The Long Road

05/31/2006 Archived Entry: "PS3"

The most expensive of the new systems will be the 600$ ps3. While 600$ isn’t unheard of in the gaming industry, it certainly has never been attached to any successful console. However, it has never been attached to the successor of the two most successful consoles in history either. Sony is hoping that the strength of the PlayStation brand name as well as its more advanced hardware will make the price tag more palatable to gamers.

Even if there were zero games available at launch, the PS3 would likely sell extremely well due to its BlueRay player. Although some enthusiasts would swear up and down that they would rather a stand alone movie player, the truth of the matter is that a PS3 will be able to play HD movies and PS3 games, a two-for-one deal that is not easily looked over.

Thankfully for Sony, they have more to rely on than only HD movies. Their library of upcoming games is as strong as the previous 2 generations and they still hold the biggest list of third party exclusives including Final Fantasy, Devil May Cry, Metal Gear Solid, Tekken, Virtua Fighter, and Onimusha. Fans following their favourite series will eventually pay the high entry fee of the PS3.

The high price is the PlayStation’s only drawback. Casual gamers and movie watchers are unlikely to purchase a PS3 until its first or second price drop which will happen after its first full year on the market, but even then it will remain the most expensive of the three systems but also the most high-tech. By then, the visual quality between it and the Xbox’s games will become obvious and consistent to the point where it will be apparent that the technology behind the machine are “worth more”.

Replies: 5 comments

God of War 2 has me interested in the Playstation (although I'm not sure if it's coming out for PS2 or PS3). I won't look at the price drops to get one...I'll simply wait until someone finds a way to hack it efficiently...:P! MMM...hacked X-Box...:).

Posted by dAN @ 05/31/2006 09:40 AM EST

I agree with Dan!

Posted by Étienne @ 06/01/2006 09:08 AM EST

God of War is a weak man's Ninja Gaiden... and the sequel is on PS2.

I don't understand the shock over the PS3 price. The "lesser" model / 'tard pack is still superior to the Xbox 360 premium edition (same size HDD, blu ray player) and is only $100 more. The HD-DVD addon for the 360 will likely be more than that..

Posted by Zamir @ 06/02/2006 11:41 AM EST

Your momma is a weak man.

Posted by Peter @ 06/02/2006 12:33 PM EST

heh, I'd say the shock is about it being overwhelmingly priced above what we're used to.

Posted by Rayne @ 06/07/2006 11:19 PM EST