I can not tell how much i am jealous of gamers in US and europe. It is 500$ or 500€ and it is only 1/3 of minimum wage in these countries. This is great imo. But for some countries like mine, the thing is a lot much harder. In my country, Turkey, ps5 is expected to be around 7.500 TL which equals to 3x minimum wage (2300 TL).
Since a console is a long term commitment, even though it is pretty expensive, it is buyable for some like me. The real problem is game prices. For US and european gamers prices increased 10$ or 10€. It is annoying but not a deal breaker for them. But for us, 10€ increase means 100TL more (1 TL = 8.9€). Right now, a full game, for example Tlou 2 is 500 TL. For ps5 generations, games will be at least (80€=720 TL) without taxes. This is equal to 1/3 minimum wage in my country.
I can totally understand this is a business and companies has to make profit. But on other platforms prices are more acceptable. For example cyberpunk 2077 is 259 TL (29€) on steam but 429 (48€) on psn store (salute to CDPR). Or xbox game pass ultimate is 45 TL (5€).
We need some thing like region lock or fixed rate etc. I know Turkey is not the only country. I believe Brazil has similar problems and maybe Argentina? I would love to know what you think?
Submitted by qeq131 | #Specialdealer Special Offer Online Shopping Store 2016
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