I think there will be a range of starter kit bundles depending on the bundled game. If you buy that fighter game then the starter kit will be pointless without coming with 2 wands, because 2 wands are essential for that game, same with sport's champ because the archery game in it requires 2 wands.
If you buy the starter kit with SOCOM4 bundled then the companion controller + wand will be essential, because without the companion controller you can't play SOCOM4 using the PS Move settings; unless of course, and if you're cheap like me, the DS3 can be used in place of the companion controller, which if that's an option is makes it more affordable.
If you're buying that Party game, or the Eyepet, then one wand is all that's needed.
But overall, I agree, price is the major obstacle here. Because the basic Wii is much cheaper than the basic PS3 buying the extra peripherals feels affordable. Whereas forking out for peripherals on top of a PS3 is stretching people's wallets a bit too far. Natal being controllerless has major advantages here, but I have my doubts that there will never be any other perhipheral devices for it. I think we'll see them being introduced at some point.
PS3 needs to come with 1xWand 1XEye & 1XDS3 as pack in items for all consoles sold and be at the current retail price. Then, depending on what game is bundled with the PS3, add the companion controller or another wand.
The right bundling is going to be essential. Buying each additional wand/companion as a separate item is going to cost big time. So there needs to be plenty of bundling with software and HW to make gettinng set up with the Move seem like less of a drain on your pocket before you even have a decent number of games to realise it's benefits.
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