"PS3, It's probably too cheap." ,says Sony

News Type: Opinion — Seeded on Fri May 12, 2006 3:32 PM EDT

Article Source: ps3.ign.com

technology, tech, gaming, sony, ps3, videogames, e3

Qouting the head of Sony Computer Entertainment: "For instance, is it not nonsense to compare the charge for dinner at the company cafeteria with dinner at a fine restaurant? It's a question of what you can do with that game machine. If you can have an amazing experience, we believe price is not a problem."

Whatever.. trevor!

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Levi

If you can have an amazing experience, we believe price is not a problem.

and drinking a gallon of hot lava is also not a problem.

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#1 - Fri May 12, 2006 8:18 PM EDT

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kikaiju

This is pretty much what was said about the 3DO console and the Neo Geo: super expensive but "gamers seeking that extra thing" will pay for it.

And they did but not enough for Panasonic or SNK to make a bona fide hit out of either one. The Neo Geo ended up as a niche product and the 3DO was basically forgotten.

Playstation wasn't as good as 3DO or Neo Geo but was good enough and was cheaper. This time the 360 apparently looks about as good, is cheaper, and you can go get one now. The only thing Sony has going for it are proprietary games but they're not talking about that. They more interested in telling you to just pay extra and be happy you can. That works for Apple. And Hummer. Nobody else.

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#2 - Sat May 13, 2006 12:04 AM EDT

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Levi

I think the blue-ray drive is the one thing the can do without. That alone could probably bring the price down $100 or more.

Also you think that Sony would of learn from the past. The successfully out sold PlayStation from the Dreamcast, N64. They also out sold PlayStation 2 from Gamecube and Xbox. All of these consoles were graphically superior then their PlayStation consoles. Killer apps sell a console, not graphics.

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1 vote

#3 - Sat May 13, 2006 2:37 AM EDT

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Justin Martinez

next generation graphics and various services via the network

How is that next-generation? Sony's living in the past.

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#4 - Sat May 13, 2006 2:11 PM EDT

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