| LordTheNightKnight said: I have to correct at least one thing in the OP: selling at a $200 loss does not necessarily mean you actually get $800 worth of product. It could also mean that the system costs more to make than it needs to be, either due to improper engineering or over-engineering, or bad contracts. That last part is how the Xbox lost so much money. |
In addition, so what if they are selling it at a loss. What if a 50 lb. bag of Kibbles and Bits was selling for $1. That would be a heck of a deal. However, I don't have a dog. It'd be useless for me.
The PS3 actually does too much. It's a computer, big deal everything is a computer now a days. It's a bluray player, may help it out in five years when it's the next established medium, but by then bluray players will be $200 for a solid player. And it's an HD games system. You can't even get all cable channels in HD. And most HD cable channels are in 720p. So HD is nice but it's not optimized yet.
I actually do plan on getting a PS3 at some point. But why pay $600 for it. Sooner or later, Sony will realize that this console will sell at $400. At that time, I'll reward them.
