Comments on: Is 2008 the PS3’s year? http://wayofthegeek.org/2008/02/is-2008-the-ps3s-year/ Your One Stop Geek Shop Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:35:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Migo http://wayofthegeek.org/2008/02/is-2008-the-ps3s-year/#comment-4045 Migo Thu, 21 Feb 2008 23:55:10 +0000 http://wayofthegeek.org/2008/02/is-2008-the-ps3s-year/#comment-4045 Here here! If I pay more than $300 then I might as well boost my PC or put down a payment on a car or something. Gaming is supposed to be a hobby, not a second job that you have to shell out the cash to do. Here here! If I pay more than $300 then I might as well boost my PC or put down a payment on a car or something. Gaming is supposed to be a hobby, not a second job that you have to shell out the cash to do.

]]> By: CMorrison http://wayofthegeek.org/2008/02/is-2008-the-ps3s-year/#comment-4044 CMorrison Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:36:28 +0000 http://wayofthegeek.org/2008/02/is-2008-the-ps3s-year/#comment-4044 I have never, and will not, pay more than $300 for a console. Anything more than that and I can get myself a significant PC upgrade. I have never, and will not, pay more than $300 for a console. Anything more than that and I can get myself a significant PC upgrade.

]]> By: Jacob Bond http://wayofthegeek.org/2008/02/is-2008-the-ps3s-year/#comment-4039 Jacob Bond Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:34:43 +0000 http://wayofthegeek.org/2008/02/is-2008-the-ps3s-year/#comment-4039 I should also note that when the 360 came out I said I would never pay $400 for a system. A year later I bought it when it was $350 and that's only because I happened to find it on sale (I was going to buy it anyway). So I say I won't buy a $400 PS3 without backwards compatability, but, y'know... ...I'm a video game whore. I'm so ashamed of myself. I should also note that when the 360 came out I said I would never pay $400 for a system. A year later I bought it when it was $350 and that’s only because I happened to find it on sale (I was going to buy it anyway). So I say I won’t buy a $400 PS3 without backwards compatability, but, y’know…

…I’m a video game whore. I’m so ashamed of myself.

]]> By: Jacob Bond http://wayofthegeek.org/2008/02/is-2008-the-ps3s-year/#comment-4035 Jacob Bond Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:16:03 +0000 http://wayofthegeek.org/2008/02/is-2008-the-ps3s-year/#comment-4035 Hrm... What I'm curious about is if the 80 GB will still be on the market. If the future systems with larger storage don't have backwards compatability, that might be a problem. Best Buy has stopped carrying the 80 GB and now there's indications Gamestop might be next, so if they take it off the market that would be it. Backwards compatability won't completely keep me from buying the system (I have a 360, after all) and if there's no other option I'll buy a cheaper system. But if the option exists I'm definitely more inclined to wait and see if prices come down. Even if they discontinue all backwards compatability models I just can't see me justifying $500 on it. (BTW, thanks for the quotes ^__^) Hrm… What I’m curious about is if the 80 GB will still be on the market. If the future systems with larger storage don’t have backwards compatability, that might be a problem. Best Buy has stopped carrying the 80 GB and now there’s indications Gamestop might be next, so if they take it off the market that would be it.

Backwards compatability won’t completely keep me from buying the system (I have a 360, after all) and if there’s no other option I’ll buy a cheaper system. But if the option exists I’m definitely more inclined to wait and see if prices come down. Even if they discontinue all backwards compatability models I just can’t see me justifying $500 on it.

(BTW, thanks for the quotes ^__^)

]]> By: Shawn M. http://wayofthegeek.org/2008/02/is-2008-the-ps3s-year/#comment-4034 Shawn M. Sun, 10 Feb 2008 23:15:36 +0000 http://wayofthegeek.org/2008/02/is-2008-the-ps3s-year/#comment-4034 In the latest issue of EGM (#226), Sony VP of Marketing Peter Dille had this to say about backwards compatibility: "It's important to us; if you want it there's a model in the marketplace that offers it, and I think our stance on backward compatibility stands in stark contrast to our competitors'." And... "What we said is, based on all of our research, price was the single biggest issue that people wanted to address with PlayStation 3. With an eye toward reducing the price, backward compatibility was one of the attributes that was addressed. Having said that, there's still a model in the marketplace that supports it. If it's important to you, you can pay the additional $100." Straight from the horse's mouth, so to speak -- if back-compat is important to you, buy the 80 gig, as it looks like future systems won't include it to keep costs down. In the latest issue of EGM (#226), Sony VP of Marketing Peter Dille had this to say about backwards compatibility: “It’s important to us; if you want it there’s a model in the marketplace that offers it, and I think our stance on backward compatibility stands in stark contrast to our competitors’.”

And…

“What we said is, based on all of our research, price was the single biggest issue that people wanted to address with PlayStation 3. With an eye toward reducing the price, backward compatibility was one of the attributes that was addressed. Having said that, there’s still a model in the marketplace that supports it. If it’s important to you, you can pay the additional $100.”

Straight from the horse’s mouth, so to speak — if back-compat is important to you, buy the 80 gig, as it looks like future systems won’t include it to keep costs down.

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