That's only 2 people. That is nothing compared to 4.

And playing in rooms big enough for 4 people to be up and active.

I'm not trying to brag, but I think I'm doing ok for myself money wise, and have a decent sized house, but there isn't a room in my house that could have 4 people up moving about close to the tv.  I can't imagine I'm alone in that.

I'm sure they could work in the same way Wii sports bowling works, though - with people taking turns...

Oh, I see.

Well, I think if the entry price can at least be below $100 at launch, Sony should be fine for a little while (granted they have decent software and a good advertising campaign). But they need to figure out a way of decreasing costs ASAP afterwards, or, as you said, they'll be facing obstacles for this device.

I personally do not believe that $100 price tag is too much, hey they even said that it will be less than that (please do not pull off the $99.99 stuff), I have a 60GB phat launch model, I dished out the full price for this console. I tried a Wii, I played a few games, but it simply did not cut if for me, now though..looking at all the GDC stuff I cannot wait to get my hands on Move, all the things I want in one console.

They also stated that "they will have a diverse array of  bundles". It is too early to make predictions now, Sony might blow us out of the water with a 120GB Slim bundled with Playstation Move, the Playstation Eye and a game for $350, which I find resonable. Anyhow, this is just going to add to the experience, maybe not take market share away from Nintendo, but I doubt that this will be a failure. Lets see.

The problem with Sony's strategy in terms of the marketing and pricing of this thing is they are essentially in a lose lose situation. They say they are trying to market to the "casual" audience, yet most reasonable people would assume that most casual gamers don't own a PS3, so they are faced with a price of $400+ for PS3 vs $200 for a Wii bundled with a game. Which do you think most would pick?

But on the other hand, if Sony was just to market this primarily to hardcore gamers and their existing fan base, they are severely limiting their potential user base with this peripheral. Since there are only 32 million PS3s out there, that means the absolute MOST sales they could achieve with this add on would be 32 million, since most people likely won't fork $300 on a PS3 just for this.

This is the problem with add ons for consoles late in the game. It is limited on the userbase, because in order to get the Move, you NEED to also have a PS3. But I'm willing to bet that most people seeing the move who don't have a PS3 wouldn't buy one just for that feature, especially if you consider the price. So this add on is pointless from a business perspective. Sony would have been much better off to simply bit the bullet on the PS3 and save this for the PS4, where they could start fresh.

As long as i know: PS Eye=$39.99 , software(eye pet,i think)=$39.99 (price from Best Buy).Which means PS Move=$20. Isnt it fair?

And,Why do you need 2 lightstick? Thats not compulsory i think.

This my friend is what I call wishful thinking.

I am betting you right now that there will be $299 bundle with Move, anyone wants that bet.

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WRONG.

This is so that kids or people that want a PS3 can say their parents or significant others who want a wii "hey, check this out i can get my ps3 and you get your wii for only $100 with better graphics, a blu ray player and the same games"

The thing hindering it is most definately not the price but the fact early word of mouth has been negative pretty much all around and getting that out of peoples heads as being "laggy" if they fix it is the biggest issue.

^new cheaper PS3 SKU for $300 including Move package confirmed? I think they could release a new PS3 SKU. Blu-ray, small HDD (40GB tops) and as you say BITE the bullet, but why wait for PS4 and bite the bullet then? bite the bullet NOW.

Sell it at a loss. Yeah, you heard me right. Sell the PS3 + PSeye + 1 Move remote + 1 sub-remote + Sports game for $300. I don't think their loss would be so high even if a 120GB HDD was included.

They know they need a quick install-base growth for this to succeed. And they will more than make up for it selling extra Move-remotes, sub-remotes and plenty of games. And hey, casuals would sure love Blu-ray as an extra.

SONY PS3

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