$600 For PS3 not so bad? - Page 2

Steven Gaines · 08-17-2006, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Mista

Now that's what I call a die hard fan!!

That's right! However I don't want it. I'm happy with my Xbox 360 at the moment, it's all I need right now. If the 360 was that much I would have still bought it.

brandon · 08-18-2006, 05:16 PM

I might just sell my Ps2 now and save up from there.Butt man,$600!I was only expecting about $550.

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Mr. SunburnMan · 08-20-2006, 09:28 PM

The ps3 is an awesome deal. Anyone that thinks otherwise is stupid. However, it's an awesome deal if you want to use all of its features... If you aren't, then it's overkill.

Linkin Park 47 · 08-21-2006, 12:56 AM

I never doubted that the PS3 price was an awesome deal. I really don't think HD-DVD will take off. However, I believe that Blu-ray will have a slow start but eventually will replace the DVD.

w00t, I'm back yet again. Been quite busy. And college starts on wednesday, so I will probably still be busy. But, I will make time for PSXE. BTW, I like the make-over.

psxextreme · 08-21-2006, 01:06 AM

I'm actually looking forward to PS3's hi-def Blue-Ray capabilities. 50% of my TV watching is HDTV these days, it tends to spoil me. Since DVDs are by far inferior to HDTV, whevever I rent a DVD, it looks like standard TV.

I dont know if I am the only one in this boat, but when you can get better quality video from your cable TV than a DVD, I think thats a sign that its time to move on to better medium, be it Blue-Ray or HD-DVD.

My 2 cents.

Mr. SunburnMan · 08-21-2006, 06:56 AM

As I said, if you're fully equipped and know what HD means and looks like, you're probably going to get an awesome deal out of it. But for the majority of the people - I still think it's overkill - unless the HD numbers change drastically in the next two years (which is what sony is banking on, of course).

psxextreme · 08-21-2006, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr. SunburnMan

As I said, if you're fully equipped and know what HD means and looks like, you're probably going to get an awesome deal out of it. But for the majority of the people - I still think it's overkill - unless the HD numbers change drastically in the next two years (which is what sony is banking on, of course).

I think the idea was to target people with HDTVs, thus the high price tag...at least for the for the first 6-12.

When they only have 2 million units for North America, why try to appeal to the masses (10 million+) with lower pricing? They can't supply so many anyway. But targetting the tech-savvy with disposable incomes lets them keep the price higher and avoid the whole price inflating scenario at eBay. It sucks for those people that just want to play games and don't need Blu-Ray, but that is how Sony is going to differentiate themselves this time. If you want just games, you get a Wii, if you got a little more to spend you get X360.

As I said in the past, I bet we will see a price decrease within 12 months of PS3's release thanks to more supply being available.

Darth Koth · 08-21-2006, 08:51 PM

I don't think it's a case of us punters needing blu-ray, developers need it to put bloody big stonking games on.

psxextreme · 08-21-2006, 10:32 PM

The #1 reason Sony made PS3 a Blue Ray player is to push yet another one of their mediums into the mainstream. Think BetaMax, UMD, MiniDisc, now Blue-Ray. Its where the big money is for these big electronics companies.

If they are successful at making Blue-Ray as popular as DVDs are, Sony will make a ton of money by collecting royalties from other companies that make anything with a "Blue-Ray" logo on it, including players, movies, games, etc.

farfus · 08-21-2006, 11:33 PM

I think its gonna take 12 months for Sony to prove to me that they have a winning product and to make me onboard with it. So thats fine if it takes a while for them to do some things and make their product more avaialbe to the general public. The games are what id be interested in and if there arent several quality titles then it wont really matter what else the system can do; Since gaming is a lot more than just smooth graphics and glitz, at least it is to me...

08-18-2006, 05:16 PM	#12
brandon Bringing the suck Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 451	I might just sell my Ps2 now and save up from there.Butt man,$600!I was only expecting about $550.: __________________ Brandon's bringing the SUCK!

08-21-2006, 12:56 AM	#14
Linkin Park 47 The Fallen Seraphim Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 845	I never doubted that the PS3 price was an awesome deal. I really don't think HD-DVD will take off. However, I believe that Blu-ray will have a slow start but eventually will replace the DVD. w00t, I'm back yet again. Been quite busy. And college starts on wednesday, so I will probably still be busy. But, I will make time for PSXE. BTW, I like the make-over. __________________

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08-20-2006, 09:28 PM	#13
Mr. SunburnMan I don't own a ps3 Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 4,494	The ps3 is an awesome deal. Anyone that thinks otherwise is stupid. However, it's an awesome deal if you want to use all of its features... If you aren't, then it's overkill.

08-21-2006, 01:06 AM	#15
psxextreme Administrator Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 361	I'm actually looking forward to PS3's hi-def Blue-Ray capabilities. 50% of my TV watching is HDTV these days, it tends to spoil me. Since DVDs are by far inferior to HDTV, whevever I rent a DVD, it looks like standard TV. I dont know if I am the only one in this boat, but when you can get better quality video from your cable TV than a DVD, I think thats a sign that its time to move on to better medium, be it Blue-Ray or HD-DVD. My 2 cents.

08-21-2006, 06:56 AM	#16
Mr. SunburnMan I don't own a ps3 Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 4,494	As I said, if you're fully equipped and know what HD means and looks like, you're probably going to get an awesome deal out of it. But for the majority of the people - I still think it's overkill - unless the HD numbers change drastically in the next two years (which is what sony is banking on, of course).

08-21-2006, 08:51 PM	#18
Darth Koth Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sheffield, England PS3 Network ID: DarthKoth Posts: 692	I don't think it's a case of us punters needing blu-ray, developers need it to put bloody big stonking games on.

08-21-2006, 10:32 PM	#19
psxextreme Administrator Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 361	The #1 reason Sony made PS3 a Blue Ray player is to push yet another one of their mediums into the mainstream. Think BetaMax, UMD, MiniDisc, now Blue-Ray. Its where the big money is for these big electronics companies. If they are successful at making Blue-Ray as popular as DVDs are, Sony will make a ton of money by collecting royalties from other companies that make anything with a "Blue-Ray" logo on it, including players, movies, games, etc.

08-21-2006, 11:33 PM	#20
farfus Where the hell is his cane!? Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 2,014	I think its gonna take 12 months for Sony to prove to me that they have a winning product and to make me onboard with it. So thats fine if it takes a while for them to do some things and make their product more avaialbe to the general public. The games are what id be interested in and if there arent several quality titles then it wont really matter what else the system can do; Since gaming is a lot more than just smooth graphics and glitz, at least it is to me...