Canada a ps3 price

The price of a ps3 in canada is 699$nd almost 800$ after tax. I understand that since the american and canadian dollars aren't the same the price has to be higher but the difference is minimal. I went on google and it said after july 5th the difference is

1 Canadian dollar = 0.945358 U.S. dollars.Therefore the price should be the almost the same. Sony should cut down the price and if there is a price cut in the US at e3 lets say of 100$ will the price of the ps3 canadian be drop to 599$ or 499$ since the currency isin't that different anymore?

i posted this earlier in a thread:

for the canadians here, it seems the price will drop from $699 to $549!!! a $150 dollar price drop

link to flyer of best buy here - http://www.psxextreme.com/ps3-news/1451.html

whether this is true or not. i don't know. but it looks legit. i have a 100 dollar best buy gift card im saving if this is true.

does everyone in canada only shop at bb or futureshop

i mean holy hell

it has always been 659 else where

the price is only raised in fututreshop and bestbuy..if u go to wal-mart its still 659.99adnaan1992

Not the wal-mart i go to.

it IS over 800 CDN, 809.62 CDN as I remember correctly.Kosai_Avonej

Nope i bought mine for $699.99 canadian, than 2 games 69.99 each, and a 3 year warrenty $200 and then tax added on top.

it IS over 800 CDN, 809.62 CDN as I remember correctly.Kosai_Avonej

:lol:NO.

[QUOTE="Kosai_Avonej"]it IS over 800 CDN, 809.62 CDN as I remember correctly.Taladon

:lol:NO.

Wait isnt this the ausi price because they use the dollar to or it could be from hon-kong because they to use the dollar.

[QUOTE="Taladon"]

[QUOTE="Kosai_Avonej"]it IS over 800 CDN, 809.62 CDN as I remember correctly.haseeb_1989

:lol:NO.

Wait isnt this the ausi price because they use the dollar to or it could be from hon-kong because they to use the dollar.

Probably the Aussie price because they use their own currency.

Why don't you realise that AT LAUNCH the PS3 was CHEAPER in Canada than the USA. Actually at launch the PS3 was the cheapest in Canada (ignoring Japan) !! You really expect the price to change everyday with the dollar, GET REAL!! stop complaining and just save some money its not that expensive, get a job @ minimum wage you should be able to pay off the PS3 with in 2 - 3 weeks even after taxes and all that good stuff! navstar29

First of all the ps3 was never the cheapest in canada. Games in canada are always more expensive than they are in the states. Ex ninja gaiden collecters edition was $91 here.

Why don't you realise that AT LAUNCH the PS3 was CHEAPER in Canada than the USA. Actually at launch the PS3 was the cheapest in Canada (ignoring Japan) !! You really expect the price to change everyday with the dollar, GET REAL!! stop complaining and just save some money its not that expensive, get a job @ minimum wage you should be able to pay off the PS3 with in 2 - 3 weeks even after taxes and all that good stuff! navstar29

Kudos to the man with the sorta sensible economic thinking. Nav. has a point that nationwide product prices can't fluctuate instantly to match the fluctuation of the value of the nation's dollar value. Well Put.

But you sorta killed it by saying that on minimum wage anyone can afford it. Most gamers are adults with bills to pay, and the gamers who still live with their parents can't work full time becuase of law restrictions, school, etc.

Why don't you realise that AT LAUNCH the PS3 was CHEAPER in Canada than the USA. Actually at launch the PS3 was the cheapest in Canada (ignoring Japan) !! You really expect the price to change everyday with the dollar, GET REAL!! stop complaining and just save some money its not that expensive, get a job @ minimum wage you should be able to pay off the PS3 with in 2 - 3 weeks even after taxes and all that good stuff! navstar29

not that expensive..... HAHAHAHAHA what a idiot.

does everyone in canada only shop at bb or futureshop

i mean holy hell

it has always been 659 else where

Absynthetic

That's what I'm saying. I swear that it's Americans posting this, or the dumbest Canadians on earth. But either way, NOBODY GETS A CLUE!

[QUOTE="Absynthetic"]

does everyone in canada only shop at bb or futureshop

i mean holy hell

it has always been 659 else where

Denji

That's what I'm saying. I swear that it's Americans posting this, or the dumbest Canadians on earth. But either way, NOBODY GETS A CLUE!

Its $699 everywhere here in whitby. But its a small town so thats why its probably more expensive here than any where else in canada.

[QUOTE="navstar29"]Why don't you realise that AT LAUNCH the PS3 was CHEAPER in Canada than the USA. Actually at launch the PS3 was the cheapest in Canada (ignoring Japan) !! You really expect the price to change everyday with the dollar, GET REAL!! stop complaining and just save some money its not that expensive, get a job @ minimum wage you should be able to pay off the PS3 with in 2 - 3 weeks even after taxes and all that good stuff! haseeb_1989

First of all the ps3 was never the cheapest in canada. Games in canada are always more expensive than they are in the states. Ex ninja gaiden collecters edition was $91 here.

..... its 79.99.... where the heck are u buying it?

[QUOTE="navstar29"]Why don't you realise that AT LAUNCH the PS3 was CHEAPER in Canada than the USA. Actually at launch the PS3 was the cheapest in Canada (ignoring Japan) !! You really expect the price to change everyday with the dollar, GET REAL!! stop complaining and just save some money its not that expensive, get a job @ minimum wage you should be able to pay off the PS3 with in 2 - 3 weeks even after taxes and all that good stuff! haseeb_1989

First of all the ps3 was never the cheapest in canada. Games in canada are always more expensive than they are in the states. Ex ninja gaiden collecters edition was $91 here.

[QUOTE="navstar29"]Why don't you realise that AT LAUNCH the PS3 was CHEAPER in Canada than the USA. Actually at launch the PS3 was the cheapest in Canada (ignoring Japan) !! You really expect the price to change everyday with the dollar, GET REAL!! stop complaining and just save some money its not that expensive, get a job @ minimum wage you should be able to pay off the PS3 with in 2 - 3 weeks even after taxes and all that good stuff! ps3ruler

Kudos to the man with the sorta sensible economic thinking. Nav. has a point that nationwide product prices can't fluctuate instantly to match the fluctuation of the value of the nation's dollar value. Well Put.

But you sorta killed it by saying that on minimum wage anyone can afford it. Most gamers are adults with bills to pay, and the gamers who still live with their parents can't work full time becuase of law restrictions, school, etc.

[QUOTE="haseeb_1989"]

[QUOTE="navstar29"]Why don't you realise that AT LAUNCH the PS3 was CHEAPER in Canada than the USA. Actually at launch the PS3 was the cheapest in Canada (ignoring Japan) !! You really expect the price to change everyday with the dollar, GET REAL!! stop complaining and just save some money its not that expensive, get a job @ minimum wage you should be able to pay off the PS3 with in 2 - 3 weeks even after taxes and all that good stuff! xxgunslingerxx

First of all the ps3 was never the cheapest in canada. Games in canada are always more expensive than they are in the states. Ex ninja gaiden collecters edition was $91 here.

..... its 79.99.... where the heck are u buying it?

Ebgames it came to $91 after taxes.

[QUOTE="haseeb_1989"]

[QUOTE="navstar29"]Why don't you realise that AT LAUNCH the PS3 was CHEAPER in Canada than the USA. Actually at launch the PS3 was the cheapest in Canada (ignoring Japan) !! You really expect the price to change everyday with the dollar, GET REAL!! stop complaining and just save some money its not that expensive, get a job @ minimum wage you should be able to pay off the PS3 with in 2 - 3 weeks even after taxes and all that good stuff! navstar29

First of all the ps3 was never the cheapest in canada. Games in canada are always more expensive than they are in the states. Ex ninja gaiden collecters edition was $91 here.

Your ignoring the fact that we have to pay taxes so its more expensive here. By the way the us is cheap. A McChicken is $4.69 here and in the states i bought it for $1.

[QUOTE="Denji"][QUOTE="Absynthetic"]

does everyone in canada only shop at bb or futureshop

i mean holy hell

it has always been 659 else where

haseeb_1989

That's what I'm saying. I swear that it's Americans posting this, or the dumbest Canadians on earth. But either way, NOBODY GETS A CLUE!

Its $699 everywhere here in whitby. But its a small town so thats why its probably more expensive here than any where else in canada.

You have my sympathies. But I'm in Hamilton here, and EVERYWHERE aside from Best Buy and Future Shop it's 659 (752 after tax). Even at the Sony Store it's 659, Walmart, EB and so on.

[QUOTE="xxgunslingerxx"][QUOTE="haseeb_1989"]

[QUOTE="navstar29"]Why don't you realise that AT LAUNCH the PS3 was CHEAPER in Canada than the USA. Actually at launch the PS3 was the cheapest in Canada (ignoring Japan) !! You really expect the price to change everyday with the dollar, GET REAL!! stop complaining and just save some money its not that expensive, get a job @ minimum wage you should be able to pay off the PS3 with in 2 - 3 weeks even after taxes and all that good stuff! haseeb_1989

First of all the ps3 was never the cheapest in canada. Games in canada are always more expensive than they are in the states. Ex ninja gaiden collecters edition was $91 here.

..... its 79.99.... where the heck are u buying it?

Ebgames it came to $91 after taxes.

Yeah I saw the collector's edition of NGS aswell for 79.99. But regular games are 69.99 (79.79 after tax)

[QUOTE="haseeb_1989"]

[QUOTE="navstar29"]Why don't you realise that AT LAUNCH the PS3 was CHEAPER in Canada than the USA. Actually at launch the PS3 was the cheapest in Canada (ignoring Japan) !! You really expect the price to change everyday with the dollar, GET REAL!! stop complaining and just save some money its not that expensive, get a job @ minimum wage you should be able to pay off the PS3 with in 2 - 3 weeks even after taxes and all that good stuff! navstar29

First of all the ps3 was never the cheapest in canada. Games in canada are always more expensive than they are in the states. Ex ninja gaiden collecters edition was $91 here.

First of all i saw that at best buy to its probably on sale because at walmart, futureshop and eb regular games are 69.99 sometimes less if there is a sale. Also if you dont live in canada just give up.

[QUOTE="haseeb_1989"]

[QUOTE="navstar29"]Why don't you realise that AT LAUNCH the PS3 was CHEAPER in Canada than the USA. Actually at launch the PS3 was the cheapest in Canada (ignoring Japan) !! You really expect the price to change everyday with the dollar, GET REAL!! stop complaining and just save some money its not that expensive, get a job @ minimum wage you should be able to pay off the PS3 with in 2 - 3 weeks even after taxes and all that good stuff! navstar29

First of all the ps3 was never the cheapest in canada. Games in canada are always more expensive than they are in the states. Ex ninja gaiden collecters edition was $91 here.

alright sir, how much tax do you pay in the US? we pay a 14% tax here, that is, according to your calculation,
659 * 1.14 = 751.26$ after taxes
and that is equal to 655.66 USD, that is655.66 - 599 =56.66 USD of tax (9.5%), unless this is the amount you pay in extra because of tax, otherwise, all your calculations are just not valid as a result the conclusion is we pay more than you US people for the same stuff

[QUOTE="navstar29"][QUOTE="haseeb_1989"]

[QUOTE="navstar29"]Why don't you realise that AT LAUNCH the PS3 was CHEAPER in Canada than the USA. Actually at launch the PS3 was the cheapest in Canada (ignoring Japan) !! You really expect the price to change everyday with the dollar, GET REAL!! stop complaining and just save some money its not that expensive, get a job @ minimum wage you should be able to pay off the PS3 with in 2 - 3 weeks even after taxes and all that good stuff! GeneralX84

First of all the ps3 was never the cheapest in canada. Games in canada are always more expensive than they are in the states. Ex ninja gaiden collecters edition was $91 here.

alright sir, how much tax do you pay in the US? we pay a 14% tax here, that is, according to your calculation,
687.48 * 1.14 = 783.73$ after taxes
and that is equal to 684 USD, that is 684 - 599 = 85 USD of tax, unless this is the amount you pay in extra because of tax, otherwise, all your calculations are just not valid as a result the conclusion is we pay more than you US people for the same stuff

But our taxes arent completely useless thanks to them we have one of the best health care systems in the world. You just go into the hospital show them your health card and you just walk in to get some treatment.

right cause the us doesn't tax any of there products, they pay very minute taxes compared to canadians, although if your in Alberta this system was the cheapest for you. I am speaking from a perspective that Sony was losing the most money in Canada, its not like they see any of the green from taxes, thats all for the gov't, but yeah taxes are a pain in the ass, craiglist/ebay is the way to go navstar29

and you were argueing that Canadianswere enjoying the cheapest PS3s at launch, therefore you put up all your numbers
now you're saying thatSony was losing the most money in Canada, so what? we're still paying more, the point is WE the consumers are paying more, not whether our government is benefiting or Sony is losing money.