 for the price of 9,999 Mexican Pesos, which comes out to $910 USD and some change. They will recieve the new 80gb model, and it will be packed with the blah-worthy
Forumla One Championship Edition. Wealthy Latino gamers can begin ordering their systems on Wednesday via the
Mexican SonyStyle web page. The system is expected to launch on August 11th.
The official
Mexican PlayStation blog states that the first sixty customers ordering the PS3 from SonyStyle will recieve a special edition package that includes a camera, knapsack, and a clock. Hopefully these extras will help make up for the $400+ extra cost - but that needs to be one
nice knapsack! It is also mentioned that SonyStyle is offering 12 months financing without interest with certain pay types. Its good to know that they realize that their price point is so high that it requires financing.
We would like to wish our Latin American readers the best of luck on saving their pesos, but if you're reading this page, we recommend that you check out any of the fine American internet stores selling PS3s at almost half the cost.
[Via
Total Playstation]
Contest:
3:05 PM on 07.30.2007
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"Don't worry about it, Ray. These days everyone has a third mortgage."
but then again, every single israeli i know (except for a save few) is such a fucking piece of shit that they deserve such a price point.
I've been to Mexico. I'll just say that I didn't see diamonds and pearls flowing in the streets.
This plan of action is conservative approved.
this is Merica. Deal with it.
That's pretty funny.
(Side Note: Arcades there are alive and well due to this type of bullshit; bad for consoles, good for mastering KoF combo'ing)
Anyhoo, after Japan, teh U.S. and Canada, Mexico is next up in spending for games.
...Of course, it need not necessarily be spending for an official source...
That's what I'd do.
also, I knew the comments would blow up with 'appropriate' commentary while I was typing this up.
Here in Brazil, the PS3 costs about US$1450.
The problem isn't the price itself
It's all the taxes the SOBs from the government impose on eletronics like that.
You dudes, it SUCKS to live down here if you're a geek.
the system actually launched at 13,000 pesos (1200 + USD)
and yes, mexico is one of the top videogame buying countries
also, there's this thing called VISA. you get it to go to the US. not everyone swims
I know Mexico is damn serious about games (I've seen the arcades, holy shit) but they're kind of the butt of all jokes in America. Thank Carlos Mencia for that.
But this is Sony. I'm half expecting them to announce a new version of the PS3 that doesn't play video games for $25 more by Wednesday.
It's no wonder why the 360 and WII are kicking Sony's ass so hard.
Wii= Around 440 dlls
Xbox 360 Pro w/PGR 3= Around 500
Xbox 360 Elite: Around 550dlls
But wii is only about 50-60 dollars less expensive than the 360 premium. And games for the 360 are cheaper than nintendo and sony ones for the most part.
But all sony stuff is kind of overpriced right here... when you can buy almost any Apple product cheaper than a sony one, you've got some serious raping going one.
Sony is insane..THE SHOULD ALSO STOP FINANCING SHITTY MOVIES LIKE THAT LOAD A CRAP "I KNOW WHO KILLED ME" WITH LINDSAY LOHAN.
they will lose a big chunk of change on that investment. but that seems to be Sony's MO these days,one f'up after another
I believe the elite is 5,999 Pesos...or at least that's what This site says.
Why not exclude all the knapsack bullshit so it DOESN'T cost $999?
If you're seriously going to charge almost $400 extra for accessories, they'd better be damn good ones. Like rocket shoes. And a prostitute.
Don't know where the picture is from, but don't underestimate what beggars "get payed", i mean really, the ones on the border between Tijuana and California probably make more than 20-30 dlls an hour.
I second the part of Brazil having high import taxes especially on tech. When we have an employee come up and visit us in Detroit he takes back all kinds of gear---ipods, dram, you name it. For a piece of memory that costs us 50 bucks here it costs 900 there, for example.
Don't blame Sony...
Then how come the 360 isn't THAT overpriced in Mexico?
Nearly all the latinos I know speak both english and spanish and have some truly impressive education. Maybe Mexico have a poor girl selling candy but I prefer buying some candy and feel ok that to watch planes crashing on buildings, kids shooting at schools, Rodney King racism, lots of crackheads and a way of thinking that is just cemented on hollow pride.
Well, is good to have all those Israeli, Cubans, Dominicans, Mexicans, Salvadorians, Peruvians, Puertoricans, Colombians, Argentinians and all kinds of hispanics and asian invading this country. If you are afraid to lose your job, well, study harder and have more certificates to your name... oh! y aprendan a hablar español monton de gilipollas, masca miembros, comemierdas, pendejos, lame escrotos, sopla culos.
=D
Lol. That was alot of stuff packed there.
Shiteater? WTF are those?
In colombia, my xbox 360 costed $654, but I made the investment because I could easily hack it and play backups, instead of spending $100 per game.
The PS3 is at $955, and the wii $550. Most of the latin gamers make the obvious choice and just play pirated games.
Of course, at that gargantuan price, and almost no good games, the PS3 is not a good sale.
Latin gamers have a hard time...
In colombia, my xbox 360 costed $654, but I made the investment because I could easily hack it and play backups, instead of spending $100 per game.
The PS3 is at $955, and the wii $550. Most of the latin gamers make the obvious choice and just play pirated games.
Of course, at that gargantuan price, and almost no good games, the PS3 is not a good sale.
Latin gamers have a hard time...
Wii games bought: 2
Wii games owned: 27
360 isn't that overpriced cause there's actually a Microsoft branch in mexico (im guessing it's supposed to be for all of Latin America)
dont get why it's overpriced...doesnt that North America (continent, people. US =/= america) apply to electronics?
anyway, obshaky is right. all latin american countries have a higher standard of education than US. dunno about canada. plus, most schools teach english and spanish so you learn the most widely spread language and english (more countries' official language is spanish)
also...on mexico:
Xbox 360 Premium: $499
PS3: $1,300 (until the date announced in the article)
Wii: $400 - $500 depending on where you buy it
Xbox/PS3/Wii modding: $50 =]