The reason is simple: it costs less (including the disc drive) for ¥55,000 + ¥11,980 = ¥66,980 ($425) including games, even after I’ve paid for international shipping via a forwarding agent: would the console be exempted from taxes (tariffs) & duties one it arrives into the US despite it being ~$175 cheaper?
It looks sleek though, sad that no one else in the world is getting the midnight black variant of the digital only console as it’s only available in Japan. The standard console (both digital and disc variants) are a rip off in both US since the price is inflated at $600 (before taxes). I REFUSE TO PAY THAT PRICE!
It’s going to be Japan region locked bud. I wouldn’t bother with this to save some money. It’s going to cause you significantly more headaches than it’s worth.
What the other guy said - you’ll likely get a notification that your import is being held in a bonded warehouse by customs enforcement until you pay the duties and tariffs.
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You shouldn’t buy a PS5 period tbh
Are you fluent in Japanese? If not you’re going to have a bad time. And as someone else mentioned, the store is locked to Japan’s PS store which man’ means you may but be able to get non JP language games. It also means payment methods might get rejected depending on their regional support. Not to mention I’m not sure if the store will even load from a non JP IP address considering how much they’ve tried to lock down the rest of it.
So no, it’s not a good idea.
