That ' s because our dollar was at or sometimes even slighter better than the USD at that time . It was kind of big deal before that when Sony set their prices to be the same as the USD during the PS 3 era and left it that way at the start of the PS 4 . They adjusted when the dollar started going back down though . EDIT Just found an article about Sony matching US prices back in 2008 s t o r e p r i c e p arityforcanadianconsumers <| sep |> To drink or to put out that part of california that ' s perpetually on fire ? <| sep |> A shitty place in the middle of shitsville . <| sep |> Needed an outfit for my Turkey Trot . <| sep |> For the name your own one this was the immediate category and game that came to mind . Seems it was a popular choice .