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$400? Sony can suck my balls
And, they said people would have to "work extra hours to afford this luxurios piece of equipment"
I wasn't a big fan of Xbox other than halo but right now 360 is looking pretty good compared to ps3. Its $100 cheaper, It comes out way before it, and they both have the same features. Unfortunately, I know that I'm going to buy a PS3 eventually because of GT5 and The GTA Games.
 
Err ok.

You get what you pay for. Pass on x360 and im sure you can save $100 in 6-7 months, if I can do it in a week you can do it in 6 months.

Edit: they do have the same features but one has more. No anoucment on PS3 games but X360's are $60, Sony could counter the price with cheaper games.

Edit 2: It was Sony who started the $49.99 game trend when N64's and Saturns were as much as $69.99
 
Not to mention SNES games like Donkey Kong Country even went past the $69 mark. Over here they went for like $79 ... ridiculous, but that's what happens when a company practically has a monopoly position.
 
Also, don't overlook the fact that there is, at this point, ZERO EVIDENCE that the system will be $399. Chances are, it'll be the same price as the last two Playstations.. both of which were "rumored" to be between $400 and $500, just like PS3, and both of them launched at $299. History says the PS3 will be $299. Until Sony comes out and specifically says otherwise, that's what I'm going to continue to believe.
 
Was the PS2 not launched at $400USD? And dropped to $300USD within the first six months? I bought mine for like $280 over more than a year after launch, so I honestly don't know. I wouldn't be surprised if both consoles didn't launch at $500 with games at $80, but I would also be pissed.

I wouldn't mind paying more for the hardware, but I would expect it to be damn fine. However! The games should not cost more than $50 and 90% of them aren't worth that.

Good night.
 
We are saying $399 US, PS2 was $299 US and I got mine in Feb 2001, I waited too long and there were none left in wisconsin or Chicago before Febuary. Sony loves to undership.

But its going to be ugly for X360 hmmm 3 60, $359.99? Or X 3 symmetric cores w/ $60 games...... $10 next gen primium
 
Jedi2016
Also, don't overlook the fact that there is, at this point, ZERO EVIDENCE that the system will be $399. Chances are, it'll be the same price as the last two Playstations.. both of which were "rumored" to be between $400 and $500, just like PS3, and both of them launched at $299. History says the PS3 will be $299. Until Sony comes out and specifically says otherwise, that's what I'm going to continue to believe.
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Actually, there is plenty of evidence the PS3 will go on sale for $399. The fact that each unit will at first be costing Sony $499 to manufacture suggests a $399 price tag. Consoles are sold at a loss at first until the cost of manufacture goes down, they arn't sold at a $200 loss, that could be almost suicide. The PS2 cost a lot less than the PS3 to manufacture at launch, the XB360 costs roughy $100 less to manufacture than the PS3. he idea at work here is, yo'll get what you pay for. If you want an incredible piece of hardware capable of much more than just games, the PS3's you're man, if you just want the games then you wouldn't be wrong to choose the XB360.
 
$400 is two-week's pay for me and probably only a week for most adults. These are serious pieces of computing hardware and are no longer new aged kid toys.

Mature audiences only.
 
Viper Zero
$400 is two-week's pay for me and probably only a week for most adults. These are serious pieces of computing hardware and are no longer new aged kid toys.

Mature audiences only.
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Well then Sony should be prepared to lose half of the market...

I probably won't get one till they drop to the £200 mark.
 
I think I can deal with a 399 USD price. I was figuring it to about 350 anyway.
 
ExigeExcel
Well then Sony should be prepared to lose half of the market...

I probably won't get one till they drop to the £200 mark.
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Sony will dominate with a $400 price tag. Theres a relative handful of people who wouldn't pay that and most of them will still buy one later on when theres a price drop. You'll get what you pay for, simple as. The PS3 is far more advanced than the XB360, it's future proof to a much larger extent than the 360 and offers a muuch wider range of usability and media support, what do you expect, all that for the same price as less.
 
live4speed
Actually, there is plenty of evidence the PS3 will go on sale for $399. The fact that each unit will at first be costing Sony $499 to manufacture suggests a $399 price tag. Consoles are sold at a loss at first until the cost of manufacture goes down, they arn't sold at a $200 loss, that could be almost suicide. The PS2 cost a lot less than the PS3 to manufacture at launch, the XB360 costs roughy $100 less to manufacture than the PS3. he idea at work here is, yo'll get what you pay for. If you want an incredible piece of hardware capable of much more than just games, the PS3's you're man, if you just want the games then you wouldn't be wrong to choose the XB360.
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I'll re-iterate.. there is no actual PROOF of any of that. All we have is a third-party "analysis" by a bunch of accountant geeks at Merrill Lynch that have nothing to do with anything in the console industry. They've "estimated" the manufacturing price at close to $500.. they've "estimated" the launch price at $399.

Don't overlook the fact that these types of "estimates" have been WRONG in the past. Approximately 100% of the time, as I recall. They said the SAME THING about PS1 and PS2. Too far back to find articles, but I distinctly remember how surprised everyone was at how "cheap" they were when they launched. But surely everyone remembers the estimates about the PSP, yes? What was it they said? $350? $400? They were just a wee bit off, weren't they?

So until SONY comes out and says how much the thing will cost to manufacture, and how much they're selling for, I will continue to believe that it will launch at the same $299 that the other two Playstations did.
 
But the PS1 and PS2 didn't cost $500 to manufacture, both of thoes cost closer to $400 and that was estimated. They were right about the estimates then and theres no reason to doubt the estimates this time. They were wrong about the launch price because they didn't know how much of a loss they were willing to make. A $200 loss per unit is financial suicide, I'm not going to tell you that you HAVE to believe it will cost $400, thats up to you but as much as you have a basis for what you will expect, this is part my basis for what I expect. As for the PSP estimates, I never saw them being estimated at $350-$400, I saw them estimated at prices they are being sold over here, but I was never that interested in the PSP so I never read much about it.
 
I think the manufacturing figure is boosted by the fact that PS2 wont be 100% emulated by Cell. If Sony can put a second mips r4000 in the PSP(yes there are two in there) at the same 1-333mhz then they can put the PS2's cpu into the PS3 for PS2 games. I think PS1 games will be done by this same chip like in PStwo.

Not as easy for MS, They cant just Emulate a cPU and GPU with the hardware they have. Or simply insert a P3 and a Geforce 3. I think people should be more informed as to why PS3 cost more rather than just looking at prices and getting unhappy. like liveforspeed and i said, you get what you pay for.
 
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I dont think the price will really matter much to people, even if its $500. People are already savign up for the PS3 already I assume since it have now been uncovered at E3. We can always look back at how SNES and Sega was priced at compared to how much PS1 was back then. People still bought IT! :O
 
I don't trust the sources claiming the $500, manufacturing cost of PS3(not you live4speed :D). Only select few at Sony would know the exact projected cost of PS3 and even then, they wouldn't be releasing such a sensitive information to public. I'm sure it will be leaked eventually, but not before they haven't even started on manufacturing them.

My guess on the PS3 MSRP in U.S. is $350 - $379. I was pretty sure it was going to be $350, because PS3's definitely going to be more expensive than PS 1 & 2, but $400 was too high. Now I'm gonna add " -$379" in reference to the $249 pricetag of the PSP. That thing's supposed to sell for under $200, but Sony bundled it with stuff to raise the price upto $249, and it's still selling. That tells me it's going to be priced higher than my original estimate, but still not $400. Just my guesstimate. :)
 
The manufacturing costs are estimates, not from sony. $20 isnt that big. $399 is most likely. There could be a PS3 value pack that comes with a HDD for $399 if you think $349.99 would be the price. Then it would sell even more then it would without.
 
Well, their handheld is outrageous at 299.99 [PSP], I could easily see 399.99 for the PS3
 
LaBounti
The manufacturing costs are estimates, not from sony.
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Thats exactly what I'm saying, and that's why I don't buy the estimate of $500 cost. Even the exact figure Sony has, is likely to be little bit off IMO.
 
Black95Z28
Well, their handheld is outrageous at 299.99 [PSP], I could easily see 399.99 for the PS3
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It seems part of the problem is bad information... since when is the PSP $299? I was under the impression that retail was $249, the "Value Pack" bundle with whatever it comes with (more than just the system). It's hard to track that down since most online stores seem to be selling it in bundles with games included, but even those are less than $299.

If you want to spread that price around, at least point out that A) It's a BUNDLE, and B) that number is CANADIAN dollars, not American dollars. Might as well throw in that the system by itself in Japan sells for under $200.

And don't forget that PSP was also "estimated" to launch at around $400 or so.
 
anything under 350 of the queens finest stirling is fine. a bargain infact when you break it down and see what your actually getting. the psp is a HANDHELD with a BUILT IN SCREEN. therefore for those two reasons cannot be compared in any way, shape, or form.
 
PS3 will be expensive at first. The price will drop significantly over time. Maybe and I hope this will be the case, the PS3 will be less expensive when the next GT comes out.
 
kikie
PS3 will be expensive at first. The price will drop significantly over time. Maybe and I hope this will be the case, the PS3 will be less expensive when the next GT comes out.
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That's what I did with PS2/GT3. Didn't quite work out. I waited until the price drop, but when everybody were raving about GT3, I had to get the PS2/GT3 Bundle. I saved $20($330), and that was it. :guilty:
 
Well, their handheld is outrageous at 249.99 [PSP], I could easily see 399.99 for the PS3
 

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