I think your friend should learn more about deppreciated value

I already paid ~300€ for my PS3 back in January, so no.

(and 380€ for my 360 *cough*)

It's all about perceived value, i would never pay more then 200 pounds for a console, some people thought PS3 is worth 599 dollars in 2006.

You can tell us pioneers by the arrows in our backs.

Not that I'd blame Sony, but it does feel kinda crappy that the PS3 got a price cut months after I got one (though it isn't entirely mine, so I didn't even pay for it). Nobody even used the thing for almost a year. Thankfully, in this case it wasn't all bad, since I now have one of the few that still runs PS2 games.

I do like how the DS/Wii's price hasn't changed, it meant I could buy the system without ever regretting it, even if I didn't play on it much. I prefer this kind of deal, though it's also nice when price cuts work in my favor... Like my $130 X360 arcade, even if it's my 2nd 360 just for college, so I've barely used it.

You want the console/TV/computer/any electronic early, you pay the highest price. That's the way it's always worked. Buy a PS3 for $600 in 2006, you can get one for $300 in 2009. Buy a TV for $1000, a few years later, it'll be $500.

EDIT: I remember when a 1GB SD card was some £40, and now a £16GB SD card is around £10. It's just the way the industry works.

I know that it works that way but are you feeling fu:d was the question.