http://www.ps3court.com/images/ken.jpgAfter the Sony Press Conference, many attendees and those who watched it online were left upset over the price. Sony’s new console will reach deep into the pocket book, carrying its price tag ranging from $499 US for the 20 GB configuration, to $599 for the 60 GB configuration.



The head of Sony Computer Entertainment, Ken Kutaragi spoke up about the comments he’s heard today and was quoted saying the following The PS3 is “probably too cheap”."This is the PS3 price. Expensive, cheap -- we don't want you to think of it in terms of game machines. Because the PS3 is like nothing else”.

”For instance, is it not nonsense to compare the charge for dinner at the company cafeteria with dinner at a fine restaurant? It's a question of what you can do with that game machine. If you can have an amazing experience, we believe price is not a problem.”


In our opinion, he sure does has a point here. There are so many different applications the PS3 can be used for. One of which is a Blu-Ray drive that will possibly save consumers a few hundred dollars. Why you ask? Well the expected price of a Blu-Ray drive to replace your DVD drive is around $1000. The new console can also be used as a storage medium. Files can be transferred wirelessly to the console from the PSP and vice versa."When we announced the PlayStation price, it was said to be expensive. Same for the PlayStation 2. However, when released, both had sales that were unthinkable for previous game machines. This is because both offered experiences that could not be had on previous game machines.

With the PS3, you can have next generation game experiences that could previously not be experienced -- things like next generation graphics and various services via the network. And, as with the PS and PS2, we believe people who like games will, without question, purchase it."


So what is the point he’s getting at you ask? People will buy a gaming console no matter the cost, so long as they enjoy the games. Regardless of what he said the PS3 is surely to sell out overnight. With 2 million consoles being shipped for a November 17 release date, they wont last long.

Author: PS3_Master

Yeah I think he is right about that also, its a good investment for several years to come its ahead of the market in terms of format and power over the other two consols. With guality comes price, and Ill no doubt buy it but Ill have to do some extra saving to do so. I can see how next-gen technology will always get more expensive, and things will get higher then they are now, wich Im a little worried about. Where is the limit?

If you go out and spend the money on the more expensive console, your getting like $2000 work of technology (All of the components from WiFi to Blu-Ray to the memory and cell processor) for like $600. Its totaly worth it. People who don't want to spend the money either are not paying attention, or they're just not seeing it. They need to take a closer look.

i'm definatley going to buy it i have been waiting to buy something like this that will last me many years to come despit the price i will buy it. It also mentioned that the psp and ps3 can transfer files wirelessley and thats asuosome thats one reason why i'm getting a ps3! My PS3 fund right now is $1613 can. after 3 years of saving and i jsut recnetly bought a psp!

well, at least it's not $1000. that we can be thankful for.

yea and the great thing is its all worth it!

If you go out and spend the money on the more expensive console, your getting like $2000 work of technology (All of the components from WiFi to Blu-Ray to the memory and cell processor) for like $600. Its totaly worth it. People who don't want to spend the money either are not paying attention, or they're just not seeing it. They need to take a closer look.


but you cant just take that $2000 dollars of tech and use it for something else.....


if gave you a gold plated crap, then a bigger one, then one the size of a building, it wouldn't matter how much crap you have, it's still crap.


(btw, i don't think playstation is crap, thats just a generic metaphor)

huh are u saying that if you even made it with gold it still wld be crap? huh

but all the extra CRAP is worth it

No doubt that $600 ain't cheap, but all the elements in the ps3 make it worth more then the price it is set at. I say it's at least worth a grand

yea thats very true how its all worth it! like if u were put all that **** on the lunchbox 360 it wld be a crazy amount

I aggree with Kutaragi on this one, the PS3 is deffinitely worth $600 because it contains all the hardware it does. i think its good value for a console of that standard.

yes the ps3 is to cheap...if it were a bluray player. yes bluray players are worth 1000 dollars. but for a gaming system 600 dollars is way way expensive. even 400 dollars is kind of steep but oh well.

The PS3 is not just a game console, it can do so much more than that. Is $600 dollars too much to pay for a blu ray player, a dvd player, a cd player and a game console? All in one? Also, the game console part of the PS3 contains some pretty expensive hardware like the graphics card, cell and all that other stuff. Imagine if you had to buy everything that the ps3 came with seperately. It would cost a lot more, much, much more.

The PS3 is not just a game console, it can do so much more than that. Is $600 dollars too much to pay for a blu ray player, a dvd player, a cd player and a game console? All in one? Also, the game console part of the PS3 contains some pretty expensive hardware like the graphics card, cell and all that other stuff. Imagine if you had to buy everything that the ps3 came with seperately. It would cost a lot more, much, much more.

but i dont need a blu ray player or a cd player or a dvd player. i already have those. i understand you cant take the bluray out of thier being the selected media but i just want it for the ps3 not all the other stuff. and what im saying is that for a game system its pretty steep.

i understand that its a great deal but for example you get the best deal for meat when you buy 50 pounds of it at the store. but lets say you dont need 50 lbs of meat you just want a little. even though 50 lbs offers the best deal its also alot of money to shell out for meat.

ok now meat metaphors aside from my stand point i want the graphics and the processing and they could sell so many more systems if they mirrored the 360 pricing. theyd even sell one to me.

Yes but where will they be making there money from they need it to be high just because of making a profit and we all thought the PS2 was a lot of money then yet we still bought it

ps3 is not too expensive...even with the blue ray discs. Its already $200 more than any system ever made. If it gets anymore expensive, some people who couldve afforded it for $600 wouldnt be able to afford it at any higher price and might actually sell less

actually they make there money from the games not the system. they lose money on every system the sell. but they do that with th hopes that youl spend 300-400 dollars or more duriong its lifetime.