PS3 polls on this site ...

Anyway, traditional console patterns have proven to NOT be the case this gen.  This will be yet another example.

For the record, I chose the 2nd option.  That won't be sustained for more than 7 months, but it will be noticible.

If they make that little then why would they be buying any type of game machine in the first place? I think providing for themselves and there family would take away most of there money

PS3 will outsell the 360 by 2012

How can you make a post like this one while the PS3 is outselling the Wii and X360 week by week for quite some time now, must be obvious that the PS3 is selling not more because of the cheaper price;..

It's also true that most  consoles are sold within the first five years after launch. Which is the main flaw in the argument, the price points were reached far earlier in the cycle.

Didn't the PS2 get cut to $199 only 2 years after launch? That means it's spent over 80% of it's 'ten year' lifecycle at $199 or less.

Not everyone is in the position to save $25 a month for a year on a luxury item (in 2011 you could argue that a computer and the internet aren't luxuries anymore in the first world. But game consoles?). Particularly adults on low income who live on their own. That demographic shouldn't be buying $200 game consoles to begin with though. Let alone $300 game consoles. I'm fortunate in being able to confidently say that I'm low-maintenance enough that I could reduce my "entertainment budget" to just high-speed internet if I absolutely had to. People are constantly convinced by the media, peer pressure, etc. that they need all this shit they don't need to be happy. If you can't afford a luxury, it's not the end of the world.

For this gen, it's too late

When PS3 hits that price, it'll be too late. Look at my sig with Darth if you don't believe me

Well, the rest seemed unimportant in regard to this statement, and still seems. My point? What I quoted you say doesn't matter in the slightest because while we have higher income here in Europe, we also have higher prices - for example, a console costing $299 in the US costs 299€ or more here. I think someone said it before me, just wanted to clarify my point myself.

$200 will do nuffin.

$300 is the sweet spot and this generation's mass market price.

the 1 thing everybody fears, PS3 kicking but and taking names LOL.

it should be interresting to se wht the big 3 and there consoles have left when consoles hit that price point.