So late yesterday local retailer AWX were the first local retailer to show an expected price for the Xbox One – and it has made a few people cry in the corner.
As ITFGaming reported the AWX pre-order price is R7100 if you want to drop some cash down at them to get your console on day one…of a South African launch.
But Microsoft SA themselves don’t know what price the Xbox One will be locally yet so it’s obvious that AWX has just put some guesses together and picked a number out of thin air. So let’s take a look at what we know and see if the AWX price is even remotely close to what we can expect to pay locally.
To do this I’m looking at what the current generation consoles cost locally and in the UK and US to see where we comparatively price. Remember the US prices exclude tax
Console | UK Price | US Price | Local Price |
Xbox 360 4Gb + Kinect | £249.99 (R3743) | $299 (R2930) | R3779 |
250Gb + Forza | £199.99 (R2991) | $299 (R2930) | R3324 |
Xbox 360 4Gb standard | £149.99 (R2240) | $199 (R1951) | R1999 |
So in essence we are generally looking at a price of equal to the UK and R500 more than the US as rough maths goes.
So how much is the Xbox One?
Console | UK Price | US Price | Local Price |
Xbox One | £429 (R6500) | R4891 | R6500 or R5500 |
It’s not often that the UK price and US price are so different but if we can take the last generation prices compared to the US and UK then we are looking at a local price in the range on R5500 to R6500. With our local Microsoft office trying to push gaming quite hard I would be surprised if the console breaks the R6500 mark. So where did AWX get their price of R7100 from?
Well they’d be crucified if they said R6200 and then had to phone people to say it’s actually R1000 more so I’m guessing they headed straight to worst case scenario which is the UK price + 10% We also do have great bundle deals going like this Xbox 360 320Gb with 3 titles for R2899 (£192) which is cheaper than both the UK and US prices so it really isn’t all doom and gloom.
Last Updated: July 30, 2013
Admiral Chief Minion 47
July 30, 2013 at 10:03
Riiiiight, I suspect a…
Lardus-Wolverine
July 30, 2013 at 10:11
That is expensive. Wonderful having fast internet (how many times have I mentioned this now? Almost as much as my love for boobies?) so I could actually game online again FINALLY! And PC is the best for that. I might just upgrade my PC. MASTER RACE FTW!
RinceJigglyboobhater
July 30, 2013 at 10:18
I fear my name will piss you off this week then 😉 thehehehe
Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew
July 30, 2013 at 10:20
Lol. You actually changed it to that hahahaha
RinceJigglyboobhater
July 30, 2013 at 10:23
It is justified!
Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew
July 30, 2013 at 10:30
HAHAHAHAHAHA Well done dude. Made me laugh
RinceJigglyboobhater
July 30, 2013 at 10:38
You say that now, but after I’ve used this 50,000 times this week alone, you may want my blood instead 😉
Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew
July 30, 2013 at 10:39
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RinceJigglyboobhater
July 30, 2013 at 10:40
I’m going to find the most redundant excuse to use this, and see how many thumbs down I get hehehehhe
Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew
July 30, 2013 at 10:41
hahaha. Let the silliness commence.
awesomeness
November 5, 2013 at 14:52
wre are talking about the xbox one people der !!!!!!!!!!
Lardus-Wolverine
July 30, 2013 at 10:28
Hate them in games or in real life? In games – each to their own. In real life (assuming you are a man), please turn in your man card!
RinceJigglyboobhater
July 30, 2013 at 10:29
Haha! It’s my protest to how they are killing FF! I love me some boobies!
Trebzz
July 30, 2013 at 10:14
We should expect that price for next gen especially here in SA
TiMsTeR1033
July 30, 2013 at 10:16
Xbox one will prob be over R6500 which is why I wont buy it. Ps4 all the way. plus if that is the artwork for the box of the xbox one then its not very nice either.
Skyblue
July 30, 2013 at 10:18
Thumb sucking. Will wait and see.
InsanityFlea
July 30, 2013 at 10:19
Got better things to do with that kind of money thanks.
Trevor Davies
July 30, 2013 at 10:19
You’ll probably pay slightly more than the UK price seeing as we’re usually grouped along in EMEA.
RinceJigglyboobhater
July 30, 2013 at 10:23
I don’t see it going at more than R7000, no way. Not here.
TiMsTeR1033
July 30, 2013 at 10:28
but this is south africa with fuel going up again soon! I think they dont care about us gamers. Prob see bundles at R7500 in some shops hahahaha in zimbabwe an xbox one will cost you 96 zillion dollars………… for the controller only. LMAO!!!
InsanityFlea
July 30, 2013 at 10:35
The Zimbabwean dollar no longer exists, it was abandoned in 2009. Their main currency now is US Dollars.
TiMsTeR1033
July 30, 2013 at 10:36
what! you serious! when did that happen and why!
Skyblue
July 30, 2013 at 10:42
2009 and see your own post as the answer to why.
TiMsTeR1033
July 30, 2013 at 10:43
Oh I see o_0
Skyblue
July 30, 2013 at 10:43
Just another African success story…
Sageville
July 30, 2013 at 11:20
I believe the “Your currency is fucked” measurement is when a single sheet of 1 ply toilet paper has more value than your largest denomination bill.
Hermann Schwindt
July 30, 2013 at 10:34
Haha, it seems AWX is expecting the Rand to plummet.
TiMsTeR1033
July 30, 2013 at 10:41
If its like in 2001 then we screwed was 21 rand for 1 pound at the time. I would know I was in the uk then.
bluegoon
July 30, 2013 at 14:16
Dude we were all in the UK then, lol.
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
August 1, 2013 at 12:12
Hahaha so true!
Phillip
July 30, 2013 at 10:37
There is no way that the Xbox One will retail here for that price. There is a $100 difference between the two consoles, and in SA the PlayStation 4 will retail for around R5500 – just trust me on this one, I know…
Brady miaau
July 30, 2013 at 10:37
Who can predict the exchange rate at that time?
Accuracy please. I am not sure at what point the local retailers have to pay for the stock, but that will also influence the price.
Gavin Mannion
July 30, 2013 at 10:40
Exactly which is one of the reasons that any price right now is just wild guessing
Brady miaau
July 30, 2013 at 10:55
“Never trust an un-patched release of anything”
I think it applies to non-electronics, non-tangible things as well.
Concerned
July 30, 2013 at 10:40
Will wait for Game to get stock! Maybe Massmart will be a bit cheaper? ????
Ultimo_Cleric N7
July 30, 2013 at 10:41
My guess is R6999.
ElimiNathan
July 30, 2013 at 10:44
That means PS4 will be in the 5k region . Yes please!
ALKi1234
July 30, 2013 at 10:45
R6000+
Sageville
July 30, 2013 at 11:28
I predict:
PS4 – R5950
Xbone – R6950
ALKi1234
July 30, 2013 at 11:39
OUCH….don’t jinx it Man!lets be positive and say:
PS4-R4999(R5200 max)
XBOX ONE-5999(R6200 max)
Zubayr Bhyat
July 30, 2013 at 11:50
That pricing may just be accurate. I suspect it’ll be that much on launch. PS4 should be similarly higher than UK prices too. Sad but may be true 🙁
Tbone187
July 30, 2013 at 11:55
So the kinect for current gen costs almost 2 grand??? Can’t be…
Zubayr Bhyat
July 30, 2013 at 11:55
It was R3500 on special when I got my 360, I decided to go with the standard 4gb and it turned out to be the right choice.
Stiggie
July 30, 2013 at 12:28
Well with the PS4 listing locally at R5999 I can agree with that price. Remember the price is a $100 difference and the exchange is R10 about to the dollar so that makes that price about right.
bluegoon
July 30, 2013 at 14:17
PS4 is going to be R5999, Xbox One is going to be a grand more expensive. In ZA, you round it down.
bluegoon
July 30, 2013 at 14:22
All these dudes on Xbox Live are going to migrate to PS4, watch the Ghosts lobbies on PS4 be full but Xbox One a ghost town in ZA, even though 360 is currently the tournament default console.