UK boycotting MW2???

[Black Capone]

According to this link....

http://www.co-optimus.com/article/2287/Modern_Warfare_2_Boycott_in_the_UK_Due_to_Pricing. html

[PMS Legolas321]

well in € i got MW for around €75 when the game was already out for like a year:O:O....soo worth it:D

[Black Capone]

Euros, right? That much money???? In Euros?!!! Wow, Europeans are really getting ripped when it comes to games.

[PMS Legolas321]

yes we are....ps3 games usually come to around €70 or maybe sometime €60:(

[Black Capone]

Wow, and the last I looked, the Euro was about 63 cents to our dollar.....and after looking at www.xe.com, it's now one Euro equals US$1.44....so that's US$108 for a game?!!!!!!! Wow......just wow :p

[PMS Legolas321]

yep i agree....WOW!!!!!!

[Black Capone]

that's almost 40 bucks more than what I pay for a new game with tax included.

[H2O Commando]

I don't understand how they decide that.... but whatever SOMETIMES being in the U.S. has it's ups.

[Black Capone]

Yea, sometimes XP

[Uteena PMS]

Eh, new games cost about $100 here, games like Halo and COD4 were closer to $116.

It's very expensive, but I'd seriously cry if they boycott MW2 so we get it later here or something..

[Black Capone]

I wanna know why is it so damn expensive in Europe, when we're paying 40% less???

Norway uses the Euro, right?

[Uteena PMS]

No, we're no in the EU union. We have our own currency.

It almost adds up if you look at pay checks etc, but it's still a little expensive here compared to in the states. I'm not sure about the UK though.

[-SURFA-UK]

Why is it so different in price...

[Rip]

The short version: because they can. When you take into account localizations and currency fluctuations, it representatives the base difference in the currency markets. I mean, from the perspectives of Europeans if they've been paying 70 euros for a game since the euro went into effect, initially they were paying about $50 bucks. But now since exchange rates are different, that represents a much higher relative value to the US... about 116. In theory it should still 'seem' the same to Europeans, but since they probably pay less for other things with the way the economy has been going - its a bit ass backwards to hike the price up when they're already an 'expensive' currency compared to what they used to be.

[H2O Commando]

^^^ Just to shorten his post a little more to bring out the main point.

*cha ching cha ching* it's all about the money!

[Slipstream]

Yeah our pricing is pretty rediculous, we're gonna complain, but we'll by the game anyway :D

[Black Capone]

No, we're no in the EU union. We have our own currency.

It almost adds up if you look at pay checks etc, but it's still a little expensive here compared to in the states. I'm not sure about the UK though.

what's the name of the currency?


I kinda figured they did it cuz they simply can. But a 40% increase? Damn.

[H2O Creation]

if i buy the game, i will just go to amazon and buy it for £44. tesco's will probably sell it for £40. Game will probably sell it for £54 because at christmas time they would want their pockets to jingle rather than ours.... then if i waited to january tesco will end up reducing it to around £30.... hmmm maybe maybe

[Slipstream]

if i buy the game, i will just go to amazon and buy it for £44. tesco's will probably sell it for £40. Game will probably sell it for £54 because at christmas time they would want their pockets to jingle rather than ours.... then if i waited to january tesco will end up reducing it to around £30.... hmmm maybe maybe

All games that are released are around 50£ now, no matter what time of year, left 4 dead is still 44.99£ which is rediculous...

[PMS Legolas321]

yep its rediculous......but we do still buy the games:D

[Black Capone]

I don't even wanna know how much the Xbox version of Marvel vs Capcom 2 would cost before it came out on LIVE arcade and PSN

[PMS Legolas321]

lol:L

[Black Capone]

Gamestop sells it USED for US$80 and eBay has prices up to $400 brand new.

[PMS Legolas321]

4 a min there i thought u were talking about games nd i was like:mvshock::L

[Marksman PMS]

im gonna buy the prestige pack its cost £120, the hardened pack is £70 and the normal is £50 how much are the games everywhere else

[H2O Creation]

All games that are released are around 50£ now, no matter what time of year, left 4 dead is still 44.99£ which is rediculous...

assassins creed two is only 39.99 all games are on amazon. apart from mw2 which is 44.96...

[Black Capone]

4 a min there i thought u were talking about games nd i was like:mvshock::L

lol, hell no :P That's just the Xbox version of MvC2

I wouldn't even pay US$150 for the Prestige version....why would I pay 120 pounds? :P

[PMS Legolas321]

im gonna buy the prestige pack its cost £120, the hardened pack is £70 and the normal is £50 how much are the games everywhere else

i dont if im gonna get the prestige edition yet....im thinking about it:D

[PMS Legolas321]

lol, hell no :P That's just the Xbox version of MvC2

I wouldn't even pay US$150 for the Prestige version....why would I pay 120 pounds? :P

lol:L

[Marksman PMS]

i want the goggles lol

[Black Capone]

i want the goggles lol

Peeping tom :P lol. Well, ya could do that, play a trick on someone on April Fool's Day....use 'em as a Halloween costume......and that's about it.

[H2O DropinBodys]

One Reason im happy im from the U.s. lol One Question though, Isn't the British paychecks a little heavier on avrege then the Americans?

[H2O Commando]

Uhhhh.... what? lol I have no idea even if they were the price shouldn't be jacked up just because it's in a different country.

[PMS Legolas321]

i want the goggles lol

lol....i dont think ill have enough money to get that:(

nd the goggles will just be collecting dust in room....even though there is no room in my room lol:mvgiggle: