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by Tondoteottotote on October 5th, 2008

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If a product (especially electronic ones, like video games and game systems) costs more in Europe than in the US, what is to stop Europeans from buying the overseas copy especially when it’ll still be cheaper after shipping costs?

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  • by Chris on October 5th, 2008

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    Only two things...
    Shipping, and taxes...
    If the cost is still less,
    it will be a done deal.
    How are you tonight, Egao?

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  • by Symbeline on October 5th, 2008

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    Regional restrictions make it so that you need a specially coded version of a game to play on a European shipped game console (PAL) so if you get yourself an American PlayStation for example, you'll need to buy American shipped games; PAL versions are sold all over Europe, but there are no American versions, so what are you ever going to play? The games aren't compatible because of regional lockout, so unless you're willing to order ALL your games from America it's not a solution.

    But, this is slowly starting to fade, the XBox 360 is regional free, and the PSP is getting there, so it might be a solution in the distant future.

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