Am I the only one who thinks $400 is still expensive?

[Enlightment]

Gnizmo said:
@Enlightment

don't forget the WI-FI and the High dev DVD player. The design

I think the theoretical price difference is like 400$. So the Xbox360 is more expensive for what you get.

The Blu-ray palyerr will get more valuable if the games get more bigger then they already are.

What happens if a game is like 50 gig, are you willing to load 5 discs just to play your game?

What you get is a video game machine. You can break down exactly what everything is and then try to claim it is relatively inexpensive, but that would be a stretch. By your logic, you could claim the Wii is the most expensive console this generation. That is the kind of ridiculous that logic is.

As for the 5 DVDs, yes I would be willing to do that. I don't see why everyone thinks it is a huge inconvinience. The jump seems unwarranted as well. The jump from CD to DVD was actually a lot more dramatic (relatively) but we did not see a huge jump in game length. Despite the fact that FF7 technically only used up less than half a DVD at best (3 CDs is 2.1 gigs tops where as a single layer dvd is 4.9), the next FF game to use a DVD (FF10) was not twice as long. FF10-2 was actually shorter in my experience. The jump in format size only makes sense after people have started to run into limits with the previous format. That just has not been the case for the vast majority of games.

I can understand that people say 400$ is expensive. I rather have them say I can't pay 400$ now or I don't have that budget.

It's like saying Mercedes is to expensive knowing you can't afford it.

If you can't afford a mercedes(PS3) you buy a FIAT(wii) or a Alfa Romeo(xbox)

It is like saying a Mercedes is too expensive for what it is. I spend more money than what a PS3 would cost me everytime I switch cars. The problem is, I am not willing to drop that kind of cash on a game system when there are cheaper alternatives. Using your analogy, I could buy a Lexus but I don't feel it is worth the asking price so I won't buy it. Given limitless money I would still find it to be too expensive for what it is. Game systems simply should not cost that kid of money

Okee I agree there is a flaw in my explanation.

Wii has almost got the right price. It can be cheaper concidering there is still a console called PS2

The difference between an Xbox360 and a PS3 is great.

But lets break it down again. Xbox360 lacks a built in WI-FI, HD-DVD. These alone represent 300$

THis was only the hardware.

An Elite(this is the closest to an PS3) is like 380$ (without HD-DVD/Wi-FI)

A PS340gig is 400$ (with HD-DVD/WI-FI)

Now the prices are almost at the same level.

Now look what you get for your money hardware wise

 

THen you get the design. The PS3 already won a European award (design and tech specification) and a dutch award.

Build in transformer unlike the Xbox360 that has it transformer outside the box.

 

The wireless controller that does not use oldskool batteries unlike the xbox

The wireless Sixxaxis now with rumbble

 

The XMB and the ability to use it as a computer.

 

So if a PS3 is expensive, then an Xbox360 is expensive to and to me even more expensive, because you get less for that amount you pay