| MontanaHatchet said: Sony needs to understand that to most consumers, the actual cost of something is far more important than the value. |
"value" is different to every person. For many people, 160GB has no more value than 40GB -- especially people who don't plan on going online, people who don't wnat to use a lot of HD space, or people who will use a ton of HD space and need to replace the HD anyway.
For some people, having an extra (or first) BD player isn't a lot of added value either. BD movies themselves are very expensive, for example, so I know some people who buy DVDs instead of BDs. The only BD player owners I know right now are PS3 owners though.
So while Sony can argue that the PS3 has a good overall value, it only has that value if you want every thing the PS3 has to offer. If, like most people, you are only interested in a subset of the PS3's capabilities then the value for those people changes significantly. If all you want is a game console then the fact that it is also a BD player is valueless to you. if all you want is a BD player, then the fact that it plays games is valueless to you.
You can't argue against that. it's just something to understand -- multi-usage devices do not have the same value for every type of consumer.
I would definitely agree that most people don't see $500 of value in the PS3.
