>Cause it's third world? I don't get that. > >I mean, why would MS charge *more* than normal. I seriously don't get it.
The problem down here (I'm brazilian) is that we have an abusive tax over video games, because by law their considered gambling machines (don't ask why), so the one that comes from the us suffers a huge price increase before hitting the stores. And then we pay the price. That's why there are so many "Illegal" machines.
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>I mean, why would MS charge *more* than normal. I seriously don't get it.
The problem down here (I'm brazilian) is that we have an abusive tax over video games, because by law their considered gambling machines (don't ask why), so the one that comes from the us suffers a huge price increase before hitting the stores. And then we pay the price. That's why there are so many "Illegal" machines.
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