War is over (Project Cafe to define the Next-gen ?)

[thismeintiel]

HappySqurriel said:

thismeintiel said:

Slimebeast said:

Will consumers pick a slightly more powerful Cafe for $300 almost without games or will they choose PS3 and 360 for $250 that have strong online features and hundreds of new and classic games to choose from?

Given that the Cafe may be $350-$400 (I'd go with $350), and the PS3 and 360 MAY be $199 around that time, that decision is going to be much easier holiday season of next year.

Just like it was an "easy decision" between a $99 PS2 and a $250 Wii?

The PS2 wasn't $99 when the Wii came out.  It only dropped to $99 in 2009, which is when the Wii dropped to $199.  I'm guessing it was probably ~$150 when the Wii launched.  Most importantly, though, the PS2 didn't have a motion controller similar to the Wii's.  If it did, I'm sure most wouldn't have felt the need to spend extra money on the Wii.