Comments on: Sony PS3 Conference: Price and Dates! http://www.ps3blog.net/2006/05/08/sony-ps3-conference-price-and-dates/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:19:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Matt http://www.ps3blog.net/2006/05/08/sony-ps3-conference-price-and-dates/#comment-3185 Matt Tue, 09 May 2006 23:01:27 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/2006/05/08/sony-ps3-conference-price-and-dates/#comment-3185 If HD-DVD wins people will be less inclined to buy a PS3. If Ms sells the HD-DVD player for $100 or less it makes the 360 combo cheaper. It also makes the system easier to purchase since the HD-DVD player is only useful to HDTV owners. MS will sell it as cheap as they can because Sony losing the DVD format war could result in MS winning the console war. The only way I know 1080p is possible is through HDMI. This may not matter right now but in 3-5 years it might then 1080p HDTVs are readily available. If HD-DVD wins people will be less inclined to buy a PS3. If Ms sells the HD-DVD player for $100 or less it makes the 360 combo cheaper. It also makes the system easier to purchase since the HD-DVD player is only useful to HDTV owners. MS will sell it as cheap as they can because Sony losing the DVD format war could result in MS winning the console war.

The only way I know 1080p is possible is through HDMI. This may not matter right now but in 3-5 years it might then 1080p HDTVs are readily available.

]]> By: Henning http://www.ps3blog.net/2006/05/08/sony-ps3-conference-price-and-dates/#comment-3161 Henning Tue, 09 May 2006 15:21:25 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/2006/05/08/sony-ps3-conference-price-and-dates/#comment-3161 Yeah, I agree. I was really shocked to see that Sony will have two units on sale. It goes against what they previously said, and that's bad mojo in my book. As to the extras, for me personally they're all things I like. I like the memory card reader because I have memory cards. I have a PSP so having my PS3 and PSP talk wirelessly will be fun. And of course I"m looking forward to HD moving on BD. And while you're right that we don't know the price of the HD DVD addon for the 360 yet, I can't imagine Microsoft selling it for less than $100. Add-ons is where they make a lot of money and Microsoft has little incentive to lose money on the device. This assumes, of course, that an HD DVD drive will be an expensive peripheral cost-wise. But I think that's a safe assumption. If I'm wrong, you can call me out on it! Anyways, $100 or so seems to be the current rumour anyway, so I'm just going with that. Yeah, I agree. I was really shocked to see that Sony will have two units on sale. It goes against what they previously said, and that’s bad mojo in my book.

As to the extras, for me personally they’re all things I like. I like the memory card reader because I have memory cards. I have a PSP so having my PS3 and PSP talk wirelessly will be fun. And of course I”m looking forward to HD moving on BD.

And while you’re right that we don’t know the price of the HD DVD addon for the 360 yet, I can’t imagine Microsoft selling it for less than $100. Add-ons is where they make a lot of money and Microsoft has little incentive to lose money on the device. This assumes, of course, that an HD DVD drive will be an expensive peripheral cost-wise. But I think that’s a safe assumption. If I’m wrong, you can call me out on it! Anyways, $100 or so seems to be the current rumour anyway, so I’m just going with that.

]]> By: Black Guy http://www.ps3blog.net/2006/05/08/sony-ps3-conference-price-and-dates/#comment-3160 Black Guy Tue, 09 May 2006 15:16:15 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/2006/05/08/sony-ps3-conference-price-and-dates/#comment-3160 HD DVD and the WiFi adapter r luxuries; u don't need those. And if u have the 20GB HD, then u don't need a memory card. If u'r trying to match feature for feature, then we need to know the price of the HD DVD player which hasn't been announced yet; or has it? iThink its ironic that the PS3 is launching w/ 2 SKU after MS was attacked from all fronts for doing the same. HD DVD and the WiFi adapter r luxuries; u don’t need those. And if u have the 20GB HD, then u don’t need a memory card. If u’r trying to match feature for feature, then we need to know the price of the HD DVD player which hasn’t been announced yet; or has it? iThink its ironic that the PS3 is launching w/ 2 SKU after MS was attacked from all fronts for doing the same.

]]> By: Henning http://www.ps3blog.net/2006/05/08/sony-ps3-conference-price-and-dates/#comment-3158 Henning Tue, 09 May 2006 15:02:37 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/2006/05/08/sony-ps3-conference-price-and-dates/#comment-3158 As someone on HDBeat pointed out, if you take the 20GB Xbox 360, add a WiFi adapter, HD DVD add-on, and memory card adapter (all things you get in the 60GB PS3), you get a price that's more than the 60GB PS3! As someone on HDBeat pointed out, if you take the 20GB Xbox 360, add a WiFi adapter, HD DVD add-on, and memory card adapter (all things you get in the 60GB PS3), you get a price that’s more than the 60GB PS3!

]]> By: observer http://www.ps3blog.net/2006/05/08/sony-ps3-conference-price-and-dates/#comment-3152 observer Tue, 09 May 2006 14:46:10 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/2006/05/08/sony-ps3-conference-price-and-dates/#comment-3152 Actually, the price isn't bad. On paper, it's $200 more than the 360 list price. But remember, when the 360 launched, it was typically sold in forced bundles to artificially raise the price to $700-$800, and those still sold out and sold on eBay for $1000+. And the two PS3 versions are more well equipped than the 360 versions. Hopefully a higher price and a higher supply will avoid major shortages. Actually, the price isn’t bad. On paper, it’s $200 more than the 360 list price. But remember, when the 360 launched, it was typically sold in forced bundles to artificially raise the price to $700-$800, and those still sold out and sold on eBay for $1000+. And the two PS3 versions are more well equipped than the 360 versions.

Hopefully a higher price and a higher supply will avoid major shortages.

]]> By: Black Guy http://www.ps3blog.net/2006/05/08/sony-ps3-conference-price-and-dates/#comment-3151 Black Guy Tue, 09 May 2006 14:41:08 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/2006/05/08/sony-ps3-conference-price-and-dates/#comment-3151 X360 core can b had 4 $299 which was available @ launch and $399 which got u a couple of more items. If u don't desire such things, U can get the core. X360 core can b had 4 $299 which was available @ launch and $399 which got u a couple of more items. If u don’t desire such things, U can get the core.

]]> By: Henning http://www.ps3blog.net/2006/05/08/sony-ps3-conference-price-and-dates/#comment-3144 Henning Tue, 09 May 2006 13:27:24 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/2006/05/08/sony-ps3-conference-price-and-dates/#comment-3144 Oh yes, I agree with you 100%. That they're leaving out WiFi and memory card readers from the less expensive version wasn't mentioned either, and I think that this too was wrong. Sony should have been up front about the differences and they weren't. Oh yes, I agree with you 100%. That they’re leaving out WiFi and memory card readers from the less expensive version wasn’t mentioned either, and I think that this too was wrong.

Sony should have been up front about the differences and they weren’t.

]]> By: Richard Lawler http://www.ps3blog.net/2006/05/08/sony-ps3-conference-price-and-dates/#comment-3143 Richard Lawler Tue, 09 May 2006 13:13:11 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/2006/05/08/sony-ps3-conference-price-and-dates/#comment-3143 but it was supposed to have HDMI so you didn't have to worry about that. it was supposed to have TWO HDMI. now, you've got to pay $600 for one? Sony should have at least had the balls for one of their chairmen to stand up and say out loud that it only had one hdmi port and that there were other features missing from the cheaper version. the pos-conference interviews should be very interesting. but it was supposed to have HDMI so you didn’t have to worry about that. it was supposed to have TWO HDMI. now, you’ve got to pay $600 for one?

Sony should have at least had the balls for one of their chairmen to stand up and say out loud that it only had one hdmi port and that there were other features missing from the cheaper version. the pos-conference interviews should be very interesting.

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