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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[PS3 price <i>increase</i> in Canada?!]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/01/27/ps3-price-i-increase-i-in-canada/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2007/01/27/ps3-price-i-increase-i-in-canada/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/01/27/ps3-price-i-increase-i-in-canada/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/console-wars/" rel="tag">Console wars</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/deals-and-bargains/" rel="tag">Deals and Bargains</a></p><a href="http://www.gamersreports.com/news/4876/sony-raises-ps3-price-in-canada/"><img width="225" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="225" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.knucklesdawson.com/payb3yond.jpg" alt="" /></a>On Thursday we <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/01/25/great-white-north-deal-on-xbox-360/">reported</a> about reasonably priced Xbox 360s for <em>Canadia's</em> Fanboys. While comments gave mixed reviews regarding Factory Direct's customer service and product quality, that doesn't hold a candle to the latest <strike>deal</strike> ripoff from the competition. As if the whole "<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/01/25/pgr3-image-used-to-promote-gran-turismo-hd/">PGR: HD</a>" ordeal wasn't enough, Sony figured a <a href="http://www.gamersreports.com/news/4876/sony-raises-ps3-price-in-canada/">price change</a> was in order for their "Friends to the North". Future Shop, as well as its owner Best Buy, are <a href="http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&amp;langid=EN&amp;sku_id=0665000FS10075271&amp;catid=">both</a> <a href="http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&amp;langid=EN&amp;sku_id=0926INGFS10075271&amp;catid=24376">selling</a> the 60GB PS3 for <strong>$699.99 CDN</strong>, which is $50 <em>more </em>than the list price was on November 17th. Why would Sony, or perhaps the retailers themselves, do this? The Canadian Dollar has been doing fine in terms of exchange rate next the American Dollar, recently. In any case, this isn't the best way to sell an already overpriced console. If Sony keeps at it with these missteps, do you think the PS3 will be able to recover?<br /><br />[Thanks, Miguel]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/01/27/ps3-price-i-increase-i-in-canada/">PS3 price <i>increase</i> in Canada?!</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Sat, 27 Jan 2007 02:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.gamersreports.com/news/4876/sony-raises-ps3-price-in-canada/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/01/27/ps3-price-i-increase-i-in-canada/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/743533/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/01/27/ps3-price-i-increase-i-in-canada/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>$699.99</category><category>Playstation 3</category><category>Playstation3</category><category>Price increase</category><category>PriceIncrease</category><category>PS3 Price</category><category>Ps3Price</category><category>Sony</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Dreger]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jan 2007 02:30:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
