Naughty Dog Co-founder, Console prices 'Out of Hand' except Nintendo

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dtewi said:
Okay, I'm so fucking sick of the "If Wii was $600 and PS3 was $250 it would be selling more" arguement it's not even funny. No shit the PS3 would be selling more because a lot of people would be familiar with the brand. If Sony released it with downgraded graphics but still the same amount of fun as the PS2 it would be selling as good as the Wii right now and the Wii would be at Xbox levels. But the point is, THEY ARE NOT THE SAME PRICE AS THE WII! They obviously would be selling more if it was the same price as the Wii because more people would be able to afford it. But Sony and Microsoft had to up the price because they think graphics are the future and Nintendo had a lower price because they didn't have that advanced technology. Start living in reality. It's their own fault their prices are so high and nothing's going to change that.

I was actually planning to say about the same thing but I'm glad you spit it out so nicely for me as well ;)

That is what Jason is trying to imply, because of the high technological features which both consoles have to offer, it therefore makes it expensive for buyers, most of all, if you have a 250-300USD WII right next to it. Not sure what the main retail price is in the US. Also comparing to the PS2 back then with the PS3, is a major difference for the Americans mostly. Not as much for the Europeans as the PS3 cost now almost just as much as the PS2 back then, yes in the US they paid at least half the price for a PS2 than within Europe.