richardhutnik on 09 April 2013
| sergiodaly said: i really don't understand gamers... people is always talking about power, graphics, features, innovative gameplay, etc etc etc... but the time comes to put the money where your mouth is... they come here saying $xxx is too much, if the tech, OS features, games through the years, all that work with services, are there, why is it to much? will give you some examples on how your views are clouded... a flagship smartphone cost manufacturers no more than 60% of the price tag, yet consoles must not be priced higher than manufacture cost... uhhh??? yes, thats right... does it make sense??? not to me. other examples, based on some other hobbies people have, i have 4 or 5 friends that have cycling as a hobby, do anyone know how much does their bike cost? i know a few car tunning dudes, dont get me started on this subject... movie collectors, music lovers with endless album collections, pot smokers... the list goes on and on... now... is $500 too much? $100 per year on HW is dirty cheap for this hobby... |
I read the survey as what is viable for sales, not what people would pay indivdually. It is highly presumpted for a gamer to presume that people have the same values as they do. Unless you are arguing people should take up videogaming as a hobby (even giving up other hobbies) because it cheaper, the argument is whether or not a $500 console is too much for people. The answer to that is very much yes. Early adopter prices are usually far more expensive than the price of the masses pay. And the cost of a console is also a cost of a TV to. And with XBox a subscription, and then factor in the cost of games. For a console to be worth it at $500 it needs to do more than just a single game. So your initial cost estimate is much higher.
