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nitekrawler1285 on 30 June 2014
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joeorc said:
nitekrawler1285 said:
The only problem PSTV solves from the Vita is one of price. Library is even more lackluster, memory cards are still expensive. Cheap does not mean compelling.

it also fix'es perception of the product platform also, instead of being seen as an over priced Dedicated Game Handheld, its now a entry priced Micro-Game Console...Many may say that the stigma will continue on the price point on the Memory cards, but that depends, this Micro-Console is Targeting the Market for Topset Boxes "media Streaming" Box'es. the fact that with the $139.00 Bundle already comes with a 8GB card and even without that bundle the base unit has 1GB of storage that's still enough for some games and save files!

With A "game console focus" instead of a Dedicate Game handheld Focus, the Playstation TV is going into more of a Living room Top set Box market which is lower cost entry point but add on's will increase the price, many consumer's already know that anyway, so it may not be as Tough of a Area to gather support vs the Handheld game maerket is , with Playstation TV already being focused on the Casual Gamer.

If you look at the offical playstation web site the platform is being already promoted with Minecraft, and Angry Birds starwars, Lego the Movie,patapon and Final Fantasy VII

http://www.playstation.com/en-us/explore/playstationtv

THAT TO ME SEEMS PRETTY CASUAL GAMER CONSUMER FOCUSED

While if you want more Hard core Focused content the PS4 is the Focus

Now with Playstation TV the target dynamic is mainly not People on this forum and like other gamer centric forums most already know what it can do.

Its main target is family's with Little kids and young early teen's who want a new playstation this fall season but the parents want to spend less for it than $400.00 a system. Esp. if they have more than one child, this allows the family to get evey child in the household a brand new playstation for a low cost entry point this fall season. Many parents and children that age really i think for the most part are not going to go out of the way to pay for a much higher cost PS4 or xbox360 or PS3 or xboxone anyway except for one system in the house hold, but with this playstation TV having the ability to stream to all the kids rooms playstation tv would be able to have access to the same PS4 in the living room. Even as they get older. this platform Save's family's Money at a time where belt tightning is at an all time high.


It's already far too overpriced and lacks enouhg TV content to compete with micro set tops.  For 99 I can get an apple TV or Fire TV or a 35 Chromecast and any number of rokus in between.  Comparatively over priced games and expensive memory is no competition for those devices.  If you want to think so go ahead.  

Since those issues remain and it's only going to be a poor competitor even in the new market of micro set tops it will gain that reputation just like it did in the game console market for those reasons. 

You can get a 360 or PS3 for 139(Probably 99 on Black Firiday and holidays). Those simply outclass PSTV for the less than 400 console just like they did with Vita. They also have new games coming.  That means alot.