Today, In Brazil, Sony Officially Launched The PlayStation..

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Today, In Brazil, Sony Officially Launched The PlayStation...2


Funny story from our sun-drenched friends at GIzmodo Brazil; today, November 18, 2009, Sony have decided to begin officially selling the PlayStation 2 in Brazil.

It's priced at R$799, which works out to be around USD$461. So, yes, it's expensive to buy video games in Brazil. Our man Pedro tells us that with a nine year-old console only just launching, there obviously isn't an official PS3 presence, though he says Sony do sell some older PS3 games. For R$199 (USD$115).

 

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And people wonder why Sony is not doing so well? Brazil is one of the world's more populous countries with a growing diverse economy. Launching the PS2 there now....WTF????? You have got to be kidding me! They even still manufacture that console?

 

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And people wonder why Sony is not doing so well? Brazil is one of the world's more populous countries with a growing diverse economy. Launching the PS2 there now....WTF????? You have got to be kidding me! They even still manufacture that console?

PS2 sales are about 60% of PS3 sales even in the developed markets....

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[Goomer]

I did not know that. The profit margins must be huge, since the manufacturing costs for the PS2 must be ridiculously low by now.