PSN Cards available in Canada now

[deluga]

check your eb games, 20$ and 50$, no tax charged when you buy cards (instead u get charged on the psn store)
http://www.nextgenplayer.com/2009/06/update-first-images-of-canadian-psn.html

[Bencherstyle]

i wonder what happends when you use a EDGEcard to buy this....

[poiuiu]

^^^ The universe will collapse unto itself and absorb everything you care for from the absolute lack of tax!!

On a less silly note, can't wait for these suckers to go on sale (and hopefully before the end of the month); after all, it's about fcuking time. :)

[Xeph820]

i bought one today
they apparently came out on friday =)

[spzero]

Yeah, saw them on Friday. Forgot to mention them... Sorry. It was at the EB Games in Eatons

[Azumangaman]

Neat! I'll have to buy one when I go trade in some DS games!

[DMPugh]

Question: I belong to a gameshare group where the buyer is American (to avoid paying taxes). We do refills when needed at $20. Would I be able to buy a $20 card, give him the code, and have it equal $20 USD on his end?

[afterburn999]

my inital thoughts to that is no, cause it doesn't work like that for Live but you never know.

[charleytony]

I was considering getting a PS3 this summer, started looking at how to get money into a PSN account and I was baffled that those cards were not available here.
About time !!!

That woud have really made me think twice about getting that system. Come on, Xbox Live did that what ? 3 years ago ?

[rkenshin]

my inital thoughts to that is no, cause it doesn't work like that for Live but you never know.

From the url in the OP, the back of the card it says "Canada Only"

I hope Best Buy gets it in stock then I'll jump when they have their monthly 20% accessories sale

[blackric]

So the cards are not in a plastic clam shell package like the Wii points card? Can't somebody just scratch off the pin at the back?

[No One]

Woo, now I no longer need my credit card tied to any of my consoles.

[Cthulhu8u]

Question: if I change my PS3s registered address to, say, Alberta,and purchase with a PSN card, will I be charged a lower rate of tax than Ontario? There's like an 8% difference the government can't screw me for :P

[game_fanatic]

There's no guarantee these will ever go on sale; it seems they are treated like gift cards, and how often do you see gift cards go on sale?

[Xeph820]

Question: if I change my PS3s registered address to, say, Alberta,and purchase with a PSN card, will I be charged a lower rate of tax than Ontario? There's like an 8% difference the government can't screw me for :P

i want to know the answer to this too before i buy anything

[Skardee]

Awesome! How much is FFVII? That is out, yes/

[addone]

$9.99, 1.32gb

[webrunner]

I only just got a PS3, so this is probably a silly question.. is it true that we pay PSN in Canadian dollars, and it assumes parity even though we're no longer at parity? If so, that's pretty darn boss.

[snuter]

Yep, Canadian PSN is charged in Canadian dollars. (They collect taxes based on your province). And yes, the Canadian PSN prices are the same as the USA, so we get parity in our PSN prices.

[addone]

If so, that's pretty darn jerkface
Fixed, as per Michael Scott's definition of boss? ;)

[firehawk12]

Not always, some games are 1 dollar more in Canada.

[Xeph820]

Yep, Canadian PSN is charged in Canadian dollars. (They collect taxes based on your province). And yes, the Canadian PSN prices are the same as the USA, so we get parity in our PSN prices.
so does that mean i just change my province to alberta and i'll get lower tax?

[matsam]

Not always, some games are 1 dollar more in Canada.

Every game was a dollar more in Canadian money when the PSN Store first started, but ever since they changed it, I think we always pay the same thing our American friends pay.

so does that mean i just change my province to alberta and i'll get lower tax?

Dude, that's a great idea...I'll have to try it! haha

[Xeph820]

Every game was a dollar more in Canadian money when the PSN Store first started, but ever since they changed it, I think we always pay the same thing our American friends pay.



Dude, that's a great idea...I'll have to try it! haha

lol tell me if it works =P

[Sean09]

Why do some of you keep asking about the edge card? Do you know what the edge card does? It gives 10% off of USED games. You won't get any benefit when buying anything else other than USED stuff.

[Cthulhu8u]

so does that mean i just change my province to alberta and i'll get lower tax?

:lol: What an original suggestion!

[jbo2891]

so does that mean i just change my province to alberta and i'll get lower tax?

I tried this yesterday and it worked

[Xeph820]

thanks, i'll go change my province right now.
do you just change the province or do you have to find an alberta address?

[jbo2891]

thanks, i'll go change my province right now.
do you just change the province or do you have to find an alberta address?

just province and postal code

[Bencherstyle]

wow... 5% tax! thats better than 13!.... :) thanks guys!

[snuter]

Just pretending that you live in Alberta doesn't make your province any better to live in...

[Sean09]

sean09: the edge card dusn't charge u taxes ..say u got 70bux on that ebg edge credit(card) u can buy any 69.99 game and have 1 c left..if u buy that 69.99 game by CASH, u'd have to fork out 79.09! wow, who the hell pays 79bux for ANY game lol

psn network charges 6% tax i think, thats wat the ebg girl told me
So with what you are saying, you can load up money on there and skip out on tax? How would you get money on there if not, and are you sure there is no tax then?? Wouldn't everyone just do that?

[towhytea]

So with what you are saying, you can load up money on there and skip out on tax? How would you get money on there if not, and are you sure there is no tax then?? Wouldn't everyone just do that?


Any game trade ins are put on an eb edge card

[halcyon1234]

I was in an EB today (found a copy of Fatal Frame II for under $20 w00t!). A kid traded in some games for a PSN card. But the clerks didn't know how to handle them. All the PSN cards were marked "for display only". They called their manager. At home. =)

I didn't stick around for the end of the drama, but I assume te PSN cards work much like the pre-paid phone top-up card I bought today. The card itself is worthless, but when EB scans it, the reciept has a PIN printed on it (aka: no refunds!). When you put the PIN into the PS3, you get the moneyz.

[bullets898]

Hah, quick everyone! Buy your stuff before Sony realizes everyone who owns a PS3 lives in Alberta!

[FarmhouseMedia]

FINALLY. I have a buddy who is a Rock Band freak. On his birthdays I never know what to get him, so its usually a case of beer.

Now I can get him a PSN card so he can download some Rock Band DLC.

[Solid-Snake-Eyes]

That Alberta idea rocks, will do it next time for sure! I really wish Best Buy was stocking the point cards, because I have a $5 Rewardzone certificate!

[lustyhitter]

My EB Games has them. I'm going to buy one soon.

[djsaiyan]

I'm holding one in my hand right now.

:D

[poiuiu]

The day that I finally plunk the cash down for make-believe space cash, I read that MvsC2 is may/probably/gonna have an empty box with download code equivalent at launch. It's a 5 dollar markup, but I kinda like having boxes. :downer

Ah well, I'll just stick with my plan on getting it as download.