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Title: PS2 to go up in price?
Post by: on January 08, 2001, 12:52:44 PM: I read in my ops2 magasine that the ps2 might go up in price because tax may be added onto it because it isn\'t classed as a "computer" does anyone else have any infomation on this?
Title: please tell me that is untrue Please
Post by: ooseven on January 08, 2001, 12:55:05 PM: Nnnnnnnnoooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

This is a conspiracy to stop me getting my hands on a playstation 2.
Title: Re: please tell me that is untrue Please
Post by: on January 08, 2001, 01:23:33 PM: Quote
Originally posted by ooseven
Nnnnnnnnoooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

This is a conspiracy to stop me getting my hands on a playstation 2.

Yea rite! It\'s not only who\'s hurting :crying:
Phoenix, you really sure on that info? But still, one source doesn\'t really make it true.........., does it :crying: ?
Title: PS2 to go up in price?
Post by: EThugg on January 08, 2001, 04:31:01 PM: Thats what they said about the UK launch too. I doubt it\'ll happen.
Title: PS2 to go up in price?
Post by: samanvahedi on January 08, 2001, 04:33:22 PM: Equipped with a 128 bit microprocessor, a DVD player and an ability to
connect to the Internet, Sony believes the new units have grown up enough
from the first PlayStations to qualify as a computer. But the customs office
in Britain, where Sony Computer Entertainment Europe is based, rejected that
argument and put the PlayStation 2 in the same video games category as the
originals. That means each unit is subject to a duty of 2.2%, or roughly 6,
when imported for sale in the European Union. Products classified as
\'digital processing units\' - computers - don\'t have to pay any import tax.
Sony spokeswoman Liz Ashford said that Sony is appealing against the
decision in London by asking for a departmental review. If that fails, legal
action could follow. EU Commission spokesman Jonathan Todd said the EU
established the rules for \'computers used basically for games\' earlier this
year when confronted with Sony rival Sega\'s similarly souped-up Dreamcast
console."

I got the above thing from CNet... it was a post from another person....
Title: PS2 to go up in price?
Post by: StAnZo on January 09, 2001, 09:26:34 AM: Nobody now in the UK should have trouble getting hold of a PS2. Today i was in my city centre (Leicester) and the
following stores had at least 4 PS2s in stock and available off the shelf...

Curries
Wolworths
MVC

i also noticed a few dotted about the place in various other shops. Get out there now and look people!
Title: PS2 to go up in price?
Post by: on January 09, 2001, 10:20:32 AM: Quote
Originally posted by EThugg
Thats what they said about the UK launch too. I doubt it\'ll happen.

yeh i am in the UK too thats what i was takin about.
Title: PS2 to go up in price?
Post by: Darth Joyda on January 09, 2001, 10:24:34 AM: That\'s some bad news if true..

some of my friends are going to wait until the price drops and buy one then... But if it\'s going to RISE UP?

I think not here in the Finland anyway... we\'ve got taxes, right. Now feel the pain to lose as much money as WE did when WE bought OUR PS2!!!

BHOAWHAWHAW... sorry for you I am not...
Title: PS2 to go up in price?
Post by: Seed_Of_Evil on January 09, 2001, 10:42:26 AM: I think this is false guys... why? ´cause if Sony wanna up the price os its console, it up the price at the launch and no now... do you understand me?? this is untrue sure...

PD: nice nice nice pic Joyda ;)
Title: PS2 to go up in price?
Post by: on January 09, 2001, 11:15:12 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Adan
I think this is false guys... why? ´cause if Sony wanna up the price os its console, it up the price at the launch and no now... do you understand me?? this is untrue sure...

Sony is working AGAINST having the price put up and if they do lose the case thn it is said that it will go up in pric by 2.2%
Title: PS2 to go up in price?
Post by: MattPS2k on January 09, 2001, 04:16:49 PM: My friend, who is an employee at EB said that it cost Sony aroud $485 to produce each console. If this is true. They are losing a sh...CRAP load of money. If this is the reason for a price rise, maybe its needed. But who can trust my friend anyway. He\'s cool though. Seems to know his stuff.
Title: PS2 to go up in price?
Post by: cloud345 on January 09, 2001, 04:25:37 PM: Origianally poted by *)phoenex(
Quote

I read in my ops2 magasine that the ps2 might go up in price because tax may be added onto it because it isn\'t classed as a "computer" does anyone else have any infomation on this?

If they wanna class something as computer it\'s x-box.Not Ps2.I don\'t need to worry cause I got mine already...uh oh the price goes up less poeple buy less money for Sony worse games possibly.NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.And also if the ops2 has a web site can you give it a link?
Title: PS2 to go up in price?
Post by: CapnCrunch on January 09, 2001, 04:29:47 PM: no I dont think the production cost is 485.
Title: PS2 to go up in price?
Post by: Solid Snake 88 on January 09, 2001, 05:30:00 PM: Good thing I got mine eh?

Anyways, 2.2% is nothing, it might up the price to $310(I don\'t wanna do the math) or something. Besides, I hate to burst your bubble but the pieces used in the production of everything, not just the PS2, is alot cheaper than it is for you. The PS2 probably takes about $50 to make.
Title: PS2 to go up in price?
Post by: on January 10, 2001, 06:20:50 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Solid Snake 88
Good thing I got mine eh?

Anyways, 2.2% is nothing, it might up the price to $310(I don\'t wanna do the math) or something. Besides, I hate to burst your bubble but the pieces used in the production of everything, not just the PS2, is alot cheaper than it is for you. The PS2 probably takes about $50 to make.

Is that a joke or sarcasm? It takes a lot more then $50 to make it. That is the cost it takes to make the n64 right now and it is 5 years old.
Title: PS2 to go up in price?
Post by: RichG on January 10, 2001, 11:07:53 AM: I agree with solid snake. Mass produced electronics are very cheap.

When they say that Sony are making a loss its probly because they are counting the whole package, eg development costs, testing, shipping, tax and the individual pieces, also many more costs i can\'t think of right now.