So yesterday I posted an article discussing the possibility of higher gaming prices to come thanks to our currency dropping and low and behold one day later this has come to fruition.
During the comments yesterday it was pointed out that local retailer TakeALot is now listing a PlayStation 4 for R6799 and what’s more disappointing is that the console is only expected to be in stock on the 2nd of April so that’s quite some wait.
It’s not so bad at AnimeWorx who have confirmed that a price income has been implemented but they will be selling their next stock at R6599. However he did add a caveat to that saying he expected the price to increase once again with the next batch that arrives.
We reached out to the local distributor and received the following confirmation
“As a result of the continued weakening of the Rand against major currencies we have had no alternative but to increase the price of the recently launched PS4 console. We have made every effort to minimise the impact of the Rand devaluation and will continue in our efforts to make the PS4 and other formats as affordable as possible”
So if you already have a PlayStation 4 then go give it a hug and be thankful that it’s highly unlikely that anyone is going to get one cheaper for the foreseeable future. Also I think it’s about time we all head to our bosses and demand an inflation busting increase so we can keep gaming.
Oh and when I say all of us I mean all of us who don’t work for Lazygamer obviously, we’re broke. Now excuse me while I go relax on my Mediterranean yacht paid for with the Activision marketing money we keep being told we are paid.
Last Updated: January 31, 2014
Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!
January 31, 2014 at 07:56
Why do I have this odd feeling gaming in SA is going to go down hill at this point?
Eish. Free2Play games here I come
General JJ PanGirl
January 31, 2014 at 08:03
New humble bundle out. Not too bad.
GalacticLordCaptainAwesomeness
January 31, 2014 at 09:40
That it is… got most of the games though 🙁
General JJ PanGirl
January 31, 2014 at 11:56
Don’t have any of them. Probably the first time ever that that’s happened to me.
Admiral Chief in Vegas
January 31, 2014 at 08:19
Come join me on Auraxis tonight!
GalacticLordCaptainAwesomeness
January 31, 2014 at 08:59
It’s on like a scone china…
Admiral Chief in Vegas
January 31, 2014 at 09:18
Start updating now, there was a 470mb update yesterday!
I’ve created a Lazygamer faction on the NC, called LZYG
GalacticLordCaptainAwesomeness
January 31, 2014 at 09:36
Getting back form slaapstad around 7 ish, will be online from 8 🙂
Johan Fourie
January 31, 2014 at 08:21
It’s going down hill much like everything else in this country.
AndriyP
January 31, 2014 at 09:07
Loads of F2P games out there
But also a load of older games you can still have plenty of fun jamming
Skyblue
January 31, 2014 at 11:18
This Is Africa. It really is depressing atm. Between the E-Rape, Prime Lending Rape and Rand Value Rape, I am disgusted to say it but I am really sad being a South African right now. I am getting my kids educated and abroad as fast as possible.
Jaded_Reprobate
January 31, 2014 at 08:09
Having the console is 1 part of it…. trying to afford games to play on said console is going to be the biatch… 7 new games and you’ve paid for a new console…
Prostitution isn’t legal yet right?
TiMsTeR1033
January 31, 2014 at 08:10
Sell your kidney on olx.
Rainman
January 31, 2014 at 08:13
Prostitution of the body, no. Prostitution of your soul – that is called politics.
melodicmizery
January 31, 2014 at 09:06
i have one local friend who got a ps4 on release day the same day i did. funny thing is we dont talk on ps4 at all because the menu is so janky and it feels more out of the way to message on ps4 so we just phone text lol. anyways we trade games with each other. ill buy a new one then he buys a new one then when we are done with it just trade each other since gamestop rips everyone off. if you can find a local friend and set a similar deal up itll at least cut your prices in half. or try even searching on craigslist
Jaded_Reprobate
January 31, 2014 at 09:15
That’s 1 way of doing things… i just don’t like sharing my toys… once i buy a game it stays mine…. never know when i feel like playing it again… so i can’t get rid of them
TiMsTeR1033
January 31, 2014 at 08:13
This is seriously sad news, we need some positive news in SA. Damn Anc and Da and Eff ect making bad news to show the world. more bad news,more investors look elsewhere and in return a weaker rand.
Hammersteyn
January 31, 2014 at 08:15
Time to launch that XBOX One/Machinima Youtube channel.
Jonah Cash
January 31, 2014 at 08:50
I’m in, where do I apply????
Spathi
January 31, 2014 at 08:18
:`(
TiMsTeR1033
January 31, 2014 at 08:28
Pleading for asylum in uk looking more promising these days..
UltimateNinjaPandaDudeGuy
January 31, 2014 at 08:37
I am just avoiding consoles from now on really… It is just a money sink.
hillbilly gamer
January 31, 2014 at 08:40
Bad time to have pc gaming rig overhaul card on the table for me.
Tarisma
January 31, 2014 at 08:50
So glad I did mine at the beginning of 2013. I repriced my rig with equivalent parts, yesterday I would of paid 3.5k more than I did.
MakeItLegal
January 31, 2014 at 09:04
Hoping to order my gpu before next batch arrives with the increased price due to the rand , how Eva I will be paying way more than I should for the new motherboard …. Eish , at least fee to play will make up for it hope fully
Dean
January 31, 2014 at 08:46
I have a PS4… So I’m one lucky south African
Lydon McG
January 31, 2014 at 08:48
So being an early adopter has paid off this time.
Tarisma
January 31, 2014 at 08:51
Crazy who would of thought.
Tarisma
January 31, 2014 at 08:49
Super glad I decided to wait to get mine, oh wait….
RinceThis2014
January 31, 2014 at 08:53
Oh man. Is today going to be another Lazygamer Depression day? I can only handle one of those a week! This sucks man. The rand sliding is messing everything up. I wonder who I can blame. Oh, oh, oh I know! The opposition party, because they pull all the strings, am right?
Anon A Mouse
January 31, 2014 at 08:56
There is another PS4 up for auction on bb for those who care. Besides I’m more worried about gaming prices than console. It’s all fine and dandy to have a console but then not being able to pay for the games.
ALKi1234
January 31, 2014 at 08:57
phoenic techSA to the rescue.
MakeItLegal
January 31, 2014 at 09:01
Honesty , how does one keep up … There are like 4 prices alone in the first 6 months of the country , petrol , electricity , inflation the poes of a rand at the moment …
Can some one from the ANC just say something already and calm the investors ! Show them we have a plan ! That’s a direct comment for u Zuma ! Dam fool
Gavin Mannion
January 31, 2014 at 09:04
Are you insane main.. Zuma should never say anything else in his life other that “I quit”
MakeItLegal
January 31, 2014 at 09:47
I hear u … But the reality is , no one , inside or outside of sa , knows what’s going on …
All I am sayin is that someone needs to step up and say , ” this is what we ( sa) are going to do for the next 5 to 10 years ! We really need to show investors we have a plan …
But I agree only thing that should come out of “Zuma tha baboon ” is I quit
melodicmizery
January 31, 2014 at 09:02
they shouldnt increase the ps4 price and its crap that they are, it has way less guts then the ps3 and is more in price wth, they dont have 4 usb slots, sd card, no cd player, no multi out cable, no power switch, they already stripped this thing of parts compared to ps3 and now they wanna increase the price? for what? the graphics are great, but i dont care for the capture device and none of my friends got a ps4 and i hate the way the friend list and chat is setup so i dont even bother adding friends because i dont talk to them. every game out now for it is already on ps3 or pc just about. this really pisses me off. and i find more and more things my ps4 DOESNT do each day. i got mine the first day it came out so this doesnt affect me but its still not right for them to inflate prices like this. there getting as bad as insurance and gas companies for gods sakes
Mabenito
January 31, 2014 at 09:03
“…and will continue in our efforts to make the PS4 and other formats as affordable as possible” <—- bloody closing statement. They are milking already and obviously want to remain within and above profit projections.
Hybrid
January 31, 2014 at 09:04
Geez know I’m glad that I took the plunge I bought it during December
Hybrid
January 31, 2014 at 09:08
Looks like I’ll be only using PS plus for the foreseeable future
Rock789
January 31, 2014 at 09:22
Suddenly I’m extra happy (and relieved) to be one of the lucky ones to have taken the plunge and bought a PS4 on launch day…
That price increase is a steep one – it’s what I paid for my console AND a new game combined… Now a person will just have to buy the console and rely on PS+ freebies.
RinceThis2014
January 31, 2014 at 09:24
Can you imagine if someone knew your whereabouts I don’t know, early Sunday morning, and broke into your place and relived you of our PS4? Just saying *runs
Alien Emperor Trevor
January 31, 2014 at 09:26
He can see the future!
Rock789
January 31, 2014 at 09:33
Just mind the Velociraptors in the foyer… Those b@stards are tricky little suckers to get past. 😉
Alien Emperor Trevor
January 31, 2014 at 09:35
And, say hypothetically, someone got past them with some poisoned meat, what then? *cough*
RinceThis2014
January 31, 2014 at 09:36
No idea what you are suggesting *sprinkles white powder onto meat
Alien Emperor Trevor
January 31, 2014 at 09:38
I wasn’t suggesting anything. I’m simply curious about how others go about home security. To see how mine compares of course.
Rock789
January 31, 2014 at 09:39
Well then a person would still need to get past the ‘pit-of-death’ which opens up when the wrong tag is used at the secondary entrance door. But there’s a spare tag under the potplant to help bypass that.
But don’t mention it to anyone – would be horrible if that news got out… Then only the attack badgers would stand between that person and PS4 awesomeness.
RinceThis2014
January 31, 2014 at 09:44
*Makes note…
Rock789
January 31, 2014 at 09:46
O_O
What have I done?! **sobs**
Alien Emperor Trevor
January 31, 2014 at 09:48
It’s not something I’d post willy-nilly all over the internet.
Psssst, Rince… he has badgers. BADGERS! We’re doomed!
Rock789
January 31, 2014 at 09:51
LOL! 😀
Hammersteyn
January 31, 2014 at 09:58
I sleep with my PS4 so you would need to be extra quiet,
Alien Emperor Trevor
January 31, 2014 at 09:30
A 2TB HDD went up +-R100 in the space of a week. So I bought 3TB because it didn’t lol.
Rock789
January 31, 2014 at 09:35
Now that’s thinking with your wallet. 🙂
RinceThis2014
January 31, 2014 at 09:47
How much was that? I need to get a new one.
Alien Emperor Trevor
January 31, 2014 at 09:55
A 2TB WD Green HDD is R1,253 & 3TB is R1,633 from takealot. You need a more modern OS than XP though for the 3TB. The Seagate 3TB is a tiny bit cheaper, but I won’t buy a Seagate drive for backups – it negates the point of having a backup.
CAE9872
January 31, 2014 at 10:18
You remind of a story someone told me. Their wife came home saying she had picked up a bargain. Shoes for R1 500 (this was 15 years ago!) priced down from R2 000…
His point – I would have preferred no spending whatsoever!
Sounds like you picked yourself a bargain…spend R1 600 instead of R1 200 🙂
EDIT – I would have done the same…
Alien Emperor Trevor
January 31, 2014 at 10:25
lol I’ll admit I did hesitate before going this route because R400 is R400. Price / TB it works out much better though & I will use the space.
Greg Davies
January 31, 2014 at 09:59
They are still selling them on the eBucks Store for R6299. Ordered one yesterday!
Rikus
January 31, 2014 at 10:05
*Hugs PS4 and runs to boss*
Deano
January 31, 2014 at 10:11
Picking mine up in Dubai in march +-R4900.
Hoping to get a bundle with a game thou.
Killer_Mo_26
January 31, 2014 at 12:11
New PS4 prices at retail
The launch price of the PS4 in SA was pegged at R6,299. Retailers have begun updating their pricing on the PS4.
CNA: R6,599.90
Takealot: R6,799.
AWX: Early estimation R6,799.
AWX notes that the supplier (SKE) is still finalising a new RRP).
Kalahari:
R6,799 standalone
7,299 bundle
Kalahari noted that they are awaiting for a new stock shipment to arrive and prices are 100% finalised due to the volatile rand exchange rate.
LollyDaLolDragon
January 31, 2014 at 13:25
“local retailer TakeALot is now listing a PlayStation 4 for R6799” …. Yeah Takealot is rather over priced with alot of their stock IMHO..
house_hero
January 31, 2014 at 14:49
Their pricing has gotten a lot more competitive over the last 6 months. At least in some departments.
house_hero
January 31, 2014 at 13:50
glad I bought at launch
house_hero
January 31, 2014 at 14:48
I’m not sure how they calculate the pricing structure… but by my maths, at that percentage increase, games should only cost R50 more. But I imagine they calculate these things differently for games right?
Mathias
February 1, 2014 at 00:53
Damn, and this is a place filled with Sony fanboys. What will happen?