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

[smbu2000]

davygee said:

friedtofu said:

How is their system only 50$ cheaper. Last time I checked a pro was $349 and a 60gb PS3 was $499.

Oh I see, you are talking about the new 40gb model announced for Europe. Uhh when did they announce pricing for this new 40gb PS3 in *US dollars*. Are you comparing US dollars to Euros? How does the new system put them neck and neck?

You do know that 399 Euros is NOT the same as 399 USD right? 399 Euros is about $560. Oh wait you probably dont know that.

By the way $250 is alot closer to "mainstream" price than either of the other 2 consoles. Its been said that the sweet spot for a video game console is about $200, so yah it might still be over but its within range, unlike $499 which is double.

Maybe you should think before YOU post. Fanboy.

Wii - $249.99

360 Premium (the Core is discontinued) - $349.99

360 Halo 3 Premium - $399.99

360 Elite - $449.99

PS3 40Gb (soon to be released) - $399.99

PS3 60Gb - $499.99

The Wii price is much more mainstream that either the 360 or PS3, but the PS3 (once the new 40Gb model is released), will be priced similarly to the 360. The new 40Gb model will be exactly $50 cheaper than the Elite and $50 more expensive than the Premium. So it will be directly fighting with the 360.

 Yes, the Core is discontinued as it's being replaced by the Arcade, which is the same price $279.99, but comes with HDMI, a 256MB memory card, and the 5 XBLA games. :)

 

OT: $400 is too much for a gimped PS3. If they reduced the price of the current (full-featured in the USA) 60gb ver. to $400 then that would be an ok value. At least, when there are some good games for it.