Boycott Rock Band
by Steve on Apr.09, 2008, under Games, Rants, Rip-off Ireland, Technology
Not content with making europeans wait for months after Rock Band was released in the US, the game’s distributor, Electronic Arts has decided to give us all a good hard shafting too.
Rock Band retails for $169 in the US. This includes the game and all of the peripheral instruments. Here in europe you can have it for €240. Yes. Lets do some currency conversion, shall we? At today’s rates, $169 will get you €106.65. Even when you take the difference in VAT over here and US sales taxes over there into account we’re still getting ripped right the fuck off. We’ve accepted the dodgy $1 = €1 style european RRPs for a long time now, but this is taking the piss.
Fuck you, EA.
Unless you’re able to shit gold bricks you should join me in boycotting this game. Show them that we’re not a bunch of saps that will bend over and take it in the ass just because we don’t live in the US.
There’s loads of flames being thrown on various Eurogamer comment threads about Rock Band. Feel free to throw your tuppenceworth in there too.
April 10th, 2008 on 15:36
*Hugs PS3 and its region-free games*
Still though €65 for a game over here in the shops versus like €45 from America.
I believe Sony Europe can suck my balls.
April 16th, 2008 on 23:57
I don’t think there will be much boycotting in Ireland Irish people are too used to get shafted and paying crazy prices.
April 17th, 2008 on 00:00
I’m not sure about that when you consider this *game* costs more than the low-end Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii!!
April 17th, 2008 on 10:41
I like your apt use of the KY Jelly tube.
May 15th, 2009 on 18:28
Now you know how it feels being in Australia. despite 1 AUD bying on average 0.75 USD we pay twice as much for games, consoles and other gaming products. Welcome to the shit end of the stick.