PS3 £425 - What a rip off!!

[GiRTh]

Well it looks like the PS3 is finally coming but at the staggering price of £425.

With the Wii and Xbox 360 both being launched over six months ago and also retailing at around £150 cheaper do you think Sony has much chance of gaining a decent market share.

[stacey]

cant see too many people buying it yet

[Lauren]

The only reason people will buy it is because of the selection of games available just for Sony consoles.

[MarkWaldorf]

I was driving past a blockbuster yesterday and this poster said they were asking £429 for it, and I gave my friend this rant about it. It's outrageous.

[BigSister]

I think were asking for 400 something and i dont agree with it ive only presold 1 and the Wii is only 179 pounds so people might wait until its gone down

[GiRTh]

I'm waiting until GTA4 come out, to be honest, and seeing how much it will cost me to bundle the two of them. I hope it'll be under £500. But then again GTA4 will probably come out on all consoles eventually so there's no incentive to buy a PS3

I personally think Sony have dropped the ball big time with the delays in releasing the PS3. The Wii and 360 easily have the jump on them and Sony will struggle to keep up. I particularly applaud Nintendo for trying something different and I think Sony can no longer rely on a few big name games to make money, they’ve got to start to think about the gaming industry with more long term vision.

Here endeth the rant.

Here's a scam for you if you want to try it.

Pre-order the PS3, pay your deposit and wait for confirmation. when confirmation comes stick the pre-ordered PS3 on e-bay and wait for the bids to come rolling in. You should make 150-200 quid profit.

[Tanser_Man]

I'm sticking to the Xbox 360! Untill the price drops at least!

It sounds an amazing console but, at that sort of price you have alot to lose!

[ThaGazBoi]

That's a shocking amount for a playstation.

[Lauren]

I think I'll just stick to my pink PS2 :whistle: Old console now, but I love it.

[ThaGazBoi]

Yeah I know init Lauren. I dont even play the PS2 alot because all my games are rubbish, so there's no point in forking out that amount of money for it.

[Sophii3x]

£425 is ridiculous!
What's so special about it?

[andybigbro]

OMFG Thats such a rip off but i will be buying it lmao

[GiRTh]

Originally posted by Sophii3x
£425 is ridiculous!
What's so special about it?

It's by far the most advanced of the 7th generation consoles.

[andybigbro]

but the price is rediculous

[MarkWaldorf]

Lmao, I swear the PS2 was much less when it came out?

[andybigbro]

it was i can remeber it was deffo no more that £425

[MarkWaldorf]

Must have all new stuff on it then, cause the Wii is brand new and was nowhere as much as that.

[andybigbro]

Yeah maybe because loadz more people buy ps2 and they thought even more would buy ps3

[MarkWaldorf]

Yeah :laugh:

Hasn't the PS3 been waiting to come out for like a year now? Cause it was due out last year but got put back I think? :puzzled:

[andybigbro]

yeah it was its keeping everyone on hold..... maybe thats it plan to attract more customers to keep them on hold to make the final release date special


Tell me if that sounds stupid lmao

[MarkWaldorf]

Nah it don't LOL

They made everyone wait for a £425 machine. :sleep:

[andybigbro]

lol i know :sleepp:

Knowing me i will probably buy it

[MarkWaldorf]

:hugesmile: Knowing me I'll probably walk past the shops and hold a big rant about the outrageous price.

[GiRTh]

You guys are right in what you're saying. It's got a Blutooth controller that it's copied from the Wii and all the delays have been to make sure it's the most advanced of the consoles.

I think th PS2 was about 250-300 when it came out. I definitely remember paying about that for one way back then.

[Red Moon]

Originally posted by GRiT
Well it looks like the PS3 is finally coming but at the staggering price of £425.

With the Wii and Xbox 360 both being launched over six months ago and also retailing at around £150 cheaper do you think Sony has much chance of gaining a decent market share.

Unless you want the Blue Ray play back then what is the point.

There are more games already at cheaper prices for the Xbox 360 and its price of the machine will fall quicker than the PS3. What is the betting that Microsoft knock another £20-25 pounds from the price as soon as the PS3 comes out.

Technically there is not much difference between the two machines other than the disc drive. Okay they have different processors and graphics chips but essentially they are the same generation machine with the same sort of graphics. And given the Xbox 360 has be around longer the programmers of the games will be producing tighter and more efficient code for the Xbox which leads to better games with better graphics.

I would say go buy a Xbox 360 and miss the PS3 bandwagon until the price drops in a years time.

Sony look like they have really messed up this time.

[GiRTh]

Originally posted by Red Moon

Unless you want the Blue Ray play back then what is the point.

There are more games already at cheaper prices for the Xbox 360 and its price of the machine will fall quicker than the PS3. What is the betting that Microsoft knock another £20-25 pounds from the price as soon as the PS3 comes out.

Technically there is not much difference between the two machines other than the disc drive. Okay they have different processors and graphics chips but essentially they are the same generation machine with the same sort of graphics. And given the Xbox 360 has be around longer the programmers of the games will be producing tighter and more efficient code for the Xbox which leads to better games with better graphics.

I would say go buy a Xbox 360 and miss the PS3 bandwagon until the price drops in a years time.

Sony look like they have really messed up this time.

Indeed. I agree with every word. I posted a little rant half way up stating that I think Sony have dropped the ball with their marketing.

Hasn't the PS3 got a Blue tooth controller that it's ripped off from the Wii? It's sad that most of the delays have been due to Sony trying to out do everybody else.

Another thing I object to is why is the PS2 still £100 while a normal xbox is about half that. The Xbox is a better console so why the big price differential. I thin Sony have shown how money oriented they are.

They'll lose in the end.

[Ruth*Star]

425 Quid is Ridiculous for a console, the ps1 or ps2 was'nt anywhere near that price, i think if i get anything i might get the nitendo Wii, thats much cheaper and kinda does the same.

[easypeasy]

you cant compare the wii to the ps3........its like comparing ribena to a fine claret.........
Im just happy that final fantasy 12 is out for ps2, that'll keep me happy till the ps3 drops in price.