The PlayStation 4 is made of gold.

…. Brazil and Argentine players may think. Sony is offering the new console so incredibly expensive that it will be questionable who will buy it.

So far, the lower price of the PlayStation 4 has been one of the possible arguments against the Xbox One almost worldwide. But now it turns out that this can only distract North American, European and Asian buyers from the Xbox. In South America, Sony's new console is being offered at such an incredibly high price that it is questionable whether there is a player who will buy it at all.

Back in September, it was published that 6500 pesos, or approx. You have to pay $ 1100 for the console in Argentina. That’s a pretty scary amount already, but if you look at the Brazilian prices that were announced recently… well, it’s already quite leaning towards robbery. Brazilian players have to ring exactly 3999 Brazilian reals, which is roughly $ 1850. At today's exchange rate, this is the equivalent of nearly HUF 405.

All this is due to customs duties and VAT due on imports, transport costs and the small number of potential users.

Several foreign sites have calculated that if a Brazilian player gets on a plane to fly to the US and then buys a PS4 there and flies back to Brazil, he will still spend about $ 650-700 less than if he bought it at home.