Quote from Sony Senior VP Jack Tretton..... No price cut.

"We have no plans to reduce our price(pre-Gamecube and Xbox). I think we could sell every unit we manufactor this year at 299$ wihout any problem. Reguardless of what our competitors to do in terms of pricing and release dates, that doesnt change our stategy."

A little ****y, I like that.

Whatever sinks his boat.

But they should reduce the price in Europe. Over here it`s much more than 299$. People over here would be happy about a 299$ price.

Originally posted by macabre
But they should reduce the price in Europe. Over here it`s much more than 299$. People over here would be happy about a 299$ price.

Indeed, he could sell tons of machines here if they lowered the price to $299. But hell, they sold almost as many here as in the US, even though it\'s $150 more ($450 for the math impaired).

Isn\'t the Euro price high cause of your goofy taxes??

Isn\'t the Euro price high cause of your goofy taxes??

yeah, i hear in sweden they have 80% income tax.
that bites, dont it?


this dosent seem right. if they lower ALL of the prices of the ps2 to 299$ around the globe.....
all i know is i think austrailia would be happy.(isnt it 799$ there?)

lets ask ooseven:D

I did some checking..... Geez!!! Denmark has a 25% sales tax (VAT). Talk about getting raked over the coals.

Here in the US we have sales taxes from 0 to 9%:) Depending on what STATE you live in.

Look here--> LINK

So.... The PS2 at $325 (US appx, after taxes) would cost about $375 (Denmark with Value Added Tax)


Well.. That\'s still about $125 short of the $450 you say Samwise. Is there another tax you have that I don\'t know of??

Aha I figured it out. Y\'all paying over $300 in Europe and wherever have taxes and the US Dollar exchange rate to blame---not Sony.

Exchange rate link-->http://www.x-rates.com/tables/USD.html

Example:

The AU is worth 1/2 of the dollar, so naturally since Sony bases retail pricing on the Dollar, you will need twice as many AU dollars to equall $300.... TADA!! That comes to $600 (plus any taxes and such)

Denmark\'s currency (I assume the Euro??) is worth 8/10ths of the US Dollar. That would make the PS2 $360 (300+2/10). Then add the VAT(25%) to the $360 and you come to exactly $450

Man... I\'m so damn smart:D


So you see. Sony is selling it\'s machine at $299 world wide, but taxes and exchange rates (against the US dollar) make some of you pay way more.. Sorry, take it up with your Government:D

Denmark has, Danske Kroner as their currency..
I think they said no to €!

Way to go Denmark!
€ SUCKS!


The intrest in € is very low in sweden aswell..
(SEK= Svenska Kronor=Swedish Crowns)


ducats!

Originally posted by Falcon4


yeah, i hear in sweden they have 80% income tax.
that bites, dont it?

LOL!
No its 33%

Originally posted by fastson


LOL!
No its 33%

hehe. oh well i was close wasnt i?

but dosent it depend on youre income how high the taxes are for you?
you couldve picked the lowest rate;)

Lol, quite a bit of errors here and there. Sweden has pretty high taxes yes, but NOT 80%. That\'s just insane.

And the $700-something in Australia is in AUD, not USD. But it\'s still more than in the US, of course.

We Danes use Danish Crownes and our currency (Danske Kroner, DKR in Danish). And yes, we have a 25% VAT + high income taxes... some people like it, others don\'t. Personally I\'d prefer lower taxes and a higher amount of (I can\'t think of the right word) "self payment". But we don\'t pay for nothing. We have free medical care, the schools are free (that includes college/university), you get payed to study, you get money if you\'re out of a job, you get money when you get old etc. But for someone living in the States it must seem pretty weird because it\'s so fundamentally different from their system. Personally I\'d like a mix between the two systems. Lower taxes than here, but better "social security" than there. Ah well, can\'t have it all.

EDIT:
I\'ve seen PS2\'s here lately for sub-$400, so it\'s getting better.

Originally posted by Samwise
Lol, quite a bit of errors here and there. Sweden has pretty high taxes yes, but NOT 80%. That\'s just insane.

And the $700-something in Australia is in AUD, not USD. But it\'s still more than in the US, of course.

We Danes use Danish Crownes and our currency (Danske Kroner, DKR in Danish). And yes, we have a 25% VAT + high income taxes... some people like it, others don\'t. Personally I\'d prefer lower taxes and a higher amount of (I can\'t think of the right word) "self payment". But we don\'t pay for nothing. We have free medical care, the schools are free (that includes college/university), you get payed to study, you get money if you\'re out of a job, you get money when you get old etc. But for someone living in the States it must seem pretty weird because it\'s so fundamentally different from their system. Personally I\'d like a mix between the two systems. Lower taxes than here, but better "social security" than there. Ah well, can\'t have it all.

EDIT:
I\'ve seen PS2\'s here lately for sub-$400, so it\'s getting better.

Same here.. (about the "free" stuff)

Ive seen PS2 for about 390USD here..

but dosent it depend on youre income how high the taxes are for you?

Yes, if you earn more.. The tax goes higher.. But not that much higher..

Originally posted by tHe GaMe
"We have no plans to reduce our price(pre-Gamecube and Xbox). I think we could sell every unit we manufactor this year at 299$ wihout any problem. Reguardless of what our competitors to do in terms of pricing and release dates, that doesnt change our stategy."

A little ****y, I like that.

What do you expect this guy to say.

If they announce a price break then all those people thinking of buying a PS2 today or in the near future decide to wait. Thats bad business

There will be a significant price break for the Christmas season, I find it impossible to believe they wouldn\'t drop the price for obviousd reasons

Originally posted by ddaryl



What do you expect this guy to say.

If they announce a price break then all those people thinking of buying a PS2 today or in the near future decide to wait. Thats bad business

There will be a significant price break for the Christmas season, I find it impossible to believe they wouldn\'t drop the price for obviousd reasons

I expect it to drop too, if he had said that there were he would be fired right now.