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SuperMatt18 · 10-29-2021, 02:39 PM

It's the Canadian dollar.

PS4 Came out November 15 2013 - the CDN dollar was trading at 1.05

That was $399 USD at launch and translated to $399 CDN (not sure how you paid $350...maybe a trade in).

PS5 came out November 2021 - the CDN dollar was trading at 1.30

Digital was $399 USD, Disk was $499 USD.

So the base price of the Digital PS5 and the PS4 was actually the same in USD. It's the 25% markup because of the drop of the Canadian dollar in that time that kills it.

My launch PS4 was $399 CDN at launch even though it was $399 USD, and my launch PS5 Digital was $499 at launch on that exact same $399 USD.

10-29-2021, 02:39 PM	#1532
SuperMatt18 Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Calgary, AB Exp:	It's the Canadian dollar. PS4 Came out November 15 2013 - the CDN dollar was trading at 1.05 That was $399 USD at launch and translated to $399 CDN (not sure how you paid $350...maybe a trade in). PS5 came out November 2021 - the CDN dollar was trading at 1.30 Digital was $399 USD, Disk was $499 USD. So the base price of the Digital PS5 and the PS4 was actually the same in USD. It's the 25% markup because of the drop of the Canadian dollar in that time that kills it. My launch PS4 was $399 CDN at launch even though it was $399 USD, and my launch PS5 Digital was $499 at launch on that exact same $399 USD. Last edited by SuperMatt18; 10-29-2021 at 02:42 PM.