PS3 Launch Price!

[Crash]

Today, Japanese Web site Impress PC Watch reported that SCE has told its business partners that the PS3 will be under 40,000 yen ($370.28) at launch. The news has spurred speculation that the company might be launch the machine with the same the same price it set for the PlayStation and PlayStation 2. Both machines were priced at 39,800 yen ($368) when they launched in 1994 and 2000, respectively.

Sony's PS3 will be competing with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Revolution in the next-generation console wars. When it launched in Japan in 2002, Microsoft's current generation Xbox was priced at 34,800 yen ($322). The company has been shaving down the console's cost since then, and it currently sells at 17,640 yen ($163)--nearly half its launch price.

Nintendo's GameCube made its debut in 2001 at 25,000 yen ($231)--the lowest launch price of the three current-generation home consoles. The GameCube continues to be the lowest priced console on the market, currently marked down to 14,000 yen ($130). Nintendo has never priced any of its past consoles higher than 25,000 yen at launch, which could well be the same case for the Revolution. During E3, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata stated that he hopes to "keep the Revolution at a price range that anyone can reach out for, and nothing as high as 50,000 yen ($463)."

i'm not sold yet.... too many consoles

[Null]

less then 399, what have i been saying? my predicted price is 349.99, or MAYBE 299.99

[DarrenMcLeod]

19,583.99 CANADIAN DOLLARS?

I don't think I can afford it.

[GameMaster]

Well, looks like I was right again.

/me pats self on back

And everyone please give Mr. Iwata a giant applause for keeping the Revolution at a price range that anyone can reach out for!

[DarkMaster]

Originally Posted by GameMaster

And everyone please give Mr. Iwata a giant applause for keeping the Revolution at a price range that anyone can reach out for!

Let me guess...E3 Insiders confirmed Revolution's price?

[GameMaster]

Originally Posted by DarkMaster

Let me guess...E3 Insiders confirmed Revolution's price?

Alright, let's rack up your total:

1 diss toward the E3 Insiders
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1 sarcastic comment
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= 2 shiny, powerful red pips

Would you like those cooked medium or well done?

[Jonbo298]

Originally Posted by GameMaster

And everyone please give Mr. Iwata a giant applause for keeping the Revolution at a price range that anyone can reach out for!

LMAO!

[DeathsHand]

That news is a bit more reassuring... But still, the price ain't set in stone until it's been officially announced :>

I remember this happening last gen too... Everyone was afraid that PS2 was gonna be more than 299.... And then it ended up being 299... And people still went ape-**** over the price and were like "OMFG 300!?/1 I ain't ever spending more than 200 on a console!" despite the fact that PS1 launched at 299, and Xbox ended up launching at that price as well...

There's always so much negative speculation towards Sony... Well, towards everyone for that matter...

[DarrenMcLeod]

Originally Posted by DeathsHand

That news is a bit more reassuring... But still, the price ain't set in stone until it's been officially announced :>

I remember this happening last gen too... Everyone was afraid that PS2 was gonna be more than 299.... And then it ended up being 299... And people still went ape-**** over the price and were like "OMFG 300!?/1 I ain't ever spending more than 200 on a console!" despite the fact that PS1 launched at 299, and Xbox ended up launching at that price as well...

There's always so much negative speculation towards Sony... Well, towards everyone for that matter...

Heh, yeah. I think we should wait until later this year to find out the XBox 360 price and later next year for the Rev and PS3 prices before making any judgement calls.