This is how insanely expensive R1,000 per game in South Africa is

9 November 2016
Puppy rolling in money
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  1. Armand Morne Theron
    12.11.2016 at 07:50

    What i find interesting is the actual proffit that is made by local guys. for example BT games a game like Skylanders Imaginators will cos R1300 in store order it online for 1149 and then collect the exact product that is currently on there shelves at the store. So the store makes a proffit selling it at the store price and BT as a company also still makes a profit on the reduced price? wtf …. a lot if this shows that there is a lot of greed floating around. and even with the Rand the same game can be picked up from amazon for $60 ? this translates to under R900 and they also still make a proffit??
    And then the industry wonders why there is piracy…. sad thing is that the game creators also pulls at the shortened ….

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