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Analysts, developers: PS3 to cost $399-$699
GameSpot ^
| Jan 11, 2006 1:20 pm PT
Posted on 01/11/2006 3:20:35 PM PST by Sofa King
Ever since the PlayStation 3 was announced, industry watchers have been prognosticating its price point. Just over a month after E3 2005, Merrill Lynch predicted the game would sell for $399, even though it would cost an estimated $494 to make--before labor.
However, when Microsoft announced the Xbox 360, which uses current-generation DVDs, would sell for $399, many thought the PS3's internal next-generation Blu-ray disc drive would push its cost higher. That assumption was reinforced at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) last week, when the first stand-alone Blu-ray disc player was unveiled--with a $1,800 price tag. (The Xbox 360 uses conventional DVDs, but will get an external drive which supports Blu-ray's rival format, HD-DVD).
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TOPICS: Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: ps3; vgping
Mostly just speculation from anomous sources, but the Blu-ray disc player price tag is a bit high. It would be a bit ironic if Sony's attempts to push Blu-ray on the industry wind up failing and killing the PS3 with it.
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posted on
01/11/2006 3:20:35 PM PST
by
Sofa King
To: Quick1; indcons; somniferum; KoRn; Duke Nukum; expat_brit; Galactic Overlord-In-Chief; dljordan; ...
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posted on
01/11/2006 3:21:35 PM PST
by
Sofa King
(A wise man uses compromise as an alternative to defeat. A fool uses it as an alternative to victory.)
To: Sofa King
I eagerly await more news about the Nintendo Revolution.
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posted on
01/11/2006 3:32:32 PM PST
by
LanPB01
To: Sofa King
Ouch, thats rough.. I had been planning on purchasing one when it came out, but sheesh, $700 is hard on a broke college kid's budget :P
To: somniferum
This is all you ever need:
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posted on
01/11/2006 3:46:47 PM PST
by
jdm
(WWW-WEBMASTER (My grandfather swears it's his email address))
To: jdm
I used to have one of those. I still have my commodore 64 and an amiga and they both work fine.
To: somniferum
I'd be more willing to spend the higher bucks for this next gen of games if they offered something more substantial than just better graphics. As it is, most of the higher price we're going to be paying goes to pay for Sony and Microsoft's poor architecture choice.
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posted on
01/11/2006 3:50:41 PM PST
by
Sofa King
(A wise man uses compromise as an alternative to defeat. A fool uses it as an alternative to victory.)
To: Sofa King
I know PS has a huge library and fan base, but in all reality a high priced unit and probably a XBOX260 price drop can spell huge troubles for Sony if they cant keep the base unit nelow 400. Especially if Nintendo comes in at an expected low price.
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posted on
01/11/2006 3:51:47 PM PST
by
aft_lizard
(What does G-d look like then if we evolved from nothing?See Genesis Ch 1:26-27)
To: aft_lizard
The damn PS3 games will probably be $80 also. My kids $99 Gamecube will have to do for now.
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posted on
01/11/2006 4:10:26 PM PST
by
Ron in Acreage
(Liberal Democrats-Party before country, surrender before victory, generous with other peoples money.)
To: Sofa King
Please explain what is "poor" about the architecture of the XBox360, other than the fact that it's made by Microsoft.
To: RightFighter
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posted on
01/11/2006 8:44:52 PM PST
by
Sofa King
(A wise man uses compromise as an alternative to defeat. A fool uses it as an alternative to victory.)
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