X-Box 360 numbers.

[HappySqurriel]

HappySqurriel said: Seriously, saying that the XBox 360 is a $700 system is like saying World of Warcraft is a $500 game because it has a monthly fee ... Or that the Wii is a $2400 system because after you spend $250 for the game, you will need to buya steady supply of games for 5 years ... The logic behind this makes me justified in saying the PS3 is a $15,000 system because you will need a top of the line TV and Surround Sound system in order to take advantage of the system ... Diomedes1976 said: Look ,the money is money .If you spend 1000 dollars in a MMORPG between the game ,the fees and some add-ons for it to work in your computer is 1000 dollars no matter what .That games cost money we take for granted ,and nearly the same for the three consoles .But the associated costs also matter ,and in associated costs you have in the X360 the online play that like it or not marks some difference .A user that has been paying the fees since the original Xbox Live started and until the end of the X360 lifetime will have paid effectively 400-500 dollars for 6-7 years ,just about what a Playstation endures in the market .

My point was: The price of the PS3 is $500/$600 + costs associated with Personal Preference The price of the XBox 360 is $300/$400 + costs associated with Personal Preference The price of the Wii is $250 + costs associated with Personal Preference Certainly, over time the XBox 360 could end up costing more, but the upfront costs are much lower. What many people (myself included) have meant when we say the "PS3 is too expensive" is that the upfront cost is too high for most people to purchase the system ... A little story to explain further ... One of my co-workers bought an XBox 360 core-system several months ago to the shock of all of us; after all if you're going to spend that much money on a system why not get the priemium. His reasoning was simple, the system came with a couple of games so he could buy it and the price was inexpensive enough that his wife would not get upset; over the next couple of months he bought extra controllers one at a time and the hard-drive under the nose of his wife. At $500/$600 there is no way he could have bought the system without his wife's permission, and knowing how many women think the $600+Game could be better spent than buying a toy.