kowenicki said: It isnt a trade show, its a "community event for fans"... but anyhow I think you just agreed with me. I wasnt criticizing, far from it. I'm glad they are monetising their fanbase, its about time. |
This is just for marketing, it's not monetising. Think about the numbers. Just 12,300 consoles selling for $100 more is just $1.23 Million. Doesn't pay for the costs involved in producing and selling an exclusive console.
Likewise a few thousand people paying $90 to attend PSX is peanuts. That's a gate keeper to make sure the attendees are actually interested in PlayStation and not broke.
All this PSX and special edition console is for marketing, as there will be tons of articles, videos and blogs written about these.