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illiteratewhino on 05 May 2009

I liked the graph, yes a bit simplistic but gets the point across.

I think you mentioned something that people neglect to take into account, and that is that while the MSRP for the Wii is $250 US, for the longest time it didn't sell at that price.
I remember my son asking for it on launch and I wasn't able to get one that wasn't bundled with at least two games, an extra controller and some other doodad (at retail) or online (ebay) for less than $450 US (if you were lucky).

Yet at the same time and for roughly the same price (sans bundling) you could get a PS3 just by walking into a brick and mortar store, or ordering online (no sold out warning, unlike the Wii)

I've had almost every console (no 3DO :P ) and honestly, I couldn't justify it to myself to spend $600 on a PS3; yes it does things... but I can live without them, it's a luxury.

IMO, Sony fumbled all the market share they had with the PS2 by trying to repeat what they did the previous generation (pushing DVD as the video format to be), to me my DVD collection still looks fine in my old TV, and I am in no hurry to buy a new flat screen just because everyone else says you must have it.

If it were that way, then the government wouldn't be sending out $50 coupons for people to buy digital tuner STBs for their old tube TVs.

PS3? As far as this old gamer is concerned, ask me again when it is selling for a reasonable price for a GAME console.



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Cueil on 06 May 2009
PalmiNio said:

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/technology/article6115103.ece

 

“We have been in this phase where the more we sell, the more money we lose but we are beginning to pass that. The energy of this machine and its relationship with the content business will get better.”

 

So a pricecut will be one step back in terms of trying to earn money but on the other hand.......if they don't the gap will increase each week.

Hard times. A miracle is required for a 100 dollar cut this year, wonder waht changes they have to do to slash costs.

 

goodbye wifi and half the USB ports... I think maybe redesign to reduce the amount of plastic and get rid of the more expensive slot loading drive.



 
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penguin on 06 May 2009

And very likly an online charge in some shape or form.

http://kotaku.com/5177036/publishers-unhappy-with-playstation-network-bandwidth-fees

 

 



Smashchu2 on 06 May 2009
illiteratewhino said:

I liked the graph, yes a bit simplistic but gets the point across.

I think you mentioned something that people neglect to take into account, and that is that while the MSRP for the Wii is $250 US, for the longest time it didn't sell at that price.
I remember my son asking for it on launch and I wasn't able to get one that wasn't bundled with at least two games, an extra controller and some other doodad (at retail) or online (ebay) for less than $450 US (if you were lucky).

Yet at the same time and for roughly the same price (sans bundling) you could get a PS3 just by walking into a brick and mortar store, or ordering online (no sold out warning, unlike the Wii)

Thanks for liking it :)

But I agree, people neglect to notice what people will pay for for a Wii. That is the reason the demand curve is almost vertical on my graph. It was good enough for stores to price gough and still sell units.