Sony Press Conference - #E32013

[Loony BoB]

Yeah, I know what you mean on that one, Phil. 20% sales tax over here is what did it for us, I imagine.

[Pheesh]

Australia has 10% GST, I don't know where the other $100 they're charging us on top of that is coming from.

[Pumpkin]

Oh gosh, I forgot about sales tax.

I'll never be able to afford anything .

[Night Fury]

It's going to cost $549 in Australia.

I am so sick of this trout u_u

$274.50 for you /smug

[Ouch!]

No reason to buy a PS4 in Australia. Amazon has already said that if you pre-order through the US site, they'll ship the console to Australia for $15. Since the console will not be region-locked, you can purchase NA versions of the games. Even with shipping, you'll probably still come in under bloated Australian prices.

[Rostum]

Australia has 10% GST, I don't know where the other $100 they're charging us on top of that is coming from.

High import taxes.

[Pumpkin]

Does anyone know if the PS4 is going to play PS1,2, and 3 games?

[Shauna]

It is not backwards compatible, but they are looking into their Gaikai streaming service, which will (they hope) stream all previous generations of Sony video games.

[Pumpkin]

Oh .

[Loony BoB]

Not including backwards compatibility is their way of saying "Hey, we don't want this console to cost a few hundred dollars more." I'm happy with that, I already own a PS3 and don't want to pay for it all over again.

[Bolivar]

I kind of feel like a company of Sony's character has no excuse not to have the illest possible emulators of their old systems.

[Croyles]

Back to the double life.
PlayStation European TV Commercial: 'Double Life' - YouTube

[Dr. rydrum2112]

I kind of feel like a company of Sony's character has no excuse not to have the illest possible emulators of their old systems.

I don't get why they wouldn't build their own software emulation and sell that. Makes no sense to me.

[I Don't Need A Name]

Rather than starting a new thread for a rumour, I'll post it here instead:

Seems that Sony's 'Holiday Season' actually meant closer to Thanksgiving Holiday

[Croyles]

Rather than starting a new thread for a rumour, I'll post it here instead:

Seems that Sony's 'Holiday Season' actually meant closer to Thanksgiving Holiday

Probably just a placeholder date, but would be good.

Also, did you take that picture yourself? Media Markt is a German chain.