Sony still loves Canada, another PSN price adjustment on the way?
Written by Jim Squires   
Friday, 18 April 2008 05:28

Sometimes being Canadian sucks. Sure we've got health care, civility and the french, but what about that damned exchange rate?

Things have evened out over the past year or so putting the Canadian dollar more or less on par with the US on a consistent basis, and we've actually seen that reflected in everything from the price of books to (gasp -- you guessed it) gaming goods, both hardware and software. But digital downloads? Not so much.

Last year Sony was the first (and thus far only) company to make an adjustment in their Canadian pricing. For the most part items are only a dollar more on the PlayStation Store in Canada than in the US. Bigger ticket items like Warhawk and Prologue have a larger price difference, but all in all a much fairer pricing structure than anyone else. So who is going to be the next company to lower their prices? Turns out it's Sony again.

Yay Sony! Boo everyone else!

The above image is a screencap from a post on the Playstation.Blog, and the response is from none other than Senior VP of Marketing and PlayStation Network Peter Dille (so we know it's not just a heinous rumor). There's not much lower they could go at this price without hitting par, so I'll assume that's what they'll do.

My advice to the big three? Just charge us in US dollars. It keeps it fair and above board for everyone. When the exchange starts hitting 40% again, then we'll talk about separate pricing -- sound good?

Further Reading: Our very own Ryan Hewson wrote a fantastic piece on the pricing problem in Canada last summer. It's what brought him to our attention in the first place and it's well worth a read. Check it out here.


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written by Snakes & Patriots, April 18, 2008
Sony's opinion on Canada

"They're not even a real country anyway."
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written by Johnny Wadd, April 18, 2008
Nice to hear about the adjustment. Sony may have been slow outta the gates, but i like the moves they have been making customer service wise over the last little while. I've heard nothing but grief or hype from microsoft.

BTW, having the french isn't a plus.
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written by Muffin Man, April 19, 2008
Johnny got there before me. Having the french is not a plus. At all.
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written by bits bytes pixels & sprite, April 30, 2008
[...] few weeks back we posted about Sony hinting at an upcoming price cut for Canadian gamers. Looks like it’s going to [...]

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