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I don't care, I'm not the one who's going to be spending the money to buy it anyways. ;P
But if it turns out that I WILL be the person who has to pay for it, then....I will wait. I already have too many games to play, I don't need yet another system for me to slack on. It'd have to drop to at least 300. Maybe I would go for 350, but yeah there had better be some game that I realy really want then.
If Nintendo unveils the Wii at $300 this could get interesting.
The average parent might not want to buy a $400 Xbox or a $500 Playstation but $300 might look good to them.
If that happens the Nintendo will still remain the 'kiddy' system.
And the Xbox and PS3 will probably steer more towards the teens and adults with a price tag of half a thousand dollars w/o tax.
Though the shiniest, most powerful, and most expensive doesnt always win. Just ask the PSP. :cool:
Good to see a thread already made about it. Here's another link I was following. http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/08/e...ation-3-e3-ev/
I'm excited about the gyroscopic controller. I've used gyro-mice before and they are amazing. That controller alone may be the sole reason why I buy the PS3. The 20 GB version, of course. I don't need 60 GB. I'd shell out $500 for it, but I wouldn't be part of the initial rush to buy - I'd wait until the next summer.
i'll wait until Final Fantasy XIII comes out, but god, the prices of things nowadays -_- no wonder I'm broke.
What on earth is the advantage of 60 gig over 20? Will the games look prettier or something? Will the system crash easier?
As has been said, the extra 40 gigs will store more for those who need it and probably give one faster load times. I think it's very cool that Sony is giving us options. Most of is can get a 20 gig, those that need the space have the option, and I think that's just great.
I'll certainly be getting a PS3, just not anytime soon because of financial issues.
Well in that case, I'll probably go for the 60 gig just to have the best. Of course, I'll need time to save up for that...plus the issue of debugging. I'll wait until the system is all fixed up before I spend money.
I would have preferred to see them release 2 packages like this:Quote:
The 20GB HDD version will retail for $499, and the 60GB HDD version will go for $599.
1: <$450 = no HD and smaller HDD
2: $600 = HD with bigger HDD
Simple enough, take out the HD support, thus making the console cheaper for the 90% of people without HDTVs.
Then again, Sony's probably also trying to force HDTVs into homes sooner... =/ so yah... but it might hurt them if they try to force people to pay to much for what they dont need.
But as things stand, the only advantage to the $600 version, compared to the $500 version, is an extra 40GB HDD... O_o...
Does anyone else think that $100 extra for only 40GB extra is a little rediculious?
Sorry, but I bought a 200GB harddrive for $100 over a year ago.... XD
Things keep getting worse. The 499 system doesn't have wireless internet or HDMI outputs.
http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/rele...f/060509ae.pdf
wait... your serious?Quote:
Originally Posted by Cid
So not only are they ripping people off for 40 GBs... they're also taking out the HD support, and STILL charging $500...
I see, $500 gets us a basic system, no HD support, no wireless internet and small (but probably good enough) HDD.
But for paying an extra $100 you only get an extra 40GBs in the HDD, wireless internet, and HD support?
ok i guess 100$ extra for all that is nice... but the basic package is too expensive for all they took out!
Anyone else think the $500 package should be like $400? XD
Simply for the blu-ray? Thats getting alittle ridiculous, but I guess I can't blame them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cid
It may be expensive, but this console is for working people, and Sony will be losing hundreds on each one. You want nextgen? You're going to have to pay for it. HDMI doesn't mean no HD support. Games will most likely not require HDMI to play at resolutions above 720p. This only means that certain movie studios, if they wish, will down-sample your Blu-ray content if you don't have HDMI.
That is too expensive for my rich ass. I also don't trust sony to put out a quality product for the first time. They have proven time and time again they can't manage to do that.
I am surprised at no HDMI support given the Blue-Ray. I could give a damn about WiFi in the system. I will not be going online with the Revolution because it does not have a hard line into it. I have a router and I am not upgradeing because they were to cheap to not put in a hard line connection.
How will you know if you need the space?Quote:
Originally Posted by TheAbominatrix
Maybe I'll buy a GameCube instead.
Even for working people nowadays(atleast in the USA) its hard to afford things, simply because of gas and taxes. Prices just keep going up for everything, yet paychecks don't. I also wasn't complaining, I was merely just stating the fact that these systems, though they're getting very powerful and quite amazing, are also getting very pricey, near the price of a computer.Quote:
Originally Posted by Yamaneko