Analyst: PS3 has 'significant price advantage' this Christmas

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Damnyouall said:

Vetteman94 said:

Seece said:

Damnyouall said:

Seece said:
Value for money, maybe. Price advantage ... how?

What's so hard to understand? Firstly, PS3 offers free online gaming. The price of Xbox Live online gaming for say, 5 years= 200-250 USD. That's quite a price advantage right there.

Secondly, to get a 360 with roughly the same features as a regular PS3 minus Blu Ray (which could be considered additional "value for money, maybe") you need to spend at least an additional 80 USD.

What's easy to understand is that it doesn't have a price advantage, the arcade is $100 cheaper.

All of what you said comes under value for money.

But wouldnt getting more for your money be considered a price advantage. 

I would think so, yes. But I probably lack the necessary fanboy perspective to understand how a product that forces me to spend additional money on online gaming, a hdd, w-lan and wireless controllers has a "price advantage".

It's like saying "that car without tires has a price advantage over that other one with tires".

Theres a major difference in your example and what we are discussing. A car without tire cannot work, while the xbox arcade can work even if you dont purchase all the other thing. A good example would be to compare a car that is manual and doesnt have a/c to a car full equip. One would have a price advantage while the other can be a better value for money depending on your needs. We have the same opinion in which the PS3 is a better value for money, but the XBox arcade does have a price advantage.