Kyros on 25 June 2008
That is a extremely misguiding comment. Nobody forced Sony to make their console expensive. And nobody forced Nintendo to make a cheap console.
True but if things were normal reusing the same technology and starting extremely cheap into the next generation would give you a huge boost in the first 1-2 years (because you are much cheaper than the competition) but it would kill you in the second half of the console life (because both prices converge in the low area and the more powerful console is still more powerful).
If Nintendo wasn't so successful with conquering casual gamers and using a new control scheme this would be the same here. The Wii would be killed once the Ps3 is at 200$. This doesn't have to happen now because the Wii has entered a new market but starting with a cheap ass console is no good thing (TM).
