Sony: Price Doesn't Make or Break a Platform

[nipsen]

I'll stick with PC, it's so much cheaper.

*shrug* well, we're about to see more soc-designs and multicore setups on smaller netbooks now. So that will definitively be an alternative. Better battery-life, more options, etc.

(Besides, anything that doesn't need to log into the PSN before dumping my entire play, PSN store and browse-history to a subcontractor in Africa is a plus.)

 

[samsonguy920]

It is easy to say price isn't a big deal when your income is over 6 digits a year. With the fair chance that gas is going to reach a new high this year, I think this guy and others are going to be in for a rude wake-up call.
People do like shiny things, but most times the shiny things do get put on the back burner for more immediate necessary things.

 

[mr_rubino]

Sony: Price Doesn't Make or Break a Platform

Correct response: "599 US dollars."

 

[Custard_Angel]

Ridiculous.

Nintendo won by that model.

Sony lost.

End of story.

 

[Sporky111]

He obviously hasn't heard of the Wii. It was essentially a GameCube with internet and motion controls, and it sold faster than a tray of twinkies at fat camp at $249.

 

[theultimateend]

I have to disagree. I bought the 360 and Wii before the PS3 because they were not as expensive. I eventually bought a PS3 when the price was not in the stratosphere.

You and the rest of the world.

 

[beema]

So this is pretty much their backhanded way of saying the NGP will be balls ass expensive, so suck it.

Yeah sure, consumers dont care about price at all. Totally not a deciding factor

 

[Motiv_]

When purchasing consoles, I tend to buy things that give me the highest effort/money to fun ratio. So Sony, if this proves to be another PS3 launch [I.E massively overpriced and with little to no games to justify the purchase] then you can forget me opening my wallet for it.

 

[Katana314]

Gee, Free2Play games haven't been popular AT ALL.

 

[Saelune]

"If you're passionate about something you find a way to go out and get it and gamers are very passionate"

You mean like pirating?...

Edit: Aslo, by their logic, it is the PS3's own fault it did not do as well. If price does not make or break, then it was the PS3 itself that hindered it.

 

[WolfEdge]

Yeah the price doesn't break a platform.
Sony does that all by itself

http://instantrimshot.com/

OT: ... No, of COURSE price matters! Hell, THAT'S why all my friends and I bought an Xbox over a PS3.

 

[Asuka Soryu]

All I can see is this thing will outshine the 3DS in price, then Sony'll wonder why the 3DS is still outsaling them left and right. Then they'll release a cheaper version, ignoring their speach about 'price doesn't matter'.

 

[cikame]

Anyone find it strange how Sony has to defend everything they make with some kind of odd public statement?

 

[Mad1Cow]

I have to say the reason I bought a wii in the first place was because it was so cheap. Yeah I know, I've learnt my lesson and bought a high end gaming PC now, but at the time it was more like "MOM MOM, I WANT A CONSOLE!", "Erm, which one, because we aren't made of money ya know." "YEAH, BUT THE WII IS ONLY £180!!!"..."Let us buy 50 son..."

It was a major selling point. Having a low price is always beneficial, otherwise people wouldn't do it. If I was Sony, I'd have them keep a moderate-high price, but have some sort of package deal, that meant you could get a lower price if you did something beneficial to the company or something. Quite frankly I'm surprised they haven't done something like, BUY OUR TV'S AND GET A 50% DISCOUNT ON THE PS3 or something along those lines...sorta makes sense to me...

 

[Charli]

And clearly you are no longer marketing to gamers, because us on our shit salaries can't even look at your consoles without cringing.

Maybe the second hand Psp's but that's about it.

 

[Nexus4]

If there are good games on it, I will consider buying it. There is nothing that interests me on the 3ds, I really hope that the NGP doesn't cost as much as this article implies.

 

[Samson5090]

HA! Yes it fucking does. I have the choice between an xbox 360 that cost's £150 or a ps3 that cost's £299...I think i have that choice down. If a brand new console starts off at £299 i understand, there will be people willing to spend that kind of money on it but 2/3 years down the line (I forget how long it is since the PS3 was released) If i go into a shop and it's still around that price I'm not even going to think about it.