PS3 prices

[Fighter17]

20 gig harddrive PS3 for $499
60 gig hd PS3 for $599

November 17th

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6149470.html

[The Metamorphosing Leon]

OMG OMG OMG!!!!!! It's so exciting I just shot my cat.

[Izret101]

w00t

I still haven't been convinced that i need a PS3 though.

[TraderJake]

What a ______ surprise.

6:33 -- Kuturagi takes the stage. He introduces the PS3 controlled ... and it's the PS3 controller?!? It looks exactly the same, but it has many new function. Most importantly, it has "6 degrees" of motion-sensing movement. (Um, Nintendo, what do you have to say about this?) You can move it up and down, you have pitch and yaw and roll movement, and it's all still wireless and, in fact, lighter than PS2's DualShock.

[Rejinx]

This is as cheap as anyone could have hoped.  I think this means that Sony will most likely win biggest market share again.  But, It will be 2008 before I can afford one.  Oh, and what's up with an extra $100 for 40GB more hard drive?  A little over priced memory.  But I guess it's better then paying $20 for 8MB on the PS2.

[Izret101]

@ TraderJake


http://ps3remote.ytmnd.com/

[captain_nintendo]

They have to be losing alot of money on each unit??

Also, were the specs every really revealed?  Either way, it's expensive but not priced out of everybodies reach. (like I originally thought it would be)

[Geondp]

Damn 599$ ( cause thats the only system ppl want, I LAUGH at ppl that buy 360 cores) is going to be a hard sell, Im looking foward to it but that price realy does hurt.. and stealing the wii just made me cry inside a little.. I hope nintendo tells them to fuck them selfs 2morrow

[shaggy]

Man!!  I saw the price and I fell on the floor.  Who in the hell can afford that?  Especially when Wii will probably be $199.  And they stole Nintendo's idea.  $500 frickin' bucks!!!!

[AndyC]

I am really pissed at Sony stealing Ninty's idea for the motion controls surely they could have thought of something orginal themelves, and how much do they think they can sell the PS3 for. If it's $500 in the US you can quarantee that won't translate properly over here to the UK and we'll get screwed about £500 which would be about $650. Bloody Sony

[shaggy]

I am really pissed at Sony stealing Ninty's idea for the motion controls surely they could have thought of something orginal themelves, and how much do they think they can sell the PS3 for. If it's $500 in the US you can quarantee that won't translate properly over here to the UK and we'll get screwed about £500 which would be about $650. Bloody Sony

I think the US equivalent was $623.

[phoenix1967]

This is as cheap as anyone could have hoped.  I think this means that Sony will most likely win biggest market share again.  

I disagree. With the PS3 coming out in November at a minimum of $499, if Microsoft is smart they'll drop the price of the 360 (premium version) to about $299-$349 for the Christmas rush. And on top of that, if they release Halo 3 around the same time, I'm thinking they're going to be in an excellent position to gain a LOT of market share.

I think it's EXTREMELY risky of sony to come in at this price point. Especially if consumers consider that they could have a 360 AND a Wii for the same price.

[captain_nintendo]

the $499 model does not include wi-fi, memory stick support, or HDMI output

http://www.scei.co.jp/cor.../release/pdf/060509ae.pdf
see page 3.

So basically, everybody who really is a "hardcore" gamer will want the 599 unit.

The more I look at it, the more I cant begin to understand it. They ripped of Nintendo, charge way more than Microsoft did for the 360 and will probably still sell a ton of these.  :-/

[Tynstar]

Bummer I was hoping it was going to be more.

At least they are getting it right by doing a hard drive in each system unlike stupid ass Microsoft.

[The Metamorphosing Leon]

They have to be losing alot of money on each unit??

We've already figured out that ALL the companies will lose and have lost money on their consoles.

Man these two version things really piss me off. In the last day I've gone from "OMG OMG OMG" to "god damn you consoles I'm turning PC all the way."