{"id":108379,"date":"2016-10-18T17:55:59","date_gmt":"2016-10-18T15:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=108379"},"modified":"2016-10-18T17:57:09","modified_gmt":"2016-10-18T15:57:09","slug":"the-south-african-xbox-store-is-one-of-the-most-expensive-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/xbox\/108379-the-south-african-xbox-store-is-one-of-the-most-expensive-in-the-world","title":{"rendered":"The South African Xbox store is one of the most expensive in the world"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the Rand taking a bit of a knock in recent years, South African Xbox prices have soared well past the R1,000 mark.<\/p>\n

But how do these prices compare to the rest of the world?\u00a0Not well.<\/p>\n

South Africa is consistently amongst the most expensive marketplaces in the world.<\/p>\n

While it varies from game to game and some titles\u00a0are inexplicably cheaper or more expensive in some regions, South Africa consistently comes out a close second or third most expensive.<\/p>\n

This is how South African Xbox Store prices compare to the rest of the world:<\/p>\n

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Game<\/div>\n<\/th>\n
South Africa<\/th>\nUnited States<\/th>\nCanada<\/th>\nBrazil<\/th>\nColombia<\/th>\nUAE<\/th>\nHong Kong<\/th>\nIndia<\/th>\nMexico<\/th>\nRussia<\/th>\nSingapore<\/th>\nTaiwan<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
<\/td>\nR1 = R1.00000<\/td>\n$1 = R13.68740<\/td>\n$1 = R10.40131<\/td>\nR$\u00a01 = R4.24007<\/td>\n$\u00a01 = R0.00465<\/td>\n\u062f.\u0625.\u00a01 = R3,72660<\/td>\nHK$1 = R1.76479<\/td>\n\u20b9\u00a01 = R0.20584<\/td>\n$\u00a01 = R0,71094<\/td>\n1\u00a0\u0440\u0443\u0431 = R0.21899<\/td>\n$1 = R9.99555<\/td>\nNT$1 = R0.43613<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Recore<\/td>\nR689<\/td>\nR547<\/td>\nR520<\/td>\nR589<\/td>\nR790<\/strong><\/td>\nR547<\/td>\nR474<\/td>\nR679<\/td>\nR641<\/td>\nR657<\/td>\nR499<\/td>\nR478<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands Deluxe Edition<\/td>\nR999<\/td>\nR958<\/td>\nR936<\/td>\nR1055<\/strong><\/td>\nR930<\/td>\nN\/A<\/td>\nR883<\/td>\nR994<\/td>\nR889<\/td>\nR876<\/td>\nR909<\/td>\nR921<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Overwatch: Origins Edition<\/td>\nR899<\/td>\nR821<\/td>\nR832<\/td>\nR975<\/td>\nR930<\/td>\nR958<\/td>\nR802<\/td>\nR1029<\/strong><\/td>\nR850<\/td>\nR876<\/td>\nR769<\/td>\nR790<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gears of War 4<\/td>\nR999<\/td>\nR821<\/td>\nR832<\/td>\nR843<\/td>\nR1092<\/strong><\/td>\nR821<\/td>\nR734<\/td>\nR823<\/td>\nR850<\/td>\nR876<\/td>\nR699<\/td>\nR740<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided<\/td>\nR899<\/td>\nR821<\/td>\nR1098<\/td>\nR1206<\/strong><\/td>\nR832<\/td>\nR923<\/td>\nR757<\/td>\nR821<\/td>\nR780<\/td>\nR876<\/td>\nR699<\/td>\nR850<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Battlefield 1<\/td>\nR799<\/td>\nR821<\/td>\nR832<\/td>\nR1060<\/strong><\/td>\nR976<\/td>\nR821<\/td>\nR757<\/td>\nR720<\/td>\nR880<\/td>\nR876<\/td>\nR799<\/td>\nR780<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DOOM<\/td>\nR999<\/td>\nR821<\/td>\nR832<\/td>\nR975<\/td>\nR1085<\/td>\nR1094<\/strong><\/td>\nR826<\/td>\nR885<\/td>\nR710<\/td>\nR876<\/td>\nR799<\/td>\nR820<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Now read: Third-party games could be coming to Microsoft Play Anywhere<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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