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[Tiops]

I really doubt that. Brazilians really love to spend money on overpriced things. If some of us can buy Camaros for $110k, there must be some people buying PS4s for R$4,000.

At work I've already heard people commenting that they're buying at the grey market for R$2800 (around $1400).

 

[Face it Tiger..]

Being those consoles to Canada, the GTA could use them

 

[MrMephistoX]

Pretty sure anyone with half a brain ordered on eBay particularly now that they have an insanely cool global ship program where you just send to EBay and they take care of the customs and other BS.

 

[Harlock]

Meanwhile, at Xbox One Brazil launch event...

 

[NeoGash]

Meanwhile, at Xbox One Brazil launch event...

LOL @ the guy on the left. "Fuck my life..." Lmao.

 

[StoopKid]

give them units to Europe Sony.

 

[kmax]

Because they need to have the systems in place for the Brazilian market. Local PSN, local support, etc.

Well, Sony should of set up shop manufacturing a portion of ps4's in Brazil locally to avoid those prices. The taxes just makes it ridiculous.

 

[stryke]

Meanwhile, at Xbox One Brazil launch event...

They don't look happy.

 

[sono]

I expect they get them on the grey market from USA rather than pay those prices.

 

[shinobi602]

 

[PandaPedinte]

While the Wii U is US$ 100 cheaper than the PS4 in the US, Nintendo's console is US$ 900 cheaper in Brazil. Both are imported.

You tell me.

Is there a breakdown comparing the taxes between the PS4 and Wii U prices?

 

[Kusagari]

There's probably a lot of them on the grey market being sold for cheaper.

Smart people in countries like Brazil don't pay the ridiculous actual price.

 

[TheContact]

Is it to be believed that the reason for the price is Brazil's import taxes and fees? Not Sony's decision?

The reason is because Brazil wants to heavily focus on internal creations and taxes the shit out of everything that comes imported

 

[Izayoi]

In portuguese It doesn't say that no unit were sold. It just says that there were no midnight sale/launch event.

And yes, the price is brutal.

Yeah, there's bound to be at least a few wealthy people who will pick it up regardless of price.

 

[LuuKyK]

:lol

 

[Maedhros]

It's between R$2500 - R$3000 in the grey market.

That's still too fucking much. Just greed from the people who brought them here. Give some time and we'll see better prices, like R$1300~1500

 

[Dai101]

HUE HUE HUE HUE

 

[GalacticaN7]

Good lord the taxes Brazil charges.

 

[Asd202]

It's funny how Brazil put taxes on everything. You would thing they lack the cash but there throwing a World Cup next year lol. Anyway in US is probably where the cheapest PS4 are. I don't think there's a place it goes lower than $400.

 

[fallagin]

As expected.

 

[Kysen]

Put them back on the boat and send them to the EU.

 

[LuuKyK]

Just saw this on twitter.

https://twitter.com/jogojusto/status/405476117269602304

Amanha em Santos, temos reunião com o Ministério Público onde será proposto um documento junto com a OAB para redução tributária nos games.

Basically these guys are trying to convince the government to reduce the taxes over video-games, and they will have reunions in the coming days. I doubt it will work though since they have being trying this for almost two years and nothing.

Edit: Jogo Justo (Fair Game/Play) is a known entity of some sort that already managed to reduce the price for some games last year to show the government how it would sell much more if the price was right. People actually bought and supported it but as you can see, it didn't change a sigle thing.

 

[Fushichou187]

Good? It's not worth that price. The amount of taxes levied here are outrageous.

 

[Caronte]

0 sales, "because I haven't seen anyone buying one". Okay.

 

[Dai101]

It's funny how Brazil put taxes on everything. You would thing they lack the cash but there throwing a World Cup next year lol.

Maybe it's because of that? Also they will be hosting the Olympics in 2016, they need to get all the money they can or they'll end up like Greece.

 

[LuuKyK]

Maybe it's because of that? Also they will be hosting the Olympics in 2016, they need to get all the money they can or they'll end up like Greece.

There is no relation to be made between these two, believe me, it has been like this way for quite some time now.

 

[Steel]

I doubt that they sent all that many to brazil with this type of scenario in mind.

 

[Bedlam]

0 sales, "because I haven't seen anyone buying one". Okay.

This.

So these guys go out and seek anecdotal evidence and then make the empirical claim that no PS4's have been sold. That's not how it works.

 

[ButchCat]

I'm guessing all of these are Japanese too...

 

[EVIL]

Who would all import and save a lot of money instead of buying nationally.

but the import fees are whats upping the price.

 

[Bravocado]

Poor Brazilian Cheech.

 

[diamount]

The Brazilians who wanted a PS4 probably flew to the US to pick one up already.

Even if they managed to bring one back they'll get hit with import fees.

 

[Kadey]

Brazil or South America as a whole? I know peripherals cost a ton apparently and certain companies refuses to ship to South America because of the fact.

 

[Ogawa-san]

Even if they managed to bring one back they'll get hit with import fees.

You can bring up to $500 worth of stuff with you tax free.

 

[0xCA2]

This.

So these guys go out and seek anecdotal evidence and then make the empirical claim that no PS4's have been sold. That's not how it works.

In portuguese It doesn't say that no unit were sold. It just says that there were no midnight sale/launch event.

.

The "0 PS4s sold" thing was a mistranslation by the article in the OP. The original source didn't say that.

 

[ffdgh]

Wow that's expensive.

 

[Bedlam]

.

Requesting thread title change then.

 

[Currygan]

Meanwhile, at Xbox One Brazil launch event...

man, you could find a hot girl in every single picture taken from Brasil, no matter the context

 

[leandrochiarello]

there are a lot of PS4's at Brazil, all of them imported from the US by non-offical retailers selling it for about R$2.400 - R$2.500 (U$1090,00 more or less)

still really expensive.

By the way, most videogame sales in Brazil are from US imports, the statistic of units sold go to US charts.

 

[LuuKyK]

.

The "0 PS4s sold" thing was a mistranslation by the article in the OP. The original source didn't say that.

Yeah, reading the G1 article now and in fact it doesn't mention 0 PS4 sold, its just an assumption based on the fact that where the G1 reporters went there were no midnight launches or people lining up for the console.

 

[Alienous]

That's awesome solidarity.

The price will swiftly decrease.

 

[Edge_Maverick]

Expected. I'm not paying R$4.000,00 for it.

Never will.

 

[Harlock]

man, you could find a hot girl in every single picture taken from Brasil, no matter the context

Just imagine the terror of a north american game journalist in a Brazil event. Will be the Minecraft party x10.

 

[That Wont Fit In There]

I had a Brazilian viewer tell me an Xbox one costs 2300 over there during a stream. Crazy prices.

 

[leandrochiarello]

I had a Brazilian viewer tell me an Xbox one costs 2300 over there during a stream. Crazy prices.

R$ 2299,00 -> U$ 986,69 by today exchange rates.

Edit:
The games are officially sold at R$ 199,00 (U$ 85,00)
A controller is $RS 250,00 (U$ 107,00)

bought myself an xbox one with an extra controller, forza 5 and ryse for RS2949,00 to be paid in 10 installments of R$294,90.

 

[Reversed]

It should have followed the 'Sega-Tec-toy' strategy.

 

[Zaraki_Kenpachi]

Man, the price there is just fucking brutal. Sony really needs to do something about those prices if they want to have any kind of market penetration at all.

Price in Colombia is U$672, it's insane. Even taking into account import taxes and VAT, it would only go as high as U$504. It's fucking crazy.

The columbian Peso has been dropping all year against the dollar and that trend seems like it will continue. It's going to be cheaper importing because you only have to juggle the exchange risk once, they have to do it for the life of the console and you can't raise prices due to the foreign currency losing value. I'm not saying prices like in Brazil are justified but it shouldn't be a surprise at all that places like columbia will likely have higher domestic prices than if they imported.

 

[mantidor]

You can bring up to $500 worth of stuff with you tax free.

Even if you pay the import taxes the price is still lower than the official price.

 

[The Lamp]

That's strange. You'd think there are enough rich people in Brasil.

The rich people are probably smart enough to import online instead of pay nearly $2k

 

[Mobius 1]

It's funny how Brazil put taxes on everything. You would thing they lack the cash but there throwing a World Cup next year lol. Anyway in US is probably where the cheapest PS4 are. I don't think there's a place it goes lower than $400.

It's not a lack of purchasing power. We are talking about government market protection by the way of high importation taxes, coupled with one of the worst income inequalities in the world.

I'm Brazilian and I will be the first to say that my country is a broken mess. Makes me genuinely sad.