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Lifestyle => Sports & Entertainment => Topic started by: Thirteen on May 18, 2005, 10:20:04 AM
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so the prices looks like it's in the $500 range...more than likely over $500
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It now appears that Sony may opt for a compromise price-wise, according to the Mainichi Daily News. An article which ran on the Japanese newspaper's Web site the PlayStation 3 could potentially sell for under $500. "The new machine, which will have a higher performance capacity than personal computers and provide sophisticated movie-quality images, will be priced at less than 50,000 yen each, according to [Sony] officials," said the paper.
At today's exchange rate, 50,000 yen is $465.58--more than the $299 many expect the Xbox 360 to sell for, but less than the $699 to $799 PS3 price tag many had feared. If Sony follows the pattern it set which the PSP, which sells for around $190 in Japan and $249 in the US, the console will likely be slightly costlier stateside.
As of press time, Sony officials were unavailable for comment on the Mainichi Daily News article.
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like i said wait a lil wen it comes out before u buy cuz the prices will drop incredibly
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that shit will not be $500. There has never been a console that cost that much when it began, so why would sony do that now. The only reason that I can think of is if it could do more than play games, music and video. Am I missing something?
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DAAAAAAAAAAAAYUUUUUUUUUUUM NIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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that shit will not be $500. There has never been a console that cost that much when it began, so why would sony do that now. The only reason that I can think of is if it could do more than play games, music and video. Am I missing something?
Neo Geo cost more.... 3DO and Jaguar were pretty close
read up on the Sony specs then come back and see if you don't think its $500
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that shit will not be $500. There has never been a console that cost that much when it began, so why would sony do that now. The only reason that I can think of is if it could do more than play games, music and video. Am I missing something?
its totally legit.
the proof comes in 1 hyphenated word: BLU-Ray
it will be the first blu-ray player out, remember when it dropped and DVDs were still kinda new and u couldnt get a cheap ass DVD player like u can now? A lot of peeps got PS2 jus to play DVDs and this will happen with blu-ray as the blu-ray disc becomes the new standard.
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that shit will not be $500. There has never been a console that cost that much when it began, so why would sony do that now. The only reason that I can think of is if it could do more than play games, music and video. Am I missing something?
its totally legit.
the proof comes in 1 hyphenated word: BLU-Ray
it will be the first blu-ray player out, remember when it dropped and DVDs were still kinda new and u couldnt get a cheap ass DVD player like u can now? A lot of peeps got PS2 jus to play DVDs and this will happen with blu-ray as the blu-ray disc becomes the new standard.
i can see where they are headed wit this shit
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DAAAAAAAAAAAAYUUUUUUUUUUUM NIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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yup but if its all that i guess its worth it so some ppl. my broke ass sure as hell won tbe gettin 1.
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that shit will not be $500. There has never been a console that cost that much when it began, so why would sony do that now. The only reason that I can think of is if it could do more than play games, music and video. Am I missing something?
Yeah, you're missing alot. Read up on the neo geo. Then, read up on the graphics capabilities of the PS3, it's graphics processors alone combine to cost over a grand.
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what is BLU-ray
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its costin less than 200 pound over her in uk so i wudnt thin it gonna cost 500 dolla
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^ That hasn't been announced, it's just hopefull speculation. It'll be way over 200 pounds, sorry to break your heart.
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oh well im still gonna buy it.
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what is BLU-ray
It's the new format that Sony is trying to push. They are discs that can hold about 8 times more information than a DVD and they are they same size.
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fuck that! can't I just keep my PS2? why they makin me spend all my loot?
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fuck that! can't I just keep my PS2? why they makin me spend all my loot?
lol start saving now.
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5 bills is way too steep for me. i'm going to have to steal one :P
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are DVD's going to die then? are blue rays going to be able to play dvd's ?
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are DVD's going to die then? are blue rays going to be able to play dvd's ?
well the ps3 said it was going to be compatible with a shitload of today's disc formats...but of course current DVD players won't play blu rays
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well i aint gettin it right when it comes out....i'm always behind on new technology
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500$ i was hearing it was ognna be alot more then that
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I remember payin 500-600 for the PS2 back in 2001.
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I remember payin 500-600 for the PS2 back in 2001.
for real? i thought it was like $300?
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5 bills is way too steep for me. i'm going to have to steal one :P
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