Metallicube said:
The problem with Sony's strategy in terms of the marketing and pricing of this thing is they are essentially in a lose lose situation. They say they are trying to market to the "casual" audience, yet most reasonable people would assume that most casual gamers don't own a PS3, so they are faced with a price of $400+ for PS3 vs $200 for a Wii bundled with a game. Which do you think most would pick?
But on the other hand, if Sony was just to market this primarily to hardcore gamers and their existing fan base, they are severely limiting their potential user base with this peripheral. Since there are only 32 million PS3s out there, that means the absolute MOST sales they could achieve with this add on would be 32 million, since most people likely won't fork $300 on a PS3 just for this.
This is the problem with add ons for consoles late in the game. It is limited on the userbase, because in order to get the Move, you NEED to also have a PS3. But I'm willing to bet that most people seeing the move who don't have a PS3 wouldn't buy one just for that feature, especially if you consider the price. So this add on is pointless from a business perspective. Sony would have been much better off to simply bit the bullet on the PS3 and save this for the PS4, where they could start fresh.
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This my friend is what I call wishful thinking.
I am betting you right now that there will be $299 bundle with Move, anyone wants that bet.
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