THE RED DRAGON » taxes https://twthereddragon.com Fusion of Gaming and Enlightenment Tue, 29 Oct 2013 16:05:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.7.1 PS4 Costs $1800 in Brazil. Is it cheaper to fly to US to buy? https://twthereddragon.com/ps4-costs-1800-brazil-cheaper-fly-us-buy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ps4-costs-1800-brazil-cheaper-fly-us-buy https://twthereddragon.com/ps4-costs-1800-brazil-cheaper-fly-us-buy/#comments Fri, 18 Oct 2013 08:24:27 +0000 https://twthereddragon.com/?p=969 This morning, Sony Brazil announced that the PS4 will be 3,999 Brazilian Reals.  That translates into $1,850 US dollars.  For comparison, the Xbox One is R$ 2,200 or $1,016 US dollars. So why does the PS4 cost so much more in Brazil?  Sony explained that between 60 to 70 percent of the cost was made […]

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]]> This morning, Sony Brazil announced that the PS4 will be 3,999 Brazilian Reals.  That translates into $1,850 US dollars.  For comparison, the Xbox One is R$ 2,200 or $1,016 US dollars. So why does the PS4 cost so much more in Brazil?  Sony explained that between 60 to 70 percent of the cost was made up from import fees and taxes.  Brazil does have notoriously high taxes on certain imports, but it still doesn’t exactly answer the question as to why the Xbox One is almost half the price of the PS4.  Not unless Microsoft didn’t have to pay the same fees may be due to production factories in Brazil.  That currently is the $1,850 question.

 

But what options do Brazilians have when it comes to buying the PS4?

 

Since both consoles are region free, buying online may be one option that will cut down the price tag.  But if you are the more adventurous type, and maybe in need of a good vacation.  Then it may be time to start planning a trip.

 

Sources:

Playstation Brazil

Kotaku

Video Games and News

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]]> Government representatives are targetting video games hard. This week 2 new bills were introduced. One would place a Sales Tax on all Violent Video Games. And another bill would make the ESRB ratings legally binding and prevent the sale of some games to minors. In this commentary, I offer a look at politics and the video game industry. In the background, i’m playing Need for Speed on PC.

A Representative of Missouri, Republican Diane Franklin of Camdenton, is calling for a sales tax on violent video games following the tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut. “Violent,” in this instance, really doesn’t mean what you think it does. From the proposed bill: “the term ‘violent video game’ means a video or computer game that has received a rating from the Entertainment Software Rating Board of Teen, Mature, or Adult Only”

That means that , if successfully passed, Teen-rated games like The Sims 3, Starcraft 2, EVE Online and Tropico 4 would all be taxed in Missouri on account of how unrepentantly violent they are. Seriously, if my eyes rolled any harder it would cause permanent damage.

If passed, the bill would impose a 1% sales tax to violent games

Sources:

New bill would make ESRB ratings legally binding

Missouri Representative proposes tax on “violent” video games

VGN – Video Games and News

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