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Azzanation on 10 September 2017
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CGI-Quality said:
Azzanation said:

I am not sure when you brought your PS2 or what they were sold at where you are from. In Australia the PS2's sold for over $750 at launch, thats $150 more than what the current X is being pre-ordered at and the PS3 being $999+ AUS dollars. They were overly expensive down under

 https://www.cnet.com/au/news/evolution-of-the-playstation-console/

^Just so you know i am not fibbing.

When you look at it, instead of having a new slim model console like last gen offered many times over, they instead give us a more powerful console at the same price as what the launch price was for the orginial model. I find it a much better value package. Last gen all they gave us was a smaller console that runs quietier. This Gen (like the X) they give us a slimmer design plus its 4 times the power. Bargain if you ask me.

Most places, the PS2 wasn't costly like that. Overall, hardly anyone remembers the system for being "very expensive". Like the PS1, it was very affordable for many people, which was one of the reasons for its massive suuccess (again, like the PS1). You said "gamers forget" about the PS2/3 expenses. Well, most people won't track down AUS prices to make a point about general pricing. 

So that's stretching things as fas as they can go. And it's pointless to even compare the prices to the PS3 in this context. No matter how you try to spin it, $499 is going to be an issue for many people, especially this far into the generation. It's priced like a premium product, not a slim model.

Well i didnt realise the PS1 and PS2 were sold at afforable prices. I dont live in other parts of the world. However where i am from everyone remembers the high price tags and it didnt affect there sales down here. Theres no spin here, its just the way it is. I wish the PS1 and PS2 were sold at $500aus.

My point is gamers think $500 is alot of money yet last gen they will go out and buy a Slim model and pay similar prices and not care. The X to me is pretty much what a regular console should cost. Premium dollars would be the PS3. We all have different price points thats afforable to us. Yes the X is marketed as a premium product due to its hardware yet its price point (where i am from) comes out cheaper than the standard launch 360 and XB1 models. $500 is normal here. maybe its alot where you are from however i dont see the big deal and i dont think many people would care either. Its just my opinion.

Will see how it goes. I was rapped when i heard the console price point. It was alot cheaper than i thought it would be. I was expecting a $700+ system.