There will be nothing a PC couldn't cope with graphically or processorly.

People who are buying a console on release day must be one pixel short of a working LCD screen...

In reply to a post by Lt_Swan:

Who, what, why: Are tech goods cheaper in the US than the UK?



Sony and Microsoft have unveiled the prices of their new games consoles, and as usual British gamers will have to cough up more for the identical pieces of kit. Why is this?

Sony announced the price of its new Playstation 4 console in Los Angeles to rapturous applause. At $399 it is significantly cheaper than Microsoft's Xbox One, priced at $499.

But British gamers have less to cheer about, however. As usual, they will pay much more than their American cousins for the same machines - £349 ($546) for the Playstation and £429 ($671) for the Xbox.

The huge disparity has come to be expected by customers on this side of the Atlantic, but how do the companies explain the difference?

"There are many factors that influence the final price of consumer electronics in different markets," a spokesman for Microsoft says. "This includes, but is not limited to tax, tariff and exchange rates."

Tax is certainly a major factor. In the US, sales tax varies from state to state and is added to the headline price at the checkout. In the UK, the 20% VAT charge is included in the price you see.

Even accounting for tax, though, the consoles are more expensive in the UK - around £36 more for the Playstation, and £39 for the Xbox.

Import tariffs do not come into play here. The UK does levy charges on certain items, but consumer electronics are usually exempt. Laptops, mobile phones and video games consoles are duty free, so Customs Duty does not affect the final price.

In terms of exchange rates, it seems reasonable for the companies to protect themselves against a fall in foreign currencies. That may partially explain the higher price charged in the UK by US based Microsoft. Sony is headquartered in Japan, though, which doesn't explain a difference between prices in the US and the UK.


Continued here http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22868787

All EU goods have to meet a higher specification then the rest of the world and this will cost extra also the warranty has to be for at least one year so their will yet again be additional costs

Actually we console gamers have moved on from LCD to LED....nevermind you PC gamers will get with the program one day and realise what your missing.

Because there will be more time a PC gamer wants to play a console game than a Console gamer wanting to play something on a PC.....Ask Spooky

Edited by time2die (Sat 29-Jun-13 00:00:55)

No doubt people will upgrade - once the device has worn out, rather than the manufacturer telling them to change...

I have never purchased a movie,let alone a blu ray DVD, i don't see the point of doing so, as once i have watched it,it's doubtfull that i would want to watch it again & again,In the days of VHS i used to hire movies ,and make a copy, it was very rare for me to watch them again at a later date, most ended up getting recorded over with TV programes

Thats the good thing about next generation consoles and especially the nice ram Sony have implemented in the new Playstation 4 GDR5........8 Gig.

No thats sweet and it will keep us console gamers happy for quite a few years and if they can produce games like The Last Of us with 256mb of ram then what Naughty Dog and a few other developers can achieve on a Playstation 4 will be well and truly breathtaking.

There is no doubt a really nice High End PC will be the better deal,but not many people own one only the die hard gaming fanatics.

Im sure when we get hold of Battlefield 4 on a Playstation 4 and look at it matched up against a nice PC rig the difference will be minimal if not at all.

5 out of 9 eBuyer computers in their Featured Today list come with 8GB of RAM too. A few come with 6GB.

Even better you get 2TB of hard disk space...

Yeah but it isn't GDR5.

Yes, that'll make all the difference...

That could be where all the new costs are going - console owners pay all the costs, whilst cost savvy PC users wait for a cheaper version.

So in a way, consoles are useful.

In reply to a post by MrTAToad2:

Yes, that'll make all the difference...

That could be where all the new costs are going - console owners pay all the costs, whilst cost savvy PC users wait for a cheaper version.

So in a way, consoles are useful.

You are arguing with yourself. Nobody had said PC gaming isn't better than console. If you want to spend the money you will beat the next gen consoles, we all already know that.

But what is really funny is that when steam subscription statistics show that the vast majority of PC gamers are playing on machines far less able than the PS4's specification, people like you claim that they aren't "real gamers".

While you herberts go on and on about "silky smooth grass simulation at 60 frames per second", I've been playing The Last of Us.