Brazilian PlayStation 4 To Cost Slightly Less Than Your Soul

In Brazil, PlayStation 4s are starting at $1,850 or slightly less than what must souls cost to purchase on Craigslist.

(The following is a guest post from our friendly neighborhood video game expert, Nathan Rubadou.)

Sony Computer Entertainment announced today that the PlayStation 4 will launch in Brazil for R$3,999 (1,850 USD) with games for the console priced at R$179 (82.81 USD). I understand that imported products are highly taxed in this country, but will anybody be willing to spend a couple thousand dollars on a $399 machine that plays video games and Blu-Rays? In the United States consumers complain about our $60 price tag for a game, but $82.81

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