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100 AUD is 71 USD.

• junto 11y ago
  Wow. That's really expensive. Is it a 95% fun tax?
  • Buge 11y ago
    Where did you get 95% from? The normal new game price on Amazon seems to be $60. The Division and Far Cry Primal are both $60 for both systems. It's an 18% "fun tax".
    • junto 11y ago
      It was just an observation that Ozzies seem to get screwed by both corporations and their own government these days. 95% I plucked out of my head, as an extreme percentual screwing value! :-)
  • NamTaf 11y ago
    It's a 95% Australia tax. We pay more for almost everything just because. It was originally justified by our exchange rates (which got down into the AUD$1 = USD$0.5x) but persisted at the same dollar values even when the rate went to AUD$1 = USD$1.2. Basically, we get screwed because there's precident establishing that we can. And it permiates almost anything that is produced overseas including phones and laptops but also all kinds of software, not just games. Here's an article from when it was a hot topic in the news: http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/adobe-chief-dodges-questions-over-pricing-20130214-2eetr.html http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/adobe-chief... At the time it was literally cheaper to fly from Sydney to LA, buy the software in LA and fly home.
• moonshinefe 11y ago
  I don't believe the exchange rate alone is the explanation. Here the Canadian dollar is very low versus the USD right now, yet on Steam I rarely ever see $100 games. With the DLC and "Season passes" and other nickel and dime schemes they have, sure, but usually it's around $70-80 for AAA titles. I have an Aussie friend who I'd often gift games, then she'd pay me back on a 3rd party service what I paid, and end up saving money. Australia really does just get screwed for whatever reason.