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EU prices include VAT, US prices do not include sales tax.
by JimmyAustin 4y ago
EU prices include VAT, US prices do not include sales tax.
- eek2121 4y agoThis is a fact that hasn't changed since the launch of the PS5, so your point is nonsense. Earlier poster has a very good point, and I'll add to it: Demand, years in, outstrips supply. The most sensible thing for ANY company to do is to increase the MSRP. In a supply constricted world, this slightly improves availability while improving the margins for Sony. Don't get me wrong, I hate capitalism with a burning passion, and the names I want to call Sony are...inappropriate. However, they are playing by the 'rules' of capitalism.
- mastax 4y agoSo, e.g. Germany has 19% VAT on most things. 550/1.19=462.19 462.19EUR=450.82USD
- smalley 4y agoAnd they would also include extra cost for things like mandatory warranty and service requirements in some EU countries that do not exist in the US.
- dkersten 4y agoWhat is the all-inclusive-with-tax cost to the customer of a PS5 in USD? I guess that would be a fairer comparison: actual cost to customer.
- barake 4y agoTax varies widely in the US down to a very local level. Sales tax is likely between 0% and 13.5% for a PS5, but there may be localities with higher rates for electronics. It's a mess: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sales_taxes_in_the_United_States https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sales_taxes_in_the_United_St...
- dkersten 4y agoThanks