Sony Unveils the PS2 in Brazil for the First Time

[duo2nd]

Funny story from our sun-drenched friends at GIzmodo Brazil; today, November 18, 2009, Sony have decided to begin officially selling the PlayStation 2 in Brazil.

It's priced at R$799, which works out to be around USD$461. So, yes, it's expensive to buy video games in Brazil. Our man Pedro tells us that with a nine year-old console only just launching, there obviously isn't an official PS3 presence, though he says Sony do sell some older PS3 games. For R$199 (USD$115).

Ever wanted to know why piracy was rife in South America, those prices might get you in the right direction.

Source: http://kotaku.com/5407941/today-in-brazil-sony-officially-launched-the-playstation2

: Brazil is very OUTDATED these days...

[ClubSyN-X-TReME]

better be glad O'Illusionista didnt see that or he'll go into another one of his childish fits over the truth............

......Again.

[Magma MK-II]

It's just a thing that the Brazilian government never cares for imported technology, so they put VERY HEAVY taxes on everything imported. I live in Brazil, so I know.

[DEMONKAI]

oMfG 799?? for a ps2? lawd ..

what the hell man?? Reminds me of the neo geo days when a memory card was 150 and the games were 350 n sh*t


Well! at least they are still the land of the booty n can chill at the beach

[KPT25]

...that's why ppl from south america import our consoles...it's shocking to see that the PS2 is being released at that price in Brazil,when for example in Argentina,a PS3 is obtainable as well as all the last gen consoles