Spare a thought for those in Brazil who will have to fork out R$ 3,999 (approximately US$ 1,818) if they want to buy a PlayStation 4 at launch.
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That’s the word from the official Brazilian PlayStation blog where Sony today made the super-high price point official.
Brazil has been suffering with an astronomical inflation rate in recent years and economic growth has been stunted as result, though a recent jump in retail sales suggests that consumers are slowly starting to spend again.
Nevertheless, it’s a bitter blow to the general consumer who will struggle to afford Sony’s next-generation console which launches in Brazil on November 29, 2013.
Source: Neogaf