Here is why the prices of games and graphics cards in South Africa are insanely high

21 August 2016
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  1. Joe Black
    23.08.2016 at 23:02

    Actually… When you look at the graph for PC games then its clear that the Rand tumbled in 2008 upon which game prices never lowered again when the Rand strengthened. Even though the Rand got back to pre-2008 levels for more than two years afterwards. Then in 2014 the rand reached the previous record low value surpassed it and behold… game prices going up again.

    And I bet that they will never lower again even if the rand doubles in value in the future again. That’s just what we are used to in SA. I mean look! It’s right there in the data presented here. Exactly as I have stated.

    Prices are not simply lowered in SA.

    Oh no… Not by our retailers. For them the lean years are those when the Rand is going down and they can’t fork us so obviously.

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