the UAE game stores are so overpriced

do you belive ratchet and clank quest for booty is 72 dollars and xbox live is 65 dollars a year wow when my gamestore told me that i was like WTF :o so who here lives in the uae thinks that uae stores are overpriced?????????sneakShaker

I don't live in the UAE but i know that its overpriced, i think its because they're relatively "new to the game".

hey... im frm the uae and i totally agree wid u...

i mean mgs4 is being sold for around 87 US$... thts ridiculous...

They sell Quest for Booty in the store there?bdhoff

yup

hey... im frm the uae and i totally agree wid u...

i mean mgs4 is being sold for around 87 US$... thts ridiculous...

ND_basic

and the new playstation 80 gb is like 777 with the dual shock 3 when i heard that i totally took away the thought of buying a ps3 but thank god for toy r us there selling a ps3 80 gb 2 games(R&C:FTOD+uncharted )and dual shock 3 for 500 US$

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hey... im frm the uae and i totally agree wid u...

i mean mgs4 is being sold for around 87 US$... thts ridiculous...

sneakShaker

and the new playstation 80 gb is like 777 with the dual shock 3 when i heard that i totally took away the thought of buying a ps3 but thank god for toy r us there selling a ps3 80 gb 2 games(R&C:FTOD+uncharted )and dual shock 3 for 500 US$

thts the 1 i got imean the 500$ one recently.... :)

its a sweet deal for the uae...

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hey... im frm the uae and i totally agree wid u...

i mean mgs4 is being sold for around 87 US$... thts ridiculous...

sneakShaker

and the new playstation 80 gb is like 777 with the dual shock 3 when i heard that i totally took away the thought of buying a ps3 but thank god for toy r us there selling a ps3 80 gb 2 games(R&C:FTOD+uncharted )and dual shock 3 for 500 US$

why dont u order from amazon and let Aramex deliver the package ( 7 days maximum) ?

hey... im frm the uae and i totally agree wid u...

i mean mgs4 is being sold for around 87 US$... thts ridiculous...

ND_basic

Here where I live it is being sold at 85$.

my parents dont like to buy anything over the InternetsneakShaker

how old are you ?

[QUOTE="sneakShaker"]my parents dont like to buy anything over the Internetmohammadan

how old are you ?

15 :D

Where I live XBOX 360 and PS3 games are 99 dolars and Wii games are 85. PS2 are 70 and DS/PSP are 65. The consoles are between 600-700 for the PS3 40g/80g 650 for the 360 Go Pro and 560 for the Wii. So, I guess we are overpriced.kenshinhimura10

still it just a psn game for 15 or 20 bucks not an actual game btw ps2 games here are also 70

u guys should come to ksa and buy a ps3.its comparatively less over here.conistant

I don't think they are going to travel from one country to another to get a PS3 man. Importing via DHL would be cheaper.

hey man i live in abu dhabi where do u live ?omarsh94

dubai

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hey... im frm the uae and i totally agree wid u...

i mean mgs4 is being sold for around 87 US$... thts ridiculous...

sneakShaker

and the new playstation 80 gb is like 777 with the dual shock 3 when i heard that i totally took away the thought of buying a ps3 but thank god for toy r us there selling a ps3 80 gb 2 games(R&C:FTOD+uncharted )and dual shock 3 for 500 US$

That's not too bad, it's about the same price in Sweden.

Well its just as bad in Oceania and Europe, the yanks, canucks and japs have it so good.

The console is +$700 for the 40GB model....

I never used to mind but these days they charge $100 - $120 for a new game thats just a huge rip off. I don't think they realise if they sold games from between $30 - $60 they would sell so many more games.

I'm American I don't mean to be insulting but I just curious about the middle east and video games. I didn't think you could get video games anywhere in the middle east. Is UAE a strict Islamic country and how do people feel about video game there? Maybe thats why they cost so much is because there is a tax on them religous reasons? I've seen stuff on TV here about the Islands thier building in the UAE and I know it's a popular tourist country. I find the middle east fastenating and I like learning about the reagon.jdc6305

People don't feel much about videogames aside from the fact that it is a childish hobby. This is bad in a sense because you are pretty much laughed at when you are my age (23) and mention gaming as a serious hobby. Hell my parents still advise me to give it up every time I buy a new game saying it is a waste of my money. On the plus side there is zero regulation so you never have controversy regarding a game's content.

No religious tax or anything, I would go as far as to say no such thing exists. You guys have a bad impression of gamers from the region, for reasons I can understand...The different countries there are wildly different in traditions to an extent, income, accents and others. The only things in common are probably religion and language.

Speaking of UAE, I am currently living in the UK and going for a job in UAE. If it is that expensive then eBay and a few other e-tailers will remain my best friends there, I am not crazy enough to pay a $100 for a game.

I'm American I don't mean to be insulting but I just curious about the middle east and video games. I didn't think you could get video games anywhere in the middle east. Is UAE a strict Islamic country and how do people feel about video game there? Maybe thats why they cost so much is because there is a tax on them religous reasons? I've seen stuff on TV here about the Islands thier building in the UAE and I know it's a popular tourist country. I find the middle east fastenating and I like learning about the reagon.jdc6305

first of all i am from the usa :D but i have arabic friends and they take gaming like a hoppy and no there are no religous reasons and tax issues

I'm American I don't mean to be insulting but I just curious about the middle east and video games. I didn't think you could get video games anywhere in the middle east. Is UAE a strict Islamic country and how do people feel about video game there? Maybe thats why they cost so much is because there is a tax on them religous reasons? I've seen stuff on TV here about the Islands thier building in the UAE and I know it's a popular tourist country. I find the middle east fastenating and I like learning about the reagon.jdc6305

i dont mean to be insulting to u either but at the end of the day we arabs ARE human... even though most of u americans might thnk otherwise..... like any other human we do like enjoying ourselves and believe it or not gaming is a pretty popular hobby here in the uae..... we recently had this sort of gaming convention here GAMES'08... while not even close to how e3 was or lepzig... it did show tht gaming is very popular in uae...

ur rite.... especially in dubai...ND_basic

Yeah, I was looking into vacation prices there and I was like WOWOWOWOWOWOW!

Worse yet, I'm holding US dollars, which is like Monopoly money these days.

guyz i live in UAE and yes its overpriced only in dubai or if you are buying from a mall or Virgin mega store.

the price of MGS4 in city-center is 330 DHS i bought it for 220 in ajman ,there is a store who sell anything you want and if u order a game he can bring it before the release date .

just dont buy from dubai go to central souq in sharjah near bouhirah or ajamn it cheaper there.

guyz i live in UAE and yes its overpriced only in dubai or if you are buying from a mall or Virgin mega store.

the price of MGS4 in city-center is 330 DHS i bought it for 220 in ajman ,there is a store who sell anything you want and if u order a game he can bring it before the release date .

just dont buy from dubai go to central souq in sharjah near bouhirah or ajamn it cheaper there.

coold_steam

cn u tell me where in ajman???

whats UAE....i'm from Canada.Starscream35

UAE = United Arab Emirates

whats UAE....i'm from Canada.Starscream35

lol , you live under a rock or something :P ...UAE means United Arab Emirates and i live in canada too lol

P.S : i was born in UAE so i do know exactly what you mean about the high prices

Ahlan we sahlan, ana min al Yemen

here we go!

I'm American I don't mean to be insulting but I just curious about the middle east and video games. I didn't think you could get video games anywhere in the middle east. Is UAE a strict Islamic country and how do people feel about video game there? Maybe thats why they cost so much is because there is a tax on them religous reasons? I've seen stuff on TV here about the Islands thier building in the UAE and I know it's a popular tourist country. I find the middle east fastenating and I like learning about the reagon.jdc6305

Im from Iran and we can get the games before they're even being realesed you can get new original game for 65 $ ( for ps3 ) . many of the people play video games but they are always young and we have no age limits kids can get GTA IV and play gears of war whole of the games in Iran are copy except PS3 and most of the gamers have X360 which has cheap games around 4$ .:D

Well i think in UAE every thing is OVERPRICED !mohammadan

The same goes for Norway. A game cost between $70 to $85 (converted from Norwegian Krones to US dollars).

[QUOTE="mohammadan"]Well i think in UAE every thing is OVERPRICED !technofranki

The same goes for Norway. A game cost between $70 to $85 (converted from Norwegian Krones to US dollars).

Also here in the Philippines. A game would cost equal to 80 US dollars. Luckily, my dad goes to the US 2 or three times a year. 2 to 3 games everytime he goes there is enough, plus a PSN card for buying stuff in PS store.:D

Oh and an 80GB model would cost 500 US dollars here. $100 dollar difference! And yes, my PS3 was bought in the US too(almost every videogame and consoles i think) :P

Do people actually not understand ANYTHING? why are you converting it to US dollars when your currency is worth less per dollar and that the amount that people earn is different. There are so many other variables that converting it is pointless. shabab12

[QUOTE="jdc6305"]I'm American I don't mean to be insulting but I just curious about the middle east and video games. I didn't think you could get video games anywhere in the middle east. Is UAE a strict Islamic country and how do people feel about video game there? Maybe thats why they cost so much is because there is a tax on them religous reasons? I've seen stuff on TV here about the Islands thier building in the UAE and I know it's a popular tourist country. I find the middle east fastenating and I like learning about the reagon.ND_basic

i dont mean to be insulting to u either but at the end of the day we arabs ARE human... even though most of u americans might thnk otherwise..... like any other human we do like enjoying ourselves and believe it or not gaming is a pretty popular hobby here in the uae..... we recently had this sort of gaming convention here GAMES'08... while not even close to how e3 was or lepzig... it did show tht gaming is very popular in uae...