bouzane said:
Mazty said:
bouzane said:
£150 is an expensive toy for a lot of people living in the developed world, let alone developing nations. The exorbitant cost of smart phones doesn't factor into this discussion at all. A cutting edge smart phone that has many non-gaming functions versus an aging game console that does nothing right beyond Netflix and Blu-Rays. Again, I think you are drastically underestimating the impact further price cuts will have. I own dozens of PS3 games but I never bothered to replace my PS3 due to cost, I can imagine somebody living in Brazil who has yet to purchase any PS3 games.
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Smart phones are the majority of phones and cost £250+ for the average ones. I'm not sure where you're getting the idea from that it is expensive - it's also a bluray player don't forget.
" an aging game console that does nothing right beyond Netflix and Blu-Rays."
Oh. I see you're angle here. You don't really want a PS3 do you?
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What's your problem? Seriously? Smart phones are portable devices that have plenty of multimedia functions including the ability to place calls, the most important of all. The PS3 is a dedicated gaming console that sits in the living room. It can also play Blu-Rays, a proprietary media format that has failed to overtake the DVD. How do you fail to understand that smartphones offer far more and as a result are seem by consumers as a more valuable product? Also, don't pretend to know me or understand my motivations, the PS3 was my main console until I got back into PC gaming and I would love an affordable PS3 with B/C. Without B/C, the PS3 simply isn't worth the asking price and I'm hardly alone on this matter. Finally, stop comparing dedicated gaming systems to smart phones. These products are not comparable, I cannot stress this enough.
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Problem? There is no problem...Relax a little. I'm just disagreeing with you; I'm not threatening to burn your house down.
Smart phones can't play blurays or Call of Duty. Also smart phones cost a lost more then most consoles making your argument that consoles do less wrong on both accounts - they both do different things and consoles are relatively cheap.
Bluray has been doing fine on the market. Considering developing counties won't have bluray players it seems redundant to claim that bluray vs dvd is at all a reasonable point to make - bluray sales are completely fine.
£150 for me is more then affordable; it's down-right cheap. If people are happy to blow £350 on a phone, then I don't think anyone is going to flintch at a console costing £150. So saying that the reason why a lot of people don't have one is the price seems completely wrong if you factor in realism e.g. 99% of people from the Congo won't ever be able to afford one.
