| Bokal said: Lots of strange requests on this thread. You all own a wii. We know Nintendo is making money on each wii sold, the hardware is cheaper than what it's sold. We also know that sony is losing money on each PS3 sold. And you're all asking for a PS3 at a price below the price of the wii, sometimes a lot below. Also, the request of the BC seems strange to me... I have a 60Go PS3, with BC, I used it ONCE, to play god of war 2, only PS2 game I bought after my PS3. And actually, I could have used my PS2 to play it. I'd be curious to know how many people really use it. |
A consoles worth to the consumer is not measured by how much it costs to make.
I have used this example before, but a silver ring can cost thousands of pounds/dollars/Euros... but if you melted it down you would only get maybe £20-30 worth of silver at the most.
I don't value the PS3 as high as the Wii because t has fewer games that appeal to me, and I don't care about Blu-Ray or DVD capabilities, nor about HD graphics when I use a 15" portable, (and the same reason for uncompressed sound)
Had the Wii not been made (say Nintendo went bankrupt with the GC) then I might have bought a PS3 for £150 (GameCube launched at £130... and Wii at £180 FYI) and I would have wanted Backward compatibility with that because I never owned a PS2.
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As it is however, I have a Wii already, and if I had bought most of the games I wanted for it then I would consider a PS3 at £50 (assuming the DS stays the same price, because I want one of those first, also assuming the PS2 is not down to £20 already, as a PS2 would suffice to bring any gaming I miss from the Wii, that being racing simulators and GTA)
