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Sony is further hindered by the X360 having captured market share for one full year before the PS3 launch.

and what are the number of x360 worldwide so far? just shy over 10 million. Same deal with dreamcast when Sony launch the PS2 at double price, without much more to offer than a slight graphical upgrade... and a suck launch game lineup.

How can a consumer like myself justify paying $600 for a PS3, when I already own an Xbox360? One or two exclusive titles is not a good enough reason.

Not everyone own a x360. You seems to base all your facts around your current situation. Market ceiling is also different per place. Different demographic zone buy differently.

The price difference between the x360 and PS3 is currently justifiable. The difference is the game lineup, which provide no reason to buy a PS3 at the current time.

I dont know why people judge the PS3 so badly. Look at 360. Most of its best games are PC ports, multiplatform games bound for the PS3, and hell I ve said it a ton of times in these forums before but a huge deal of them are sports and first person shooters. If I wanted PC games I would have paid a great deal for an extremely powerful PC

Currently the only real 360 game out there deserving is Gears of War. And I ll finally get a 360 with it.

The PS3 was just launched. It may be pricy, but in march when it will be available and a couble of months later unique games like motorstorm and heavenly sword will be available. There is no game on 360 like Heavenly Sword and there is no racing on the 360 like motorstorm.

And although VF5 is 360 bound it will be available on PS3 by then. A fighting game, which literally obliterates DOA4. Also some top 360 games will be available as well like Rainbow Six and FEAR.

Even further I can get Tekken:DR for low cost and download GT:HD for free. I ll also be able to download Linux for free.

PS3 may have had an ugly launch, but 4 months later it has more games and content than what 360 had 4 months after it\'s own launch.

PS3 will cost at around 350CY pounds in Cyprus, expected price for the 60GB version, with which I get through downloading free Linux, a free short GT:HD game + BD functionality. 360 is available currently as a premium costing 280CY pounds with Gears of War. Getting a 360 premium with no game will cost me 240CY pounds. Still I can get a PS3 with all these at approximately 100 more

Add the forthcoming PS3 games like FF13, MGS4, Warhawk, GT5 and more and the price is even more justified for me

Both sound great. I will eventually get both unless the PS3 loses some major exclusives. But it had lost none so far except from VF5

[videoholic]

I just find it funny that you kids whine about the price of the PS3, but you don\'t complain about the price of your computers.  The only difference between a PS3 and a 2500 dollar computer is that you can\'t write a term paper on a PS3.


Two things keeping me from buying one now.  The games on it now I\'m not interested in and I have no time to even use it till I finish my house.

The only difference between a PS3 and a 2500 dollar computer is that you can\'t write a term paper on a PS3.

Actually I think you can...download Linux yellow dog (3GB),  burn it to a DVD-R and install it on the PS3.  If Linux has some sort of word pad and the ability to install a printer,  then there you go

The fact is 600 is to much for a game machine.

The Nintendo Wii is a game machine.  Suitably priced at $250

The PS3 is a multimedia entertainment system which has myriads more functions then a simple game machine.  That why it is priced above game machines like the Wii.

And if you are not interested in the multimedia functions of the PS3 there is always the $500 version.  Keep in mind the Wii has is priced at $250 for a reason.  A much weaker processor and graphics card is one of them.  

Heres a quick rant about the Wii.  I played the Wii and it isn\'t for serious gamers.  Alot of it is tuned toward casual gamers who

stupid ps3 message thing erased all

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^^^ahhh... and here comes clowd to give me back my reassurance in sony...*jumps back on sony bandwagon* :boat:..so uhm f**k xbox, yea...screw them!....seriously tho, it\'s true that both sony and ms are shootin\' for the older crowd, who can most likely afford it, me myself i can afford it, but it\'s really hard to put out $600 bucks for what i still consider to be at the end of the day....a video game console...that\'s just me tho, i know i\'ll eventually get one, but i\'ll most likely wait for a drop....even when the triple A games start to mount, i\'ll still likely just wait,...i\'m not in no rush for any of the next gen- systems.

Yes I know the PS3 is packed with features but price is important when you talk about a machine that primarily plays games. I doubt very much mommy or daddy who wants to get their whining little pain in the ass a PS3 cares about BR etc.  That all being said I still want one and will get one at the end of Feb.

With games costing $59.00 each, there are only a limited number that I\'m going to buy each year.  I just don\'t want to divert a sizable portion of my income to video games.  I have other things in my life to spend money on... like my car.  I\'m sure you know how expensive that can be.  
 
I believe that I can find more than enough AAA $59.00 games on the XBox platform to satisfy my annual quota.  I don\'t need to buy a $600 console just for the priviledge of splitting my game budget between microsoft & sony.  
 
As always, this is my perspective ONLY.  However, I think others might be in the same situation.  Microsoft got my business first because they got to the market first.  When the prices get to this level, I can\'t justify buying into every platform just because something new comes along.

Who gives a fuck about all those features when the console is priced out your reach? That makes no sense at all. I would rather have a gaming machine that just plays nothing but video games and cost $299 then not be able to splurge 600 on a all in one media device.

I just find it funny that you kids whine about the price of the PS3, but you don\'t complain about the price of your computers.  The only difference between a PS3 and a 2500 dollar computer is that you can\'t write a term paper on a PS3.


Two things keeping me from buying one now.  The games on it now I\'m not interested in and I have no time to even use it till I finish my house.

Unfortunately the PS3 and Xbox have yet to master the ability to use photoshop or Maya.  But I guess I\'m the exception to the rule when it comes to PC usage.

With that said, I don\'t own a console outside of the PS2 and probably won\'t own a current gen console for another year or so.  I can\'t justify buying a console when I have a 2500 laptop sitting at my desk.

[Evi]

You guys need better jobs.

[Titan]

Also some top 360 games will be available as well like Rainbow Six and FEAR.

*sigh* FEAR was released on PC long before 360 dumb dumb

I see what you are saying in the rest of your post though.

I think price drops will start to happen as the technology gets cheaper and newer, cheaper manufacturing techniques happen. Everything in PS3 is new so I see why it can be expensive to manufacture. As the technology is more widespread, I think the price will drop a lot.

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yeah, as the yield in production increases, and as technology advances, the price gets cheaper to manufacture.

The PS3 is a multimedia entertainment system

Do not want.

*sigh* FEAR was released on PC long before 360 dumb dumb

I see what you are saying in the rest of your post though.

I think price drops will start to happen as the technology gets cheaper and newer, cheaper manufacturing techniques happen. Everything in PS3 is new so I see why it can be expensive to manufacture. As the technology is more widespread, I think the price will drop a lot.

What gave the impression I didnt know FEAR wasnt released on PC long before?

I considered it irrelevant

[Jumpman]

I want a new computer.

That\'s really all I have to add to this thread.