Gamers gouged

[zatoicchi]

An investigation into video game prices has found that Australians can buy software for less than half price by importing.

The Xbox 360 blockbuster BioShock for example, is $109.95 at EBGames yet it's just $48.57 including postage from the Hong Kong online retailer Play-Asia.com.

Avid Reservoir gamer James Dominguez, 34, compiled the research after reading many articles about the high price of Australian software compared to overseas outlets.

He scoured the shelves at Australian retailers including JBHi-Fi, EBGames and Harvey Norman, comparing their prices on popular formats to local and overseas online outlets such as GamesWarehouse, Chaos, Play-Asia and SuperUFO.

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[Aurion]

well,for sure prices should be high,com'on people its easy,Australia is an Isolated Continent with no side borders so everything should be over priced since they are actually strong economically,thats why they dont mind paying more bux for Fun (those are Press crap)

[anon]

thats why they dont mind paying more bux for Fun (those are Press crap)

maybe some do ^^ anyway importing ftw for australia now until taxes make it cheaper to buy the game in your own country

[zatoicchi]

always look for bargain prices at the net, no matter where you are..all the companies are the same , charging at a higher prices because of location..

[anon]

charging at a higher prices because of location..

because they think you won't bother to check how much it'd costs to get stuff from somewhere else instead. but doing this is now becoming a general rule of thumb

[zatoicchi]

doing this is now becoming a general rule of thumb

not unless you live in a country with there are no means electricity or no computer..lol
but i know sometimes even if you do order from the internet you will be probably paying a lot to have it shipped out

[Aurion]

Well,u know what,I guess there is a concept that says "the more u are far from the rest of the world,the more u will keep paying for an Inet service" tho,I think this is way true,10 years ago when we first had DSL support,it was very expensive for a silly 256Kbps connection (however,there were around 10 ISPs in the country),now we have the 50MB/50MB package 1 year old which costs around $490/month

[anon]

I guess there is a concept that says "the more u are far from the rest of the world,the more u will keep paying for an Inet service"

because ISPs will make you pay more BUT you need to stay connected

[zatoicchi]

because ISPs will make you pay more BUT you need to stay connected

exactly, sometimes there are no choices..and that is really sad on the situation

[anon]

exactly, sometimes there are no choices..

that sucks. you should always be able to choose what you want

[Aurion]

that what is so called "Extortion" maybe it sounds ugly but u know that what they exactly do with their customers,just make it hard for them to afford but however,they just want to stay plugged in