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

[HappySqurriel]

thismeintiel said:

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.

Well, just looked into it, the PS2 was $129 when the Wii launched ...

My point is actually made in your post though, how do you know that Nintendo's next generation system isn't offering something that the PS3 and XBox 360 don't have?