Comment Re:Maybe I'm a Sony whore, but... (Score 0) 379
1) Find me a fast CPU with 7 usable cores for that money.
--- that doesnt mean anything. who needs 7 cores?
2) I'm really excited about Blu-Ray because of its storage capacity and HD resolution; if it's cheaper than other Blu-Ray players at release time it'll be a bargain, otherwise it will drive the cost of Blu-Ray players right down as nobody's going to buy a low/mid-range player that costs as much as/more than the PS3. Win/win for Sony and the consumer.
--- HD-DVD will be much cheaper and have a larger market share leading to faster adoption
3) Selling gaming hardware at a loss a la Xbox is a bad idea; it encourages the use of mega cheapo components (again, a la Xbox i.e. the overheating PSUs and dead fans) and drives up the cost of games + cripples developers.
--- sony would be selling at a loss with the ps3, they did with teh ps2, every console is sold at a loss and the money is made back on the profit on the software. the 360 is sold at a lost, but theres a catchment ratio of 4.2:1 so they've probably made that loss back already!
4) If the UK gets the PS3 at the same time as other markets, it saves the early adopter lots of cash / air miles so I reckon the average cost for such a consumer to be lower than other releases such as the PlayStation 1 - people used to buy imported ones for £600+.
--- there will still be stock flow issues, they havent even got a single working prototype yet. at E3 they had three different dev kits showcasing the different sides of it. i still imagine fanboys struggling to get consoles in their countries so they'll pick it up abroad or get it on ebay for 10 times the price.
5) Sony is using this money from its loyal customer base and stronger than steel franchise to produce a hugely innovative console. Kudos to them for using these assets to do something ambitious.
--- you mean taking the piss out of the early adopters, abusing the loyal fanbase of hardcore gamers to make money off them to get the casual gamer
6) If you look at the rise in cost of the "enthusiast" graphics card solutions that PS3 is competing with, against the rise in cost of the PlayStation consoles, the situation looks a bit different.
--- its a bodged geforce chipset that is based on PC architecture from 6months ago. the 360 is custom a designed chipset based on what will be in PCs in about 6months time. the 360 wins the graphics chipset war hands down
Personally, I'm looking forward to preordering my UK PS3, and if you think £425 is expensive, wait till you see what they'll go for on ebay during the Christmas rush!
--- which is why i'll be preordering mine, to sell back on ebay straight away.
PS: The extra cash for the UK version is what it costs the lorries in fuel duty to get from the docks to the stores ;P
--- that doesnt mean anything. who needs 7 cores?
2) I'm really excited about Blu-Ray because of its storage capacity and HD resolution; if it's cheaper than other Blu-Ray players at release time it'll be a bargain, otherwise it will drive the cost of Blu-Ray players right down as nobody's going to buy a low/mid-range player that costs as much as/more than the PS3. Win/win for Sony and the consumer.
--- HD-DVD will be much cheaper and have a larger market share leading to faster adoption
3) Selling gaming hardware at a loss a la Xbox is a bad idea; it encourages the use of mega cheapo components (again, a la Xbox i.e. the overheating PSUs and dead fans) and drives up the cost of games + cripples developers.
--- sony would be selling at a loss with the ps3, they did with teh ps2, every console is sold at a loss and the money is made back on the profit on the software. the 360 is sold at a lost, but theres a catchment ratio of 4.2:1 so they've probably made that loss back already!
4) If the UK gets the PS3 at the same time as other markets, it saves the early adopter lots of cash / air miles so I reckon the average cost for such a consumer to be lower than other releases such as the PlayStation 1 - people used to buy imported ones for £600+.
--- there will still be stock flow issues, they havent even got a single working prototype yet. at E3 they had three different dev kits showcasing the different sides of it. i still imagine fanboys struggling to get consoles in their countries so they'll pick it up abroad or get it on ebay for 10 times the price.
5) Sony is using this money from its loyal customer base and stronger than steel franchise to produce a hugely innovative console. Kudos to them for using these assets to do something ambitious.
--- you mean taking the piss out of the early adopters, abusing the loyal fanbase of hardcore gamers to make money off them to get the casual gamer
6) If you look at the rise in cost of the "enthusiast" graphics card solutions that PS3 is competing with, against the rise in cost of the PlayStation consoles, the situation looks a bit different.
--- its a bodged geforce chipset that is based on PC architecture from 6months ago. the 360 is custom a designed chipset based on what will be in PCs in about 6months time. the 360 wins the graphics chipset war hands down
Personally, I'm looking forward to preordering my UK PS3, and if you think £425 is expensive, wait till you see what they'll go for on ebay during the Christmas rush!
--- which is why i'll be preordering mine, to sell back on ebay straight away.
PS: The extra cash for the UK version is what it costs the lorries in fuel duty to get from the docks to the stores
