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konnichiwa on 04 October 2008
sharky974 said:
Wii would still outsell it even at 249.

Also 360 currently isnt 199, only it's lowest model is. To make it a fair comparison, you would probably have to eliminate all other sku's and assume the 360 Elite was 199 alongside the PS3. In any case the HIGHEST priced 360 (either Pro or Elite, with a hard drive to match the PS3 to keep it fair) would have to be 199. (And then to keep things even in this hypothetical scenario, you'd eliminate the other 360 sku's).

In which case going against a 199 Elite or Pro, PS3 still probably wouldn't win by that much in USA.

 

 Not everywhere though.   I can buy the Elite for 199






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Shadowblind on 04 October 2008
konnichiwa said:
sharky974 said:
Wii would still outsell it even at 249.

Also 360 currently isnt 199, only it's lowest model is. To make it a fair comparison, you would probably have to eliminate all other sku's and assume the 360 Elite was 199 alongside the PS3. In any case the HIGHEST priced 360 (either Pro or Elite, with a hard drive to match the PS3 to keep it fair) would have to be 199. (And then to keep things even in this hypothetical scenario, you'd eliminate the other 360 sku's).

In which case going against a 199 Elite or Pro, PS3 still probably wouldn't win by that much in USA.

 

 Not everywhere though.   I can buy the Elite for 199

 

 Thats not an Elite...



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leo-j on 04 October 2008

1. Sony would go bankrupt

2. The wii/360 wouldnt exist

3. Actually strike that, what money will sony have to produce PS3's?



 

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leo-j on 04 October 2008
sharky974 said:
Wii would still outsell it even at 249.

Also 360 currently isnt 199, only it's lowest model is. To make it a fair comparison, you would probably have to eliminate all other sku's and assume the 360 Elite was 199 alongside the PS3. In any case the HIGHEST priced 360 (either Pro or Elite, with a hard drive to match the PS3 to keep it fair) would have to be 199. (And then to keep things even in this hypothetical scenario, you'd eliminate the other 360 sku's).

In which case going against a 199 Elite or Pro, PS3 still probably wouldn't win by that much in USA.

 

 You have to be a nutcase/ hardcore nintendo fanboy to buy a wii over a ps3 at $199..

You have to have an I Q of less than an orange.

He in the right head would buy a $249 wii over a $199 ps3



 

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The_vagabond7 on 04 October 2008

How many topics like this must exist?

and Leo-j, I'd still buy my wii before I bought my PS3 if they were priced like that. The wii offers things the PS3 can't, such as the opprotunity to play videogames with my wife (she could care less about anything on the PS3), as well as the ability to play the series I grew up playing (Mario, Metroid, Zelda, F-Zero someday, ect).

Your preferences aren't fact.



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jingho on 04 October 2008

I am sure that Sony will lose a lot of money.....



d21lewis on 04 October 2008

If the PS3 were $199, I'd dig up my grandpa and eat him.

/thread.



coolestguyever on 04 October 2008
goddog said:
the wii would be dropped to outsell it, so its pointless anyway

 

 the wii only sells because of its lower price. Right now its:

 

Little Johnny - Mommy, can i get a new video game system for Christmas?

Mom - I dunno johnny, have you been a good boy?

Little Johnny - Yes mommy

 

(mom goes to wal-mart to check out game systems)

 

Jim (wal mart employee) - Can i help you find anything ma'am?

Mom - I am looking for a game system for little Johnny for christmas, what would you recommend.

Jim - Well PS3 is by far the best console in the history of time, it has the best games, best graphics, built in blu ray player, built in wi-fi, bluetooth, sixaxis, and the playstation name you trust

Mom - Oh boy that sounds great! how much?

Jim - well...umm...here's the thing...ha, umm...$400

Mom - $400!!!! I don't have that kind of cash!

Jim - Well i guess you could settle for the nintendo wii. Its not as good, but if your son likes mario theres about 5,000 mario games on this console.

Mom - How much is the wee-wee?

Jim - its Wii, ma'am and its only $250

Mom - Well the PS3 sounds wwwaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy better, but $250 also sounds better. I'll take the wii, Jim

Jim - God rest your soul ma'am...



Kenology on 04 October 2008

@coolestguyever - If you think Wii only sells becaue of it's low price, clearly you're ahistorical and delusional.

 

If the PS3 was $199.99 TODAY - it wouldn't have BluRay player and it wouldn't have TEH CELLZ.

Keeping the PS3 as is and selling it for $199.99 would kill Sony's game division.



coolestguyever on 04 October 2008

then the new script if the PS3 was $199:



Little Johnny - Mommy, can i get a new video game system for Christmas?

Mom - I dunno johnny, have you been a good boy?

Little Johnny - Yes mommy



(mom goes to wal-mart to check out game systems)



Jim (wal mart employee) - Can i help you find anything ma'am?

Mom - I am looking for a game system for little Johnny for christmas, what would you recommend.

Jim - Well PS3 is by far the best console in the history of time, it has the best games, best graphics, built in blu ray player, built in wi-fi, bluetooth, sixaxis, and the playstation name you trust

Mom - Oh boy that sounds great! how much?

Jim - Its now only $199!

Mom - Oh boy i can afford that! I'll take it!

Jim - thats great ma'am but don't you want to hear about the other 2 consoles first?

Mom - Okay sounds cool, how about that nintendo wee-wee or penis, or whatever its called.

Jim - Its nintendo wii, ma'am. And well its got 5,000 mario games, great third party games like Balls of Fury and ninjabread men. It has wifi, awesome 480p graphics, and super smash bros brawl

Mom - that sounds cool, can it play my awesome blu ray disks?

Jim - no, thats only the PS3

Mom - well can it play my immense DVD collection?

Jim - umm, no ma'am. it only plays games.

Mom - oh, disappointing. Well how about you tell me about the zbox 325 or whatever its called

Jim - you mean the xbox 360. Well its got 1080p graphics and built in HDMI which were on PS3 first. Its controller is different from the original xbox because they removed the black and white buttons and put on buttons that look more like the farmiliar playstation's L1 and L2 type buttons. Lets see, its got lots of violent games Little johnny will like like Gears of War, Halo 3, Bioshock

Mom - doesn't it have lots of good E rated games like the PS3 with little big planet, gran turismo 5, ratchet and clank and wipeout HD?

Jim - well, umm...its...ummm, got Rock band and umm...forza 2

Mom - but isn't gran turismo 5 way better than forza 2?

jim - yes, of course it is. here let me tell you what else the 360 offers. well its got a 3 year warranty on the red ring of death which i'd bet my life your little johnny gets within 6 months. Its got good graphics, its got lots more games, it provides some white noise when its running considering its louder than a bulldozer, and you can make it play vertically rather than horizantally.

Mom - so how much are these 2 obviously cheaper systems with less features, i'd guess that if you get all that on the PS3 for only $200, then these 2 consoles would run at about $75

Jim - Well the wii is $250, with the great sales it HAD, there was no reason to drop the price. The 360 is also $199 but thats the lousy arcade which has no hard drive.

Mom - Well thanks for the help jim, i'll definately get the PS3