Gamers gouged - Australians pay too much for games

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An investigation into video game prices has found that Australians can buy software for less than half price by importing.

The Xbox 360 blockbuster BioShock for example, is $109.95 at EBGames yet it's just $48.57 including postage from the Hong Kong online retailer Play-Asia.com.

http://www.theage.com.au/news/articles/gamers-getting-gouged/2008/07/15/1215887633833.html

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That's true of England too. When I went to London with the marching band, I stopped at an electronics store (I forget the name of it), and the prices were pretty much the same in pounds as they are in dollars (as in, we'd pay $50 for most games, and they pay £50.)

Of course, importing it means you'd have to use a FreeLoader or something... but they pay literally double the price. I paid £30 for a DS Web Browser (because at the time it hadn't been released in America)... and then when it was released here it was only $35.