I didn't get the 20gb for the WiFi. That's what made me get the 60 gb instead.

From what i remember Before the PS3 was launch Kaz harai stated that he wanted the PS3 to have similarites with Dells way of operating. allowing the consumer to choose what configuration of the system they wanted. Although it would be almost impossible for them the give consumers soo many options of settings while having a core, this current stratigy sort of reflects that thinking. so far we will have 4 different models introdusced before 1 full year of the system being out. 1 60gb price drop/clearance, and 1 80gb price drop. for every new SKU that shows up people find a reason to complain. The dual shock 3 will be out in japan this year people can import them if they eally what it. Almost all the new ps3 games coming out this Holidays season will have rumble built into the games. Ratchet will be the First.

I have a launch 60gb ps3 that I will upgrade to a 250gb HDD soon. can I cry about price cuts? No I was an early adopter and I have enjoyed my purchase a year longer than everyone else.

There is the problem right there. Dell has been stagnant for years.

After losing the entire MP3 market to Apple, you think Sony would have seen the light.

 Thanks for the heads up! You're almost my neighbor, I live in Denver. Fun reading your articles, thanks for the link.

I think you're missing a few important things ...

The typical PS2 owner bought the system for $200 or less (with a large percentage buying one for $150 or less) and the site of a system being twice as expensive as you were anticipating is (likely) going to cause some serious debate about buying it. Now a "Replacement" gift like this is also fairly unlikely because parents are 'trained' early on to be very brand conscience when shopping for their children because "Transformers" are cool an "Go Bots" are lame, every kid must have "Pokemon" but "Digimon" is ghey. If your 6 to 18 year old asked for a Wii you will either buy them a Wii or move onto the next present they asked for ...

Plus you have to consider the average holiday gift budget is $800. Even at $399, that is still too much for a purely entertainment gift.

@ Happy and FishyJoe

You don't know the soccer moms I know ... but all was in fun anyhow ...

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Thank You, pure logic finally shines its way through.

You have to understand that Sony wants to take these risks, it is what makes them Sony. They didnt develope the wii, and they are aware of that, they are proud of that.

This topic needs to be renamed "I HATE SONY " to show its true form.

The only thing I can respond to this quote is

Damn Skippy.

You said it all, brother. I can see that Playstation scenario happening. Taking out Backwards Compatibility was a slap in the face to all Sony fans. Sony was the one who introduced built-in backwards compatibility to the videogame world. Without them doing that Wii wouldn't play GC games and GBA wouldn't play GB/GBC games nor DS play GBA games.

And the worst part is it wasn't even a money saving issue. I really don't know what they were thinking when they pulled that move. They are struggling in trying to transition the still-strong PS2 market into the new PS3 market. That can be my only guess as to why they pulled out BC.

And yes all these configurations are confusing the hell out of me too. Pick a plan and stick with it.

John Lucas

One small problem with that: Game consoles aren't supposed to mirror general purpose computers.

If people understood what was the climate around the Crash of 1983 they'd understand that videogaming almost died out. It almost became purely computer gaming. I know we all call it generically videogaming now but there are 3 basic schools of digital electronic gaming: Arcade, Video, and Computer. Arcade gaming has shrunk to a much smaller market due to consoles mirroring their ability and consoles are always in danger of extinction due to the proliferation of computers. PC gaming market rules many regions of the world.

By making a game console (itself a computer specialized and focused on gaming operations) like a regular computer you actually render the console irrelevant. It is the first rule of consoles. A simple plug and play experience that mirrors your toaster, refrigerator, radio, TV for ease of use and access. Making them mirror computers will only strengthen the role of computers. They make Gaming PCs which are modifiable computers with a greater emphasis on gaming computations.

Consoles are supposed to be basically fixed once formed with the most minor and inobtrusive additions to its core design as possible. Consoles that begin to behave like Gaming PCs make themselves redundant. I don't think many people realize that. The only difference is cost so PS3 would be more like a budget gaming PC. And yet it STILL is too high. Console gaming is more profitable than the wild west world of PC gaming. Totally different animals with totally different aims.

Dell is a general purpose computer. Playstation 3 is a game console or it is supposed to be anyhow. Once people get that confused they will find themselves in great trouble. The Crash of 1983 holds many lessons that still resonate today.

John Lucas