Playstation 3: Hardware Info and Price
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Avon_Implosion
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ladies and gentlemen...
remember that, in the end, it wont just be the price-tag which will discourage gamers from choosing one system over the other...it will the the games-or lack thereof. MS can nip at their retail-price all they want...if the kid wants MGS4 or the next Final Fatnasy, the the 360 cant offer him that, no matter how small that number may be on the price-tag
In the end, the games will always sell the consoles
remember that, in the end, it wont just be the price-tag which will discourage gamers from choosing one system over the other...it will the the games-or lack thereof. MS can nip at their retail-price all they want...if the kid wants MGS4 or the next Final Fatnasy, the the 360 cant offer him that, no matter how small that number may be on the price-tag
In the end, the games will always sell the consoles
This No HDMi in the €499 model is pissing me off. That means that they just did force me to get the €599 model... Meh!
They need to soften the price blow, so they drop the bomb now, expect people to do with it once the launch time comes.
They can also pull a bait and switch deal, creating a buzz around the expensive PS3 and then announce close to launch that they're launching at $100 less then expected. But that's an extremely unlikely scenario. Sadly...
Well, it's either that or they're just stupid. Stupidity is always an option when it comes to this type of strategical decision.
Obviously because their cards aren't good.wco81 said:
They need to soften the price blow, so they drop the bomb now, expect people to do with it once the launch time comes.
They can also pull a bait and switch deal, creating a buzz around the expensive PS3 and then announce close to launch that they're launching at $100 less then expected. But that's an extremely unlikely scenario. Sadly...
Well, it's either that or they're just stupid. Stupidity is always an option when it comes to this type of strategical decision.
Powderkeg said:
Most people understand that a 4-cylinder Camry is going to be less expesive than a 6-cylinder Accord and vice versa.
But, on the other hand, $500-$600 is significant. It's the price of many people's rent. Sure, the hardcore will probably eat the price, but parents who want to buy their child a Christmas present will have sticker shock when they see this.
This next generation will be very interesting. We'll have basically 3 tiers of consoles. Wii at the low end, 360 in the middle, and the PS3 at the high end. It's significant because the success or failiure of any of these consoles may determine how the companies view their use of technology in future iterations.
whoa. thats alot of cash. im looking at close to 800 dollar purchase (console + Game + excontroller + tax)
and to thoughs saying that isnt much probably dont have bills. i mean i make 42 hour as a RN/MT but after food, card bills, wife, kids, utility,house, and school payments, insurance and other.its down to 5 bucks an hour. so in 160 hr of work later ill have a ps3
but you had people paying 1k for xbox 360 at launch.
cant wait to see actual game play though.
and to thoughs saying that isnt much probably dont have bills. i mean i make 42 hour as a RN/MT but after food, card bills, wife, kids, utility,house, and school payments, insurance and other.its down to 5 bucks an hour. so in 160 hr of work later ill have a ps3
but you had people paying 1k for xbox 360 at launch.
cant wait to see actual game play though.
Overall, I'm kinda happy with the configuration. The spec that was announced for E3'05 was for purely bullet points. 3 Giga ethernet ports? SD/Memory slots? I rather have Sony focus on delivering on a great gaming machine at its core. And provide the other functionality as add-ons. So it's nice to see Sony getting it's head out of the clouds and coming back to gamers' interests.
Price wise, not too shabby -- you're getting a lot of stuff for that price. But I would have gone with one SKU and bunch of add-ons (wifi, memory slots, etc). On the other hand, I guess that's why they have the 20G version. Excuse my brain fart...
Hmmm....playing games without rumble function, now that's just wrong. I'm not sure I would trade rumblle function for tilt sensor on a controller like DS. I can see how it would work on Wii's controller, but on a DS like controller? That's just plain wrong.
Price wise, not too shabby -- you're getting a lot of stuff for that price. But I would have gone with one SKU and bunch of add-ons (wifi, memory slots, etc). On the other hand, I guess that's why they have the 20G version. Excuse my brain fart...
Vysez said:
Hmmm....playing games without rumble function, now that's just wrong. I'm not sure I would trade rumblle function for tilt sensor on a controller like DS. I can see how it would work on Wii's controller, but on a DS like controller? That's just plain wrong.
g35er said:
Parents have been buying their young children iPods the past couple of Christmases. Fragile, small, easily lost, expensive.
This 11-pound digital media hub offers more features than most kids will take advantage of.
Come to think of it, those 10-year olds with 30-GB iPods probably only had a dozen songs on them.
Yeah I can see parents buying the X360, Wii or even iPods as substitutes for the PS3 if they can't get them or they put their foot down.
Serenity Painted Death
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Sony had this generation on a platter, but with that price...
I guess they're just really interested in seeing just how strong their brand really is...
At any rate, things are a lot more interesting now than they were yesterday.
And yea... they're announcing the price now so you can go ahead and get over it/save up (kind of like Nintendo dropping the "wii" bomb).
I guess they're just really interested in seeing just how strong their brand really is...
At any rate, things are a lot more interesting now than they were yesterday.
And yea... they're announcing the price now so you can go ahead and get over it/save up (kind of like Nintendo dropping the "wii" bomb).
Serenity Painted Death said:
With all those features packed in...Sony is "forced" to make $499/$599 price point...they are already projecting massive losses even with those price point so go figure lol...
Price seems expensive, but is tremendous value also...so that is why there are mixed reactions with price even with seemingly ridiculous pricing.
Now now leave others out of this. Its not politealexp2792 said:
Indeed its very pricey and you are right for waiting if these are the games you are interested in. It would be stupid to pay 500 or 600 now just to wait 1 or 2 years more until you get the game you are interested in when the console will be much much cheaper
But some may actually be attracted to its launch games too. Perhaps they will see enough value in these to get it while others will see it as a complete waste of money
Its the same thing with the 360 really. Some didnt feel like buying a 360 from day one. Some are waiting for the real games to emerge to get it wicne it will be cheaper by then too (Halo3? Ninja Gaiden2 anyone?)
If the graphics will be near identical in almost all offerings then what you say will happen unless people care more about the PS3 exclusives than just graphics.
GC was cheaper than XBOX and PS2 and was more powerful than the PS2 but still people prefered XBOX and PS2. So things arent that easy to predict
I think this will be easier to judge when MS shows their games. if MS is on par with the PS3 and has enough exclusives then what you said will happen for sure.
Now all we have to do is wait