PS3 for $500?
January 12, 2006 by Ingrid Diaz
Filed under Gaming
Now that the mysteries of the Xbox 360 have all but dissipated, contemplation over the PS3 is naturally next. Gamers want to know: How much is it going to cost? Which can be translated to: How long am I going to have to save for it? Well, some speculations have placed the console in the $300 range, while others have zoomed into delusional thinking and put it into the $700 range. Somewhere in the middle is looking a bit more accurate. The latest consensus suggests that the PlayStation 3 will be sold for close to $500, and I could buy that. No pun intended.
CNN’s Chris Morris reports on an informal poll of analysts and developers in his latest Game Over column. Morris asked for guesses at the PS3 price point, and, unsurprisingly, got a range of answers.
“[Sony] could now consider launching its PlayStation 3 at a price range of $399 to $499, with the $499 price point more likely,” American Technology Research’s P.J. McNealy told Morris.
Many developers, speaking anonymously, agreed with the $499 prediction, though some offered $450, an X360-matching $399, or even tags as high as $600 or $700.
While there’s no strong consensus and certainly no official word from Sony, prices of $399 or $499 may hold the most weight. A $399 price would obviously put the PS3 eyebrow-to-eyebrow with the Xbox 360 as the new console fight comes to blows, and slightly stronger hardware at the same price could give Sony a slicing edge.
However, the PlayStation 3 also nestles some pretty expensive technology — not the least of which are Blu-Ray support and a built-in hard drive — which could easily justify the bump to $499. After all, Sony is already positioning the PS3 as more than just a gaming machine. Given first-generation Blu-Ray players priced well over $1,000, if high-definition DVD formats gain altitude, a $499 PlayStation 3 will seem a cool player bargain. That it plays Metal Gear Solid 4, too, is real nice gravy.
How much would you pay for the PS3? Or are you even planning to buy it?
Me, I am content with my Xbox for now, but will likely be getting a 360 before the year is out. Once I can afford one without having to resort to begging for food in the French street corners, that is.
[via IGN]
well well well lets get things all tied up and dusted down ps3 will be over priced over hyped and no dout poorly built FACT all sony goods are shabby and the 2 most returned and complained about electric consumer devices on earth are ps2 and psp so ps3 as a bit of kit for the home will stink i garantee it add to that the hd obsesion witch is used as a way of promoting ps3 as a graphics machine good graphics are good graphics in what ever resolution you display them theres no such thing as hd graphics its just graphics in a higher resolution thats it and the whole hd lies by sony are a means to hype blu ray blu ray has nothing to do with gaming its yet another attempt by sony to get the whole world using its own media formats mini tape failed mini disc failed uhd disc is failing and media is going flash and broadband link so even discs are becomming OBSELETE ps3 is a joke over priced 3 generation old contreol pads slow loadtimes via a movie bluray media not a gaming media and a totally joke retail price…….//now revolution gamecentric easy to develope gameconsole amasing 3d gyro controls full 20 year backward compatabillity small size and great looks grasphics on par with ps3 and 360 but with gameplay and controls way way way above all other machines add tpo all this FREE FREE FREE online and off line wifi multiplayer and full ds link up theres no contest revolution has left 360 and ps3 OBSELETE there control pads are way out of date and there media drives are very slow at loading games totally the opasite to the amasing revolution