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Offline videoholic

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Has there been any talk on the costs of these consoles?
« on: May 17, 2005, 08:15:17 PM »
Are they going to keep the PS3 under 500 bucks?  I mean I will certainly wait to buy a blue ray player until this thing comes out.  

I just can\'t imagine how much this thing is really worth if they didn\'t make money off game licensing.
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« Reply #1 on: May 17, 2005, 08:19:12 PM »
I doubt anything will be over 500. Nobody is going to pay that and they know it. That is unless they make evident the fact that what they are selling is worth it. The gaming industry has changed and for the past few gens the prices have been fixed around 300 (for the most part).
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« Reply #2 on: May 17, 2005, 09:11:12 PM »
with inflation and the weak dollar I could see the ps3 coming out around $349.  Although the magic pricepoint has been $300 for the past several generations, and you know xbox is gonna be trying to undercut sony pricewise...

Thank God for competition :thumb:
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« Reply #3 on: May 17, 2005, 10:54:01 PM »
There was an article saying how it\'d be under 50,000 yen, which translates into about $465. Still a hefty sum.
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« Reply #4 on: May 17, 2005, 11:02:14 PM »
Insane. Im not going to pay more than $300 unless I get a HDTV to play it on
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« Reply #5 on: May 18, 2005, 06:25:37 AM »
$465  HDTV not included :p


According a an article published in the May 17th edition of Japan\'s Mainichi Shimbun, the PlayStation 3 could be one of the most expensive mass-market videogame consoles ever created. Officials from Sony apparently told the newspaper that PlayStation 3s would sell in Japan for "less than 50,000 yen each." That translates to about $465 US dollars.


Sony unveiled its next-generation console at the Electronics Entertainment Expo 2005. The beast of a machine utilizes the powerful Cell processor, a custom-designed graphics chip by Nvidia, and 512MBs of RAM for a quantum leap in performance. The system will also be the first-ever to support high-def movie-playback out of the box, taking advantage of the upcoming Blu-ray Disc format.
Sony claims that PS3 will be roughly 35 times more powerful than PS2. If Mainichi Shimbun is correct, gamers will be asked to pay a hefty price for the high-end functionality.

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/615/615745p1.html
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« Reply #6 on: May 18, 2005, 02:52:51 PM »
It always costs more in Japan.
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« Reply #7 on: May 18, 2005, 03:14:50 PM »
When the consoles drop to $199, I\'ll buy one.
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« Reply #8 on: May 18, 2005, 03:31:39 PM »
My prediction: It\'ll cost whatever XBox 360 costs. Or only a slight amount more.

Of course, it\'d cause a HUGE stir if it happened to be cheaper...
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« Reply #9 on: May 18, 2005, 03:59:17 PM »
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It always costs more in Japan.


then its cheap.I think PS2 was 600 when it launched in Japan
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« Reply #10 on: May 18, 2005, 04:55:33 PM »
As far as I remember, Sony launched PS2 at 48\'000 Yen which should be the same price PS3 is going to launch at (accoarding to the IGN sniplet).
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« Reply #11 on: May 18, 2005, 05:13:41 PM »
$465
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« Reply #12 on: May 19, 2005, 07:30:46 AM »
all consoles will launch at 299....except nintendo...anything more than 299...i\'ll wait for the price drop...
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« Reply #13 on: May 19, 2005, 07:33:07 AM »
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Originally posted by clips
all consoles will launch at 299....except nintendo...anything more than 299...i\'ll wait for the price drop...


Source?

I know I\'m definitely getting both PS3 and X360. I\'m not going to have much money...

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« Reply #14 on: May 19, 2005, 07:43:42 AM »
high doubtful the xbox 2 will be 299$ at launch

if so, ouch
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