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¡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]

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brainderailment's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2007 06:24
brainderailment
Nobody understands tariffs around here. Sony wants to at least break even (it seems like) everywhere besides the U.S.
Michymaster's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2007 10:59
Michymaster
Just to make you know "gringos" there are a lot of mexicans that can afford to buy a lot of that stuff, you think that all mexicans are fuckin poor, do you?
daCuk's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2007 11:05
daCuk
Well, at least in Mexico they have official Sony distribution.
In Costa Rica, a PS3 (at least the old $599 system) will cost like 600.000 colones, that will be somewhat like $1100 (all video game systems are levied like luxury items and pay 85% entry tax), so, as you can imagine, eBay is a godsend here.

As for all racist idiots there, I suppose none of you have the education to distinguish between different countries, or even the knowledge of 2 or 3 languages...

The way you see the world...


That's why you deserve Bush as your president.
Salamande's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2007 12:03
Salamande
Well, this certainly turned ugly. Chill out, people.
brainderailment's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2007 12:39
brainderailment
@daCuk, fuck you, nobody deserves bush as president. Don't be an asshole.
brainderailment's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2007 12:42
brainderailment
@Michymaster
I've been to Mexico a few times. There are like mansion neighborhoods here and there. I remember seeing one mansion being guarded by guys with m16s at the gate. Frickin crazy. Anyway, i said that to say there is not as large of a middle-class as their is in the U.S. but there are some very wealthy people there. I gotcha back Mexico.
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