Discussing PS4 hardware and manufacturing price

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Andrespetmonkey said:

sales2099 said:

Andrespetmonkey said:

sales2099 said:
I lol at people thinking Sony is going to go the cheap route. Sure its the smart thing to do. But seeing the Vita specs its obvious Sony has no plans to change their business strategy: highest cost and highest end.

PS4 will be $499, for better or for worse.

The PSV is not "The highest cost and Highest end". It's not that expensive - the 3DS is especially cheap. The tech is relatively high end, but it definitely doesn't take a large loss. The PSV doesn't cost an extravagant amount like the PS3 did... it doesn't even compare. In fact, the PS3 is an outlier in Sony's history of games console pricing. Sony can't afford to take PS3 scale losses, and all the rumours indicate a sensibly powered console (off the shelf parts, like the PSV) at a sensible price (latest rumour). 

So, what are you basing this off?

And who are you lolling at? Who is saying they're going the cheap route? 

I know I'm stalking you today... I swear it's just coincidence. 

For a dedicated handheld, it is highest cost and high end......since it is actually the highest priced gaming handheld on the market. 3DS is priced appropriately and yes im gonna say it.....cell phones are becoming the place for on the go gaming. Cell phones can be anywhere from $0- $150 for 3 year contracts.

Do the PS4 rumors say the specs are better then the 720 rumored specs?

Relative to the 3DS is it expensive, but the 3DS is a very cheap piece of technology. Now, I'm guessing you're thinking at this point that it should always be discussed/assessed etc. in relation to the 3DS because that's it's only direct competitor. And you would sort of be right when strictly comparing the two, but you weren't strictly comparing the two, you were saying the costs associated with the PSV are indicative of the PS4 being expensive.

Translating that Vita hardware strategy into PS4's strategy gets you a powerful home console, though not extravagently so, that uses cheap components (compared to something like the PS3), and it takes a loss, but not a big one... similar to the PS2 or Xbox 360. And remember, the Wii U, like the 3DS will likely be cheap in comparison, but the next Xbox won't.

So when you say the PSV is evidence of Sony's strategy still being "highest cost and highest end" , you're wrong in the context of handhelds, and extra wrong in the context of PS4 and it's competitors. 

Do the PS4 rumors say the specs are better then the 720 rumored specs? No.

Wonder how all the graphics happy PS3 fans are gonna spin this one (im looking at the guys who drool at Uncharted 3 desert landscapes)