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- Dgen_X, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I smell a $99 launch price...?..?....?
- Sniper, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2PS3 will be $500 Canadian IMO.
- Superfluous, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2this story doesnt say that price point was incorrect. Just that the information given was not said by the CEO and is not confirmed. It could be the same, higher, or lower. All we know * FOR SURE* at the moment is that "it will be expensive".
- Olle, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Actually, the headline seems to be misleading. They aren't saying that it definitely won't be in that price range. They are only dropping their claim that says that it _will_ be in that price range.
In other words, they are saying that they don't know how it will be priced. - Smarterdanu, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2The PS3 will cost about $495 to manufacture. In a year the 360 is expected to drop $100. Core=$199 Pre=$299. Let's say PS3 matches that at say $299 RETAIL. That means they are selling them lets say for $250 wholesale. This means on every PS3 sold, Sony loses about $250. Sony doesn't have the deep pockets Microsoft has to lose that much money. With that kind of loss they couldn't make it back 90% or so of the time. It will have to be around $399. Keep in mind. At this point the Xbox 360 will have a nice little library with some good games out already, and it will be ringing in at about $300 or the good one.
Xbox 360 has as good a chance as any to take over this market, at least in North America, prob Europe, prob not Japan.
My 2c. - Misos, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1>"PS3 will be $500 Canadian IMO."
>What is that, six bucks USD?
More like $430.
I guess PS3 will launch at $500. Blu-Ray, the cell processor, the stupidly high number of media ports, and the cost of converting boomerangs to somewhat useable controllers will make it impractical to sell it at anything less than that. - Smarterdanu, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1again...
The PS3 will cost about $495 to manufacture. In a year the 360 is expected to drop $100. Core=$199 Pre=$299. Let's say PS3 matches that at say $299 RETAIL. That means they are selling them lets say for $250 wholesale. This means on every PS3 sold, Sony loses about $250. Sony doesn't have the deep pockets Microsoft has to lose that much money. With that kind of loss they couldn't make it back 90% or so of the time. It will have to be around $399. Keep in mind. At this point the Xbox 360 will have a nice little library with some good games out already, and it will be ringing in at about $300 or the good one.
Xbox 360 has as good a chance as any to take over this market, at least in North America, prob Europe, prob not Japan.
I should add that the Blu-ray will be a nice incentive for the PS3.
Microsoft doesn't have a next-gen DVD drive because Gates believes that is not the way of the future. They're focusing on getting High Def movies off the internet, (through Xbox live??). Renting movies off the net. No need to go to blockbuster...
My 2c. - digitarius, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Doesn't the very notion of buying a next-gen Sony product concern anyone? Look at how they've been acting in recent years, as highlighted by the whole rootkit-DRM issue lately! Buy Sony consumer electronics to consume my media? Oho, I don't THINK so, especially not with Blu-Ray! Sony is basically a record label that sells hardware on the side, and it is NOT going to be long before people start to realize that as they get more invasive with their DRM.
Buying Sony electronics is like arming the RIAA with the guns they want to completely screw consumers over with. Wait and see. - capndan, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Even if the PS3 cost 800 USD, the fact is that the reason it is so damn expensive is because SONY IS TRYING TO REPLACE A COMPUTER, not make a gaming console. The president of Sony said himself that it is not supposed to be a "gaming" platform, they want the whole shebang. SO it's going to cost more because it has to do more. If it JUST played games (like the Revolution and Gamecube) it would be much, much cheaper. Instead, you are getting hard drives, itunes capability, the ability to have an OS (Linux), etc. etc. They want you to dump your tower and buy this instead.
- titanass, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1And all that think Sony will launch the PS3 before June in 2006 are wrong. Why because they still dont have final dev kits to developers so how can there be enough time to finish a game if they dont have the final hardware. So if Sony manages to launch in Spring it will have no PS3 games to go with it. Plus they are planning to do a typical Sony launch which means its out in Japan then US 3-4 months later then Europe another 3-4 months later which all equal the 360 dominating sales due to its 6 month to 1.3 year head start alone then throw in all the DRM backlash and bloated price and you have a failed system.
- Smarterdanu, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0"Sony's probably hoping to repeat the Dreamcast effect."
Don't you get it yet? The PS3 is the new Dreamcast. - sporkman, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Um, CNN didn't drop the story, they changed the quote. Inaccurate title.
- Smarterdanu, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0^^
I should add that the Blu-ray will be a nice incentive for the PS3.
Microsoft doesn't have a next-gen DVD drive because Gates believes that is not the way of the future. They're focusing on getting High Def movies off the internet, (through Xbox live??). Renting movies off the net. No need to go to blockbuster... - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Oh boy.. so many desperate PS3 news.. SONY obviously doesn't know what to do anymore to cover their ass, by not having the PS3 done this year, so they wanna keep the community sort of interested as much as possible in this uncertain, nonexistent console called "PS3".
You like it or not, Xbox 360 it's the only next-generation console released at this point, so guess who reigns above all? Yep.. Xbox 360! - saggygrandma, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0PS3 has better hardware than XBOX 360, of course it will cost more..
- bfurtado, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Sony's probably hoping to repeat the Dreamcast effect. They came a year later with a console that was twice the price but it was all about raw power, graphics and games. Don't be suprised if the PS3 doesn't come until summer or next fall, and its $600. If that happens then you can bet Sony is betting that customers are, by then, growing bored of the 'new' 360 and want something with even more punch.
- Buddybot111, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0look guys,
No one knows for sure whats going to happen. Look at apple, very few people requested video, everyone thought it was a worthless piece of crap that was gonna fail horribly, and guess what? It turned out to be huge and sales are off the roof. So look, u wanna talk prices fine, but remember it's all speculation and like the other guy said sony is not stupid. Ok so the drm rootkit thing right, boycotting right? Look thats true, and there will be loyal haters of sony for the rest of there lives, but most will move on. Also those are two completely different sections of sony run by different managers. Now the one thing we do know that isn't speculation is the specs of each system. In this area it is a FACT that the ps3 does take the win. Whoever says otherwise has not looked into the actuall specs. So this ends it to be, the ps3 will be a better machine, this doesn't mean it will win the competition, but it's with no doubt it will have more video capabilities, higher graphics, and faster load times. - Itaintrite, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Another misleading topic. There's no real confirmation that Sony PS3 will NOT be in the 300-400usd price range. It's still possible.
- mburns, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0The title doesn't match the synopsis. CNN misquoted a FORTUNE article, which actually wrongly used anonymous quote from a Hollywood Reporter (i believe, the article says it all) about date and availability.
Sony has not publicly state information on date or pricing, period. - Misos, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0The problem, guys, is PS3 is NOT launching a year from now. It's launching within a few months. The "lead" it has on 360 isn't all that great, especially considering the ACTUAL MACHINES are quite different. The 360 is focused on UI and multimedia features, whereas the PS3 is focused on... ONLY playing games. The PS3 will not have a unified online service, which is something people desire.
The 360 has a lead on the PS3, really, MS is doing a wonderful job with FEATURES of the console, while not at all affecting the quality of games that will be brought to the system. - FishyJoe, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0The PS3 will be a big a hit as the PSP. And that spells trouble for Sony.
- capajc, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Bad title. And article contains _no_ information, merely a lack of information. Lame.
- lonelycanuck, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0probably closer to 500 - 600 USD
- digitarius, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0All you have to remember:
Bill Gates stating that he wants a 360 in every home, and then the Sony president saying that he wants to make a console for "enthusiasts".
Enthusiast == guy who blows waaay too much money on a specific thing. The 360 is going to win the price war, because Sony doesn't see price as the main point. - stevesmename, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0"500.00 - 600.00?!? no way...I'd rather plunk the money down on a new pc then blow it on a game console!"
I disagree, If you take a look at the graphics that sony came up with from the PS1 console to the PS2 Console. THE DRAMASTIC IMPROVEMENT!
Think what will happen when they go from PS2 to PS3. And they already advertise it's 35 times faster than the PS2.
The graphics will be mind blowing, so I say screw the Xbox 360 and there Blue Screens of Death to gaming. And go for a High Deffinition T.V. and invest in the PS3. I feeling you won't be dissapointed.
And for $500 - $600, yes you can get a pretty decent pc. But what the hell do you need an extra PC for? If your computer right now isn't worth $500 - $600, then you shouldn't even be considering to look at a PS3. - Lumiras, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Ok, even though Mr. Stringer didn't say it, I don't think that Sony would try to launch a console at anything more than $450. Anything else would be suicide unless Sony plans to replace our PCs, our DVD players, our MP3 Players, and our DVRs with the PS3 (btw, wouldn't mind paying $600 for that).
If Sony plans on releasing a gaming console, not a home entertainment system, they will not launch it at a price point astronomicly higher than their main competitor, the 360. People will simply not buy a $600 gaming console. Look at the Neo-Geo - webguy2k, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0So it will cost more?
- loup, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0You have to remember that Sony isn't looking to make money on the sale of the PS3 console, they're looking to make money on the sale of games for the console. Unless there is an army of brain sucking zombies attacking the Sony campus the PS3 will be competitively priced with the Xbox 360 (I love how Microsoft managed to get the number "3" in the name of their second console.)
- dan0111, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Bad article title....just because he refuted comments doesn't mean that the price range will not be in the $300-400 range
- Superfluous, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0zach, they arent greedy. they are a business. they arent trying to lose money.
- virustwin, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0my 2c. the ps3 may be 1000 times more powerful than the 360 or vice versa. i dont really care. bottom line is that at the end of the day, i can go purchase an x360 once they're in stock again. no "phantom specs" and release price speculation. i am not against ps3 but sony's recent public statements (psp & ps3 related) didn't exactly convince me that they really care about their fans. (do your research). in the end, bluray and cell tech is impressive and all, but neither will fully be utilised in recent years to come (in the console industry that is). Ms took the practical approach, and i am a practical man. Keep saving for the ps3 (however much you believe it will cost). I will go play my cod2 in hi- def, gorgeous effects and rock solid frame rate. and loads of fun. and when the ps3 "finally" releases, i will see if it is worth the $ then....
- b0rg, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I'm going to put my bet on $249. While the 360 is doing very well at the 300-400 price point, the number of people who can afford $299 for a console and a starter game is a lot higher than the number of people who can afford $450.
- Knoton, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1OK, for all you rootkit/sony haters, guess what SONY is not equal to SCEA although it is a SONY subsidiary no one has had any problems with them. Also I agree just because CNN reported wrongly that the CEO said it does not mean that it won't it just means we're back to where we were before the whole thing happened. With the total knowledge of the PS3 being
1. It will be a Blu-Ray player
2. It has wireless controllers
3. It has USB ports
4. It has an 8 core Power PC CELL processor (1 main core, 7 sub cores)
5. It will be powered by an NVIDIA GPU
THAT'S IT
EVERYTHING else is PURE speculation. - bonix, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I forgot to include in the above texts:
The PS3 games will be on blue-ray discs. A blue-ray disc is capable of holding 58 or 52 GIGABYTES of data. the Xbox 360 discs hold only up to 8GB.
NOW think..... if there is 52GB of data in one game, and only 8GB in the other, which gaming experiance would be better and which games would be more advanced and more real?..... - GuitaristTom, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0r u kidding?
im putting my money on it being no less than $500... - stevesmename, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0if people are paying $400 insanely now, for the Xbox 360. And not even somewhat interested in the $300 system, until the higher price one is gone.
Then Sony will release at $400 at the least, there not blind. It's all about Economics - Supply & Demand. And I have a 'D' in the class, haha.
Oh btw - Good Post! - Jammerdelray, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0500.00 - 600.00?!? no way...I'd rather plunk the money down on a new pc then blow it on a game console!
- c0d3b0y, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0a cnn story that's misleading?...im in shock. **rolls eyes**
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1XBOX360 is more powerful then the PS3.. and yet the PS3 will cost more? Very sad..
PS3 = DEAD - bonix, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0YES, THE PS3 GAMES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- GuitaristTom, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0"PS3 has better hardware than XBOX 360, of course it will cost more.."
check your facts...its not enough for it to be even 100 dollars more - IVRoots.com, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I can tell you for a FACT that the PS3 will launch at a lower price than the 360. Mark my words! Have they been marked?
- LeadHead, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I think they care about making money more than respecting their customers. Yes, the ps3 is gona be pricey. very pricey. Either that or the games are gona be a complete ripoff.
- arcman, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Oh good!
An article telling us how much we don't know!
Informative! - Sotong84, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0hah, which their rotting reputation, they'd better be wiser not to make the price too steep.
- Buddybot111, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0um the specs for the ps3 are confirmed, and yes there alot better then the xbox 360
- titanass, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0PS3 will be atleast $400 barebones(PS2 style) or more if they decide to include HD or accessories like 360 did. 360 will imo be the higher volume selling console this time around followed by Nintendo then Sony. The current Sony management are idiots and will ruin the company just as they have been doing so lately, they are arrogant and misinformed as to what consumers want. Just look at the entire Sony catalog of merchandise currently available nothing is cutting edge just over priced rehashes with Sony logos.
- bonix, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0ok GUYS! Listen up. Sony will make a killing profit from all this. Yes, they will lose money for the PS3 but will eventually reach a break-even point. BUT, they will make money. How? THE SUPER FAST 4GHz CELL PROCESSOR! This processor will be used in Toshiba computers and Sony computers. I think there is one more brand that will use it. I am saying Toshiba because they are one of the only companies who actually manufactures computer part - not puts them together and puts their name on it, but they MANUFACTURE! Most of the parts in the computer you are using to read this are made by toshiba. dont believe me? research then! The Cell processor is FAST. WAYYY faster than Microsoft's 3.8GHz. You can say that "oh there isnt much difference". YES there is! The sony/toshiba processor (the PS3 processor) utilizes the newset cutting edje technology (CORE TECHNOLOGY). I can not explain everything in this blog (go research). IN PS3, THE ENVIRONMENTS ARE VERY VERY VERY REALISTIC (INSANE PHYSICS WILL GO INTO EACH PS3 GAME). THIS MAKES THE INTERACTION WITH THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT (in the game) NEXT TO REAL.
XBOX IS NOT EVEN CLOSE TO THAT! TRUST ME, IM A COMPUTER WHIZ. lol.
so guys, buy the PS3. It will have the BEST gaming experiance. - unreal32, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Given that there was a Digg story here the other day claiming the price was in the $300-$400 range, I don't have a problem with the title being a counter-balance. Two opposites cancel each other out.
Sony can't afford to lose that much per console. They say there are 70 million PS2 out there. If Sony loses $100 per unit on 70 Million PS3's, they will lose $7 Billion. That's a lot of money, even for GM.
Only Microsoft can afford that type of losses... ;) - Estazor, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Ummm what's this about XBOX 360 lowering their price in a year? Doesn't this usually happen like two years after the launch date? Also the only reason Microsoft will do this is if their sales start to slow down. I mean if they are still selling great when the PS3 launches all they have to do is release Halo 3 on the PS3 launch date and that'll sway a lot of the 360 owners from buying a PS3. Samething Sony did when the DC launched.
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