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Whew, I thought this thread was going to be about that one console monopoly that EA keeps dreaming of.

Yeah, I'm happy with just my Wii. Sure, there are some great games that I'd love to play on the competing platforms, but at least one good game comes out the Wii every month. Supplement that with VC, used Gamecube titles, and soon WiiWare and I have all the games I can handle.

Given infinite resources I'd have all major consoles, a 10 PC LAN, 5 pinball tables and a selection of arcade cabinets, but there are more practical things I ought to be spending money on.



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windbane said:
greenmedic88 said:
"So according to you inflation is responsable for consoles going from $200-$300 to $400-$600 in just five years. Great, I'd love to see some evidence for that. I guess that's why a typical family car in the $18,000 range five years ago now costs $36,000? LOL!!! I'm afraid this inflation you speak must only affect gaming as I don't see it anywhere else in the form of prices literally doubling in half a decade."

The Saturn debuted at $399 back in 1995. That was supposed to be a mainstream console. It was only when Sony announced $299 for the PS1 at E3 that Sega went into a furor claiming Sony was product dumping at that price.

As for that $600 initial price for the PS3, I don't see how anyone realistically expected them to fly off retailer's shelves at that price, even if it had been accompanied by a stellar initial game catalog.

But no, inflation hasn't been the source of generally higher console prices; the increasing complexity, cost of manufacturing and R&D budgets have been. Everyone knows the U.S. dollar has become the new peso as of late, but it's nowhere near so bad that it's effecting consumer A/V electronics. Yet.

$600 was definitely one of the highest launch prices. I am referring to the current $400 price for PS3 and $350 for 360 (I think those are the most purchased). Anyway, we've had threads about this before and a graph was posted that listed the inflation-adjusted launch prices. Wii was the cheapest, 360 was about average, and PS3 was one of the highest. The rapid drop from $600 to $400 (60GB and now 40Gb being the most purchased) got the PS3 price down to about average at this point using inflation-adjusted numbers. Inflaton-adjusting is necessary if you are going to compare Box Office numbers for movies as well. Check out www.the-numbers.com for graphics of both the top-20 grossing all-time and the inflaton-adjusted one. Anyway, Onimusha12: I actually wanted to know what you meant by the "integrity" of a console. I was interested. I know we are arguiing in other threads but there's no need to do it here. I was merely asking if you meant that the console had to be lowly priced for you to consider it.


 

So Windbane, how many consoles do you own? Last I checked this was a thread for people who only owned one this generation. Funny how you claim I'm the one who obsesses over your posts yet it is you who follows me into a thread which doesn't even apply to you. Just give it up Windbane.

Seriously, I was curious what you meant by integrity of a console. I don't know what that means. Stay on topic, please.



famousringo said:
Whew, I thought this thread was going to be about that one console monopoly that EA keeps dreaming of.

Yeah, I'm happy with just my Wii. Sure, there are some great games that I'd love to play on the competing platforms, but at least one good game comes out the Wii every month. Supplement that with VC, used Gamecube titles, and soon WiiWare and I have all the games I can handle.

Given infinite resources I'd have all major consoles, a 10 PC LAN, 5 pinball tables and a selection of arcade cabinets, but there are more practical things I ought to be spending money on.

EA and Dennis Dyac (probably not spelled correctly). I think that's a healthy attitude, though, and probably the one that most 1 console owners have. There's only so much time and money.



windbane said:
Seriously, I was curious what you meant by integrity of a console. I don't know what that means. Stay on topic, please.

 

Seriously, I was curious what you're doing in a thread that doesn't apply to you? Neither your question nor any of your contributions to this thread have been on topic. Please leave. You're derailing the thread.

There are numerous reasons why people only own one console, to call that into question as an outsider is uneeded. I chose the Wii because it represents what I want this generation, last gen I chose the PS2 and before that the N64. For some people its price and for you to attack that when its clearly obvious that price is a new issue this generation when the average console has been $200-$300 the last four generations is just ludicrous and flame worthy.



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Onimusha12 said:
windbane said:
Seriously, I was curious what you meant by integrity of a console. I don't know what that means. Stay on topic, please.

 

Seriously, I was curious what you're doing in a thread that doesn't apply to you? Neither your question nor any of your contributions to this thread have been on topic. Please leave. You're derailing the thread.

Thanks for trying to have a discussion with me. I really appreciate it. I should have known better than to be curious about anything you have to say. I responded to what you said, so if I'm off-topic, so were you. I said twice that I agree this generation won't have a PS2 and you accuse me of changing my story, when in fact I said the exact same thing twice. I'm pretty sure you are trying to provoke me into getting banned, but I'll post wherever I want until then, thanks.



I think they are missing out on a lot of good games. I haven't got a 360 because I can't afford 3 consoles (plus not enough 360 games appeal to me), but I still feel I am missing out on some good game such as, Kameo and LO.



windbane said:
Onimusha12 said:
windbane said:
Seriously, I was curious what you meant by integrity of a console. I don't know what that means. Stay on topic, please.

 

Seriously, I was curious what you're doing in a thread that doesn't apply to you? Neither your question nor any of your contributions to this thread have been on topic. Please leave. You're derailing the thread.

Thanks for trying to have a discussion with me. I really appreciate it. I should have known better than to be curious about anything you have to say. I responded to what you said, so if I'm off-topic, so were you. I said twice that I agree this generation won't have a PS2 and you accuse me of changing my story, when in fact I said the exact same thing twice. I'm pretty sure you are trying to provoke me into getting banned, but I'll post wherever I want until then, thanks.


 

Next time try adressing my whole post. THis is exactly why you are the one off topic, you only pick and choose what you want to respond to. If you don't want to discuss this seriously, then fine but I won't be the one to blame for your innapropriate behavior. Tell me, how can you call the price of the 360 and PS3 inflation when the price tag for consoles has been $200-$300 the last four generations. Who are you to come into this thread to derial the topic?

If inflation was the reason for the 360 and Ps3's price tag, then buying them wouldn't be an issue as the dollar would have met that inflation. no matter what reason you present, price is a significant issue and deturant in owning multiple consoles this generation.



Onimusha12: you presented a theory that even you said was a stretch, and I disagreed with it for a reason that you yourself gave.

Also, as you can see from others' comments, price is a significant factor in purchasing 1 or more consoles. As I've said, I've seen the graphs of launch prices and someone already told you that the Saturn was $400 at launch. You might want to look up the list of inflation-adjusted launch prices before you keep telling me all consoles have been the same price before this generation.



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but isn't AC6 coming to Ps3 soon...thats what they said last year..along with Eternal Sonata



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