Xbox One international price comparison

[Kevin]

Xbox One prices: SA vs The World

Will we be paying more than our international gaming compatriots for the Xbox One?

[pastech]

Oh crap... That's what we get for living at the bottom of the poorest continent...

[Glordit]

Oh crap... That's what we get for living at the bottom of the poorest continent...

Define poor? Africa is quite a bit richer than quite a lot of other countries. It's just badly managed and ill equipped.

Confirmed then that we are getting screwed. Considering the fact that MS are not buying these at $399 but paying production costs. Considering the fact that our average salaries on South Africa are way less than those of the UK and US. Considering the fact that even if you do add US Sales tax (between 0-10% depending on the State you live in) it still comes way, way higher. It doesn't hold much hope of MS catching up with Sony in South Africa. This could have been a great opportunity for MS South Africa to take a little less profit, and claw back some lost market share. Instead they tow-the-greed line. Very sad.

Consoles and games are imported from the EU/UK, not the US. We can't compare the US prices to ours, or any other country.

[prodigy]

Wheres the brazil price?

I will say though that after seeing that, I just ordered a wii u and 5 games this very second and it comes out cheaper.

[Tom]

Cant believe the price with the added kinect... the brittish price increases by roughly R600, and ours goes up by R1 700.00... makes perfect sense...

[Viking]

Cant believe the price with the added kinect... the brittish price increases by roughly R600, and ours goes up by R1 700.00... makes perfect sense...

A portion here locally goes to the SABC its used on the TV so they need their TV licence money

hahahahahaha

[john]

Confirmed then that we are getting screwed. Considering the fact that MS are not buying these at $399 but paying production costs. Considering the fact that our average salaries on South Africa are way less than those of the UK and US. Considering the fact that even if you do add US Sales tax (between 0-10% depending on the State you live in) it still comes way, way higher. It doesn't hold much hope of MS catching up with Sony in South Africa. This could have been a great opportunity for MS South Africa to take a little less profit, and claw back some lost market share. Instead they tow-the-greed line. Very sad.

[OmegaFenix]

Wow you guys are being screwed royally on the Kinect Bundle.

[Fivel]

Part of this is purely volume based I.e. When you sell hundreds in South Africa and tens of thousands in other markets, the costing will in most cases be more favorable for where the volume is higher.