thismeintiel on 02 January 2014
| johnsobas said: how do people actually think PS3 could be $99??? The PS2 was a much more basic system, the PS3 is full of bells and whistles. Particularly the hard drive and wi-fi are worrying because they don't go down in price much at all. Then there is inflation. The only SKU that has any chance at $100 is the 360 4 gb version. You can't have a ps3 without a hard drive so it's just not happening. |
The PS2 was not a basic system. Just like the PS3, Sony went with a complicated CPU, the Emotion Engine. Still, they got it to a point where they were making the whole system for less than $100. Also, Wi-Fi adapters are pretty cheap, especially when buying them in bulk. That's where MS got some flack at the beginning of last gen, because even Nintendo included Wi-Fi in the Wii, and they were making a profit at $250. So, it was bascially a ploy to sell a VERY overpriced adapter. Fortunately, they remedied that in the 360 Slim. And I don't expect the 250GB model to hit $100 (though $150 isn't out of the question), but the 12GB SKU can definitely hit that.
