Graves on 03 May 2009
| Rob6021 said: If Microsoft beats Sony, it means their business model will more likely be adopted next generation and for the future some time to come. I don't want to pay for hidden charges like online, wifi adapters, and hard drives, and (worst) then have advertisements pasted on the dashboard to top it all off. We'll see cheaper hardware in the place of lasting/quality hardware. I really don't see why suckers like the 'get you in cheap' then hammer you with overpriced components later approach, it's disingenuous, deceptive, and bad for the industry as a whole. |
Hidden charges? Xbox Live has been a pay service since day one. The Wifi adapter and Hard-drive are expensive but you aren't forced to buy them. A PS3 doesn't even function without a hard-drive might I add. The hardware problems of the 360 hasn't helped MS at all. Don't forget they lost over a billion dollars fixing the units. I never considered the ads being an issue. I actually look at them sometimes and I'm not forced to do that.
Granted the PS3 is cheaper in the long run. But the PS3 would be more expensive had it been successful. The Xbox 360 is successful so they can get away with over charging for some hardware. The Wii could probably be sold for $99 but it sells so well they don't have to drop the price.
