The Gaming Thread - Part 3

[MrRabbit]

Does this sway the decision?

http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/10/m...-availability/



According to my calculations $499 = £320.20 so wtf gives MS?

Yeah it's ridiculous. But then again Europe pretty much always gets shafted by Microsoft. A lot of Xbox Live features in the US aren't available in Europe even though we pay more for the Xbox Live Gold Service.
The retail price for Gold has been €60,- per year in Europe. In the US, this used to be $50,-, but was increased to $60,- in 2010.
Someone should inform Microsoft about the fact that one Euro is in fact worth more than one US Dollar.

EDIT: Maybe it's due to taxes, we have a 21% tax rate on luxury items such as a gaming console in the Netherlands, apparently in the US some states pay 0% tax on products?! Lol... That would explain the difference...