Comments on: PlayStation 3 Closing the Gap with Xbox 360, Almost Profitable

By: Sandrock323

Sandrock323 — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:37:31 +0000

@RROD
The 360 works with any wi-fi receiver/router. The HDD is still ridiculous though.

By: RRODisHere

RRODisHere — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:08:15 +0000

I guarantee that all of you Xbox owners have paid well over $600 now with all of the peripherals and LIVE subscriptions and replacement consoles. No one ever sees the big picture and M$ knew no one would from the start.

By: Nightshade386

Nightshade386 — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:45:13 +0000

If you need to compare a gaming console to a Lamborghini than you’re crazy. It’s just a gaming console. I don’t know who the hell the target audience for the PS3 was supposed to be if that was the mindset, cause it wasn’t the average gamer.

By: RRODisHere

RRODisHere — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:51:20 +0000

One more thing, when you think of something being overpriced you think of a company purposely charging waaaay more than fair market value for a product. The PS3 was not $600 because Sony marked it up by 300%. Sony needed to sell the PS3 at $800 to break even but of course they sold it for less like all new consoles do. M$ made all of their peripherals proprietary so that they can OVERCHARGE for their products and their customers would have no choice but to fall for it. $100 for a simple wi-fi adapter, now that’s overpricing and again a 400% mark up and waaaay above fair market value. I don’t know how anyone can’t understand that.

By: RRODisHere

RRODisHere — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:35:49 +0000

@Nightshade
@Smartguy

I respectfully disagree. You two are the ones who’s missing the point. I understand what your saying but you did miss the point. $600 is a lot of money to most people these days and simply couldn’t afford that but that doesn’t make something overpriced. Most people can’t afford to drive a Lamborghini but that doesn’t mean they are overpriced, it just means that most people can’t afford them. The PS3 has always had the value to match the price. Now, charging $180 for a 120gb HDD is overpricing something. 400% mark up right there. Not being a fanboy but that was the only real example that I can think of in gaming where something is truly overpriced.

By: thundercracker

thundercracker — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:45:41 +0000

another good coffee talk idea

how the saints pulled the upset, and how reggie bush was the difference maker

GO SAINTS

good luck smartguy, youve waited a long time for this…im with you bro

By: raymond padilla

raymond padilla — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:19:10 +0000

A lot of interesting points here. Perhaps this is a good coffee talk debate for later this week.

By: thundercracker

thundercracker — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:01:41 +0000

@smartguy

perhaps reliability will be the goal of the next xbox, cause it certainly has cost microsoft this gen, i see your point though. Sony dropped the ball the first 2 years of the ps3. They have definitely gotten their act straight though…should be interesting to watch

By: Smartguy

Smartguy — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:06:32 +0000

@Trikkey
You are confusing innovation with value. Those aren’t measured in the same light. I understand what you are saying, but it doesn’t erase the fact the machine was overpriced at launch.

@Thundercracker
I think Live was always the goal with the first xbox. That investment paid off with the release of the 360. Just my opinion though.

By: Nightshade386

Nightshade386 — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:02:41 +0000

@Trikkey: Actually, you’re the one missing the point. Profitability has absolutely nothing to do with whether or not it was overpriced. It doesn’t matter how much hardware you cram into something if no one will buy it. Economics 101.