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zelda64
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25. February 2006 @ 15:48 |
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No one can really say much on the price of the PS3 console until Sony actualy say themselves. But to help in this argument lets put it like this.
When PS3 comes out what will cost more a Blue Ray drive or a DVD9 drive? A console with built in wirless or a console with no built in wirless? A console with more USB and memory ports or a console with less USB and memory ports? etc.
Its bloody obviouse the PS3 will cost more than the 360, the only thing we dont know is how much more until Sony finaly piece together thier PS3 in a rushed effort to compete against the 360.
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lxhotboy
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25. February 2006 @ 15:53 |
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Naturally the prices for new technology is going to be high to make parts for anything that is to be released until they figure out how to mass produce the parts with good quality and less cost to make. This has happened for every system released.
Howjord the price of the ps2 being more than the xbox or gamecube doesnot have anything to do with that being just how sony does it as you stated. I dont think you meant anything but that does sound like a very biased statement against sony to me. Everyone knows that the ps2 cost less to manufacture than the xbox and the reason it may be priced more is not that hard to figure out. Microsoft dropped the price on the xbox b.c they couldnot match the PS2 sales. That is called marketing stratedgy. Sony is not stupid. Sony and no other company that is dominating any particular market has to drop the prices on products unless they see a problem selling product, or in the ps2 case,selling consoles. Prices get dropped when you are not selling as well as your competitors. Also please show some proof as to what makes you think so many people swithced from ps2 to xbox b.c sales number dont support that opinion.
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25. February 2006 @ 20:55 |
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i agree. and zelda no sh*t its gunna cost more to make, im just saying the numbers are in no way shape or form as exorbitant as these people are starting to clame. im sticking with the old 525-550.
But they all do sort of the same thing, and that is rearrange what you thought was real, and they remind you of the beauty of very simple things. You forget, because youre so busy going from a to z, that theres 24 letters in between... You turn on... tune in... and you drop out...
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rabbity
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26. February 2006 @ 02:34 |
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u know they are not saying that 900 is what it will cost when it comes to u buying the ps3, the 900 is what it will cost sony to make, i am sure you know this, so then why did you say you will stick to 550 as if you ment the cost to build then, that means it is cheaper than xbox 360 to make, but if you mean that is the price we will be buying it then, why are you complaining, b/c thats what they are saying aswell, that it will sell for around 500, but that it will cost 900 to build.
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Jkhmmr
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26. February 2006 @ 03:44 |
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We all knew it was going to be pricey but for that price it's well worth it. They might even decide to price it at 300 to compete pricewise with the XBox 360 which makes it even more worth it.
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rabbity
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26. February 2006 @ 07:51 |
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i do not think sony would do that, as they would most probably loose way too much money, and also taking into consideration that it might not launch till late 2006, will mean it would be very hard for sony make up the money.
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26. February 2006 @ 08:26 |
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i know thats what they say it will cost to make, im saying no one would do that. its very stupid. no one would bite a loss like that. im just staying the the old 525-550 of production costings.
with close to 45 retail.
But they all do sort of the same thing, and that is rearrange what you thought was real, and they remind you of the beauty of very simple things. You forget, because youre so busy going from a to z, that theres 24 letters in between... You turn on... tune in... and you drop out...
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HOWJORD
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26. February 2006 @ 08:34 |
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when i said people switched from ps2 to xbox is that, they owned a ps2 then bought an xbox. I do dislike sony as they rip people off, with a pathetic £30 for a 8mb memory card, i remember some games for ps1 were £60. Yeah sony can charge what ever they like but they should have lowered the price of the ps2 as they had sold s**t loads, yet it was the most expensive out there and least advanced. And i'm sure that the ps2 had a years head start with sales before the xbox hit the stores. So we will see what happens with the 360 wheather it will get ahead, if the didnt have the shortages due to the suppliers of the ram then they would have had alot more on the shelves. Everywhere is stocking up again since microsoft got a third company making the 360, and the games are the best on the market at the moment.
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26. February 2006 @ 08:38 |
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look dude, i have an old case from my genesis, abrams battle tanks or something like that. the says 50 on it. convert that to todays money.. also 30 pound for a mem card my ass, its like $15-10 here in american money. dumba$$.i dunno if its completely infineons fault. but their lasest shipment of chips for pc ram is jack shit and is unstable on any overclock.
But they all do sort of the same thing, and that is rearrange what you thought was real, and they remind you of the beauty of very simple things. You forget, because youre so busy going from a to z, that theres 24 letters in between... You turn on... tune in... and you drop out...
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lxhotboy
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26. February 2006 @ 08:45 |
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Well i thought you did sound like a fanboy and at least you admit have the guts to admit how biased you are as a person.
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Yeah sony can charge what ever they like but they should have lowered the price of the ps2 as they had sold s**t loads, yet it was the most expensive out there and least advanced.
You may know a bit about computers or so but seem to have no common sense with this statement. Again you only drop prices when you are having trouble selling a product. Do i have to drill that in you head or do you have trouble with comprehension. Vice-versa Microsoft can charge whatever they want for every new windows OS they release each year. Yes there are other OS out there that may even be better to a lot of people but guess what. As long as they dont have any real competition from any of those other OS, and they dont b.c windows sales, they are not going to drop the price. Sony surely never had any competition from microsoft in sales. If you dont understand that is smart marketing then you have a problem. I mean i am not trying to be biased at all but if anyone else here in this forum actually owned sony and the ps2 sold crazy number of units, would you drop the price on the store shelves when people are still buying it??? Any opinions
Howjord you dont ever need to call the next person a fanboy as you let your dislike for a company intervene with decisions that only require pure common sense.
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26. February 2006 @ 08:49 |
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yeah seriously, the xbox was not selling like a console should, and so tyhat lowed ir prices severly. the ps2 is still popular, i know so many ppl with slims its not funny.
But they all do sort of the same thing, and that is rearrange what you thought was real, and they remind you of the beauty of very simple things. You forget, because youre so busy going from a to z, that theres 24 letters in between... You turn on... tune in... and you drop out...
PS3 Username: Anubis66
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HOWJORD
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26. February 2006 @ 08:51 |
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what are you talking about sega genesis for? the ps2 memory card was £30 over here for 4 years they have only just reduced it to £20 now. but for under £20 you can get a 512mb memory cards.
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TruthMan
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26. February 2006 @ 09:48 |
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i hope the revolution is really good.
old school haven (yea haven, not 'heaven')
im a little bit of an old school gamer.
Don't judge the consoles by specs, more isnt always better, espec in PS3 specs.i know the truth, ask if u wanna know.......
Do not compete without valid correct technicality on your terms of the argument.
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26. February 2006 @ 10:14 |
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i remember some games for ps1 were £60.
thats why i brought it up, to show you games have always been this pricey. and i doby there was a ps1 game that high in price. hell any game cept collectors editions.
But they all do sort of the same thing, and that is rearrange what you thought was real, and they remind you of the beauty of very simple things. You forget, because youre so busy going from a to z, that theres 24 letters in between... You turn on... tune in... and you drop out...
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TruthMan
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26. February 2006 @ 10:18 |
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yea some were very taxing.
PC games are better value. but many people dont like the whole installation thing. there bone idle if you ask me, but everyone has an opinion.
console games = more money but simpler, (just insert and play)
Don't judge the consoles by specs, more isnt always better, espec in PS3 specs.i know the truth, ask if u wanna know.......
Do not compete without valid correct technicality on your terms of the argument.
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rabbity
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26. February 2006 @ 10:37 |
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umm well i have to say howerd that they are correct with the price thing of the ps2, as for the 8 mg card, that was deffinatly a rip off, b/c i baught one for the same price for the xbox 360 but it was 64mb. oh and i do not remember ps2 games being 60 pounds. also if you want to buy xbox 360 games for the same price as xbox games then you can buy games off of play.com
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HOWJORD
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26. February 2006 @ 10:56 |
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when i got a ps1, about a 2 years after it was released. i bought tekken for £59.99. it was a new release but the ps1 console i got for £79.99!. what a rip off
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TruthMan
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26. February 2006 @ 11:22 |
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play.com rox.
much cheaper and very effective.
forgot about that, nice reminder rabbity.
Don't judge the consoles by specs, more isnt always better, espec in PS3 specs.i know the truth, ask if u wanna know.......
Do not compete without valid correct technicality on your terms of the argument.
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26. February 2006 @ 13:35 |
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omfg you got jyped dood. where the hell you buy that shit? cuz i never saw them that pricey ever in my life.
But they all do sort of the same thing, and that is rearrange what you thought was real, and they remind you of the beauty of very simple things. You forget, because youre so busy going from a to z, that theres 24 letters in between... You turn on... tune in... and you drop out...
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HOWJORD
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26. February 2006 @ 13:37 |
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they were that price everywhere i went, out of order i know.
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TruthMan
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26. February 2006 @ 13:58 |
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£60 pounds is very high. the most i ever saw a PS1 game ages ago was £52, dont know why it was 52 but o well.
tip for everyone in UK, use play.com, it rox.
plus the X1800XT for £232 on overclockers.co.uk
Don't judge the consoles by specs, more isnt always better, espec in PS3 specs.i know the truth, ask if u wanna know.......
Do not compete without valid correct technicality on your terms of the argument.
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lxhotboy
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26. February 2006 @ 23:31 |
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Man!!!! I see a few of you here talking about prices in pounds. I am from america and that same 52 or 60 pounds yall say will buy you a game there will buy two games here in america and then a few pieces of bubble gum. I dont think sony or microsoft is the ones ripping anyone off if that is true. I would buy my system and games from the US so i could get twice the bang for my bucks.
I got 60 pounds being like 104 US dollars. Is that correct or just a mistake???
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smurface
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27. February 2006 @ 00:08 |
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the xbox is exelent. ps3 is gonna sux balls!!!!!!!!!!
hi im a noob!
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Jkhmmr
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27. February 2006 @ 03:12 |
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Uhhhhh okay. Someone scold him or something for me. And if the PS3 is not better than the XBox then Sony should just lie down and die. Either you forgot the "360" or you need to get out more and read gaming articles and such about the next gen consoles. I seriously doubt the PS3 will be worse than the XBox.(in terms of power) And if you wanna talk exchange rates in my country one pound is three local dollars. And is it just me or is this all drifting off topic????
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TruthMan
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27. February 2006 @ 05:36 |
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£1 is no way near $3.
55p(£0.55) is $1
and more topic newbies (new to this discussion) coming on saying rubbish then going away never to speak on it again, wtf, whats the point.
and about games in the USA. they aint cheaper by much, practically the same in most cases.
the previous money discussion was about the most expensive PS1 game that someone ever saw. you spoke as if all games cost that much. nah.
Don't judge the consoles by specs, more isnt always better, espec in PS3 specs.i know the truth, ask if u wanna know.......
Do not compete without valid correct technicality on your terms of the argument.
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