PS3 priced at $465?

[Andrew Lyle Global Moderator]

didn't like it then...

don't like it now....

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dont be a fan boy.. if you don't like Playstation.. that's fine. dont start using "flame bait" which starts arguments inside the thread..

i am not a fan of Playstation either.. but im not gonna bash it until ive tried it. i baught PS2 on launch... the game titles were good for its time. i later sold it, i had enough of it.. then i got xbox. i got counter-strike right off the bat, and i loved it.

i might try PS3.. but probably not.. xbox 360 seems to be the better choice for some reason. its got more raw power, its got screen shots, its coming out first, which puts a lot on the line.. and the price, set at $360? seems to be a better choice then $499 :|

[+Seetheworldsecond Subscriber¹]

The Playstation 3 Is Great and all, But Im not going to spend 500$ USD on it...Im just going to wait a year for a price Job, anyway New Verisons of it will come out better and better.

[ANova]

Scorpio,May 18 2005, 05:22

Please don't tell me you're going to use the old "I have connections in the industry who tell me everything" line...

I never said anything of the sort, purely my assumption. You can hold me to that if you like.

Yes, I use it to play a lot of games. I can play Half-Life 2 at the max settings, as well as Far Cry at close-to-the-max. But, I did not spend a plethora of money on it. It was a cheap computer ($500 to 800, I don't remember the exact amount), and I upgraded the videocard to a 9550. It doesn't cost much more than $1000 if it does.

As I said, around $1000. Even if you payed $800 that's still $400 more and when Unreal 2k7 comes out for both the consoles and the PC, you can compare how it runs on both. I think you'll find your computer quite slow in comparison.

And, wow, it plays movies? Holy crap! Let's all go get one -- who else would think of having a DVD player on a console?! Secondly, a console is meant for games... a PC can sometimes be, but not always. There is a reason PC's cost more -- they do far more than a console will probably ever do.

You're not getting it, the PS3 will feature a Blu-ray disc reader, that means it will be the first to support such a feature. I dare you to try to find a Blu-ray player at the time the PS3 comes out for much less then the cost of the console, and that's just a player. The PS3 is a whole lot more then just an HD player. I don't think I need to list all the features the PS3 will support.

[mufdvr3669]

didn't like it then...

don't like it now....

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Yet you felt the need to click on a link about the playstation and reply to it. If you don't like what your reading why click on it? It must be the troll in ya. Anyway, it said it was going to be below $465 in Japan, really think it's going to come over to the US at $400 or below, I'll get it regardless cause unlike most Neowinins on here, I'm older than 14 and I have a pretty nice job.

[+StevoFC MVC]

if i had to guess i would say the xbox 360 will cost $360 because that's something weird microsoft would do.

i also expect ps3 to be $399 at launch, and at that time the xbox dropping in price to $299...

[neufuse Veteran]

geez... the prices for XBOX 360 pretty much are set now at $299 for the console with the Hard drive, and $249 with out the hard drive... those are the two "full featured" and "slimmed down" versions.. they already said the HD upgrade would be about $50 for the slimmed down one too... does anyone pay attention at E3 when people are talking?

[jerry]

geez... the prices for XBOX 360 pretty much are set now at $299 for the console with the Hard drive, and $249 with out the hard drive... those are the two "full featured" and "slimmed down" versions.. they already said the HD upgrade would be about $50 for the slimmed down one too... does anyone pay attention at E3 when people are talking?

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Did they really confirm those prices ? All I remember reading was that they will decide on pricing just before its release.

[neufuse Veteran]

Did they really confirm those prices ? All I remember reading was that they will decide on pricing just before its release.

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well they said that was the price range at the show.. so confirmed or not thats what microsoft's range is they are thinking of

[Galley]

Did they ditch the stupid memory cards yet???

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I believe that you can use Memory Sticks, or SD or CompactFlash cards as memory cards on the PS3.

[viciv]

The Playstation 3 Is Great and all, But Im not going to spend 500$ USD on it...Im just going to wait a year for a price Job, anyway New Verisons of it will come out better and better.

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:) i second that..

[Brandon Live Veteran]

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.

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Um... no?

It will be the first (and possibly only) console with Blu-ray support. But the Xbox 360 can play HD movies on standard DVD discs (using VC-1 compression).

[techLogik]

:) i second that..

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I'm sure a majority of consumers out also second that. It's been proven time and time again systems have a hard time selling if it's over $299.. And no, it doesn't matter if it could do more than games (play videos, community chat), the main job of a console is to play games.. That is why it is ABSOLUTELY INTEGRAL for new systems not to sell for any more than $299.

[Erich]

SSB online at launch is reason enough for me to probably get a revolution at launch. I'm not a multi-console purchaser.

[Bhav]

that's a very good point ItsOnlyMonday. i hope you're right. UK always gets ripped off.

Did the PS2 sell for $299 in the US on release? Cos in the UK it was ?299 on release. if it's gonna cost $465, well need I say more...

[Gamenews]

Let's make it a round number, 500$ US.

Add another gamepad, 50$

Add a game, 80$

Convert it to Canadian $ = 800$ + tax = 920$

Yeah going to spend a thousand bucks to play a PS2 sequel!!!! Yippy!

[shihchiun]

It has the same price as a decent graphics card for a pc...

It might be an expensive console for alot of people, but I don't care and will buy it on day one. Especially with the new GTA being a launch title, I've bought every GTA on launch day.

By the way, both previous PlayStations had $400 + price tag as well.

Close to $500 for a "decent" graphics card? Only top-end cards cost that much. Decent cards would be around $200-$250.

I was thinking of getting one of the next-generation consoles, but if they're going to cost that much I'll just upgrade my PC..

[BroChaos Veteran]

damn, not good news. i really hope they are wrong on this.