It's offical, PS3 for $399...I kid you not

Yep. It was just an example.
1986 - $180 for the "in" console.
2005 - $400 for the "in" console.
Adding inflation, cost of living and all that other junk and it's pretty much the same as it was back then.
 
Ares said:
I think he meant he payed that much for it then....
I dont think anyone was selling it today for 180, he was using it as an example to relate it to the PS3
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Yes I know he was using that as an example, I was trying to state that it would be crazy if they were selling the NES today at that price with all the ohter consoles that's out now.

How much where the NES games when released? Im not sure what the price was set at, I was too busy playing Mario when I was little, I didn't pay too much attention to the price of the console 'nor the games. All I knew is that I had the new games and I went to work when I came home from school, my part-time job. :lol
 
Dart said:
Yep. It was just an example.
1986 - $180 for the "in" console.
2005 - $400 for the "in" console.
Adding inflation, cost of living and all that other junk and it's pretty much the same as it was back then.
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not really go to this site and get the result its 300$ today what was 180 in 1986

http://www.westegg.com/inflation/
 
But the pace of technology has also quickened. In many ways the PS3 is a console that uses technology of the future, the NES was just a compliation of various technologies that existed and were readily available.

Either way, I still have to give a big I TOLD YOU SO to all the neigh-sayers who priced the console at $600 and up. $400 seems fair for the amount of beefed up technology the system has. Although, if a console is going to be this expensive, I think the average console like should be upped from 5 years to 7 or 8, at least.

Especially when you consider that 399 in Canadian $ = 495 + 14% tax means...

I'll have to shell out $560 for Sony's next gen console.
 
the only reason people thought the console would be priced from 500-600 dollars is because they thought Sony would not be stupid and lose 100 dollars for every system they make....
 
FF, I was close on my analogy. But even if it were only $300 by today's standards, the monitary part doesn't really factor in the Reagan era recession. Besides, my point is merely this: If the PS3, XBox 360 or the Nintendo Revolution all end up being what their respective manufacturers say they are, then most people won't care what the price is. They'll buy it because most consumers are impulse buyers. It's as if they buy what they are told to buy by savy advertisment companies. And they have their credit cards to pay for it.
Oddly enough I have seen a few NES consoles go for around $300 on Ebay.
 
Dart said:
Oddly enough I have seen a few NES consoles go for around $300 on Ebay.
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I know..its sad to see people actually pay that amount for an old console while you can just go down to the local pawn shop and get it for $5.
 
The used book store that I usually go to for old school games sells the NES consoles for $125-150. And they stay on the shelves for about two hours before someone picks them up. I paid $30 for one of my NES consoles. It came with 16 games and the usual light gun, controlers and hookups. My other NES I traded a buddy of mine in Kentucky for a box of about 50 Hot Wheels cars. And I paid for the shipping.
Some people don't look for the deals. They just see it and buy it because they haven't seen one in years. In the case of the PS3, I don't think Sony will have any trouble moving inventory simply because of price. If that were true, high quality manufacturers would be out of business in no time. Michelin would be nonexistent, BMW would close up fast. Along with any other company that has a cheaper competitor.
 
Sure those companies have a strong customer base, but the thing is people believe that those items are worth it. It all depends if something is worth the price. There are also companies who have gone under because of the price they put on their merchandise. It all depends on what the public feels about the PS3 and its price and if the majority thinks its worth it then it will sell, if not I could see Sony losing the console war.
 
Hm. here's a twist. If Sony loses and bows out, do you think Sega will ever come back in the ring??
 
Dart said:
Hm. here's a twist. If Sony loses and bows out, do you think Sega will ever come back in the ring??
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I highly doubt it. Unless for some reason they conjure up this really strong fanbase which they can count on to actually buy the system.
 
Dart said:
Hm. here's a twist. If Sony loses and bows out, do you think Sega will ever come back in the ring??
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No.

They are basically owned by Sammy now.

Unless Sega unmerged with Sammy and were out on their own... I Doubt they could even think about that.

Sammy.... I doubt they would be interested in it. You never know though.

†B†V† :hat
 
the only reason people thought the console would be priced from 500-600 dollars is because they thought Sony would not be stupid and lose 100 dollars for every system they make....
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Ya, doing the same thing for the PS2 (pricing it less than what it cost to make) never paid off...

I told you guys time and time again that Sony wouldn't be afraid of taking a hit on the price of their console, but you all knew better...
 
yea i and sony made ALL sorts of money from the PS2...not
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Are you kidding? Now I haven't seen any profit charts or anything like that for the PS2, but I'm pretty sure Sony turned out a profit after 5 years of the PS2 out on the market.

In the meantime they also managed to not only win the console war but get a stranglehold on it that will probably last for at least one or two generations. Pricing the PS2 lower than its cost to make may have just ensured that they'll turn a profit for the next decade in the videogame industry.
 
you put too much confidence into Sony.

They'll mess up :)
Its just a matter of time.  Personally, I think they'll be lucky to stay on top another system (according to history).

They sure are doing a good job of their regular hype machine though. Gotta admit, Sony is king of that.

BV :hat
 
ACtually, the company that would stand the best chance on their own would be EA, simply because they have tons of franchises, exclusivity contracts, and I think they are the biggest independent developer/publisher. They won't do it, of course, considering what they are doing now is working fine.
 
As has been stated, the $400 price-tag (I hate the take-off-$1 nonsense to make the price appear less) is an estimate for the Japanese launch price... however, as has been seen before, this is often not the case.  Due to supply and demand at the time of launch I can see folks having to dump as much as $800 (NCSX were actually estimating upwards of $1000) to get the unit along with a pair of games in a bundle (which is exactly what happened with the Japanese PSP launch, at that time most folks were paying around $500 to get ahold of one due to how they were being sold by retailers).  The US launch may actually stick to the $400 mark though, as console-launches in the US have a tendancy to be considerably cheaper than their Japanese counterparts.

All in all though, don't be surprised to see on-line retailers selling-out of their import PS3 stock despite having to charge nearly a grand for a combo-pack unit.
 
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