http://www.playfrance.com/news/ps3-...ation-3-dans-la-fourchette-des-500-euros.html Via Google's translator: Ouch... Still, this may not mean as much for the US crowd, assuming it is a legit price range. I read that in some European countries, the PS2 and Xbox launched at around those prices (450 euros and up). Don't bother trying to convert 500 euros to USD since Sony (and others) usually go from $ to € when naming a European price (read 360 games cost around $100). So, if anything, maybe a range of around $500 here given this info and past actions. Again though, I'm not sure I would trust this completely. It seems really early to be giving a reliable price range. I believe Kutaragi didn't even tell many people within Sony (or even his wife) about the PSP's price until 2-3 months prior to launch. The Xbox 360 pricing wasn't really given until a couple months prior to launch either. Considering production for the PS3 hasn't even come close to starting, I'd be a little surprised that Sony already has a firm idea how much they want to charge for the PS3 (seems like they're still trying to figure out whether or not to include a HDD, which would greatly affect the price). Maybe this is Sony trying to catch Microsoft (and maybe even Nintendo) off guard, as well as any people who read this ($400-$450 will look cheap)...at least, I hope so.
my guess is $449. btw you need to consolidate your threads man... JUST MAKE A VIDEO GAME NEWS THREAD.
It's gonna be pricey, that's for sure. But like all consoles, waiting 6 months will reduce the price. I paid $600 for a PS2 before it came out and ended up selling it on ebay for $650, it was a japanese PS2 that didn't play american games.
Unless $200 BluRay players show up this fall, I'll pay for it even if it's $600. It'll obviously turn off a slew of gamers, though. Evan
Well in a way it's a bargain since a stand alone Blu Ray player is like $1000 right now. Put I imagine watching Blu Ray movies on this thing will be the same way it was on a PS2, absolutely annoying.
yeah that was awful, my DVD player broke and I used that for about a year and I just had to randomly punch buttons on the controller, once I figured out how to not parental lock myself. X360 is a decent dvd player, but I just went ahead and bought a regular player to go with it anywy since they're cheap and I don't feel like wearing out my 360 to watch movies or play audio cds (am still not really an mp3 guy)
pricing anywhere over $400 will be a HUGE mistake. If it prices between 450-500 Sony will win this generation.
I think maybe he meant "over $500" not "over $400," or at least that would make more sense, especially given this news (500+ for the PS3). Apparently, the Sony PR team is clarifying the situation and saying that Fornay never specifically gave a price range. It was something more like a "What if the PS3 cost 500 USD/Euros?" questions. It sounded like it was more of a possibility for the PS3 to cost that much than a fact I guess.
ill wait a long long time to purchase a ps3 but just think after 3 years of that thing being out and it being about 150-200 with some cheap games. yeah i guess i have patience.
He does have an idea of how much it costs to make if not the specifics itself. I don't think an expensive ass console will be great for gaming if enough people buy into the idea of getting it at that price....
Errr I meant Microsoft will win this generation if the PS3 is priced that high. I just don't see casual gamers and parents paying that much for a console. I think it was a stretch to buy a 360 for $400.
Oh, guess I misunderstood you too. Assuming the HDD is included, I don't see $400-$450 being that bad considering the sales that the 360 got. Bigger HDD (with Linux support?), Blu-ray included, WiFi included, free online play, full BC with PS1/PS2, etc., for only $50 more, at most, than the 360 launch price wouldn't seem too bad. $500+ is when I start getting worried, even though it would still be a "bargain." Also, this doesn't really affect casual games or parents IMO. They probably wouldn't buy it until it hit ~$200 anyway, kind of like with previous consoles. The people who would buy it at the launch price would be hardcore gamers or people who want the cheapest (and probably the best) Blu-ray player (and/or whatever else the PS3 offers). I guess if Sony can convince them to pay that much for the PS3, then they'll be fine. They'll probably need to have some quick price cuts though in order to then bring in the mainstream consumers later on.
I'm afraid you've lost me in your pricing logic... you think because they've said it will cost between 499-599 euros that it will be around 400-450 dollars? That doesn't make much sense even if they make the official price in dollars and then convert to euros. At the current exchange rait at the price quoted above the PS3 would cost between $612 and $735, which ANYWHERE near that price would be a disaster for Sony. I, like others here are fairly certain that if they price it over $450 that they will lose this generation of the console war, at least in the US and Europe. When the PS3 comes out there will be a price drop on XBox 360's and with the Revolution costing nearly half of what the PS3 will cost it won't make much sense for the average gamers to pay that much for a console system. I think it is conservative to say that the PS3 will cost between $550-$600 which is far more then even a hardcore gamer myself would be willing to pay for the system.
This is all kind of a moot point since apparently he didn't say that, or if he did, it may not actually be what Sony prices the PS3 at. Although I don't recall saying that I thought it would cost $400-$450. In fact, I think this is what I said when I thought this news was legit: I just converted in the "range of 500€" to in the "range of $500." I think the only time I mentioned $400-$450 being a possibility was when I mentioned the possibility of this being a ploy to get consumers thinking the PS3 would be insanely expensive. We see reports like this and think the PS3 will cost $500+, but when Sony announces it will "only" cost $400 or so, people will think that they'd be getting a bargain. Again though, this doesn't really mean much anymore...although I guess this could be part of their strategy of making us think the PS3 will be super-expensive. The thing is that Sony (and other companies) don't usually bother converting the prices using the exchange rates. Again, they usually just take the US price and change the $ with € (or they'll even add some to it in some countries). If you took the European launch price of the PS2 and converted it to USD, you'd probably get pretty close to those $600-$700 figures you pulled up (especially in some of the countries that they charged more in); yet, I only remember paying $300 for my launch PS2, not anywhere close to those converted prices. So again, don't bother trying to figure out the US price of the PS3 by converting these European prices (even if they were legit). Europeans simply pay (much) more for pretty much the same stuff that we have in the US. For Europe, I think they'll be fine with pricing it at $500 or so (although maybe not 500€ ). As I said earlier, they were pretty much paying that much for the PS2. It could be better, but it probably wouldn't hurt too much IMO. In the US, I think they might be OK at $500 or so, but only if they don't leave it there for long. Again, they won't be looking at trying to get the average gamer, just the hardcore gamers (the 10K or so who spent $600+ on eBay for a 360) and tech-enthusiasts. The thing that scares me is that Sony could pretty much price the PS3 at almost any price they want and it will still probably sell out. So that may not affect their marketshare too much, although again, they'll have to make some price cuts eventually in order to reach the casual gamers/consumers. That said, I don't think (or I hope) they won't charge that much. They could charge $400 (with a HDD) and probably not lose too much on it. edit: Hehe...I saw someone mention (jokingly) that they'll be pricing it that high in Europe in order to price it lower here in the US. They could probably do the same in Japan. Sounds like a plan to me.
