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599 USD? So what?

PostPosted: Sat Jun 30, 07 11:51 am
by Big Daddy
Why are people bitching about the price of a PS3? $600 roughly seems a pretty sound price for it.

Count your blessings you're not in the EU, 599 USD converted to GBP is currently £300 (thank you Vista). So why are good Britons paying more? I thought we were pretty high up in the hierarchy. Import purposes? Electrical issues? Or do they just hate us?

If you come from, say the Netherlands tell us the price in your local currency.

Small print: £400 is $799 converted

PostPosted: Sat Jun 30, 07 5:06 pm
by C:Enter:£££
Europe gets the shaft on everything. But you should see Japan prices, it's around £13 for a brand new 360 game (they region lock them to be utter fuckwads) and around £120 for a premium 360.

PostPosted: Sat Jun 30, 07 6:13 pm
by Big Daddy
Exactly, there's Sony moaning "we're losing $300 per PS3 :cry: " well maybe if you'd stop give them to Japan then you would be able to level the field!

PostPosted: Sat Jun 30, 07 8:08 pm
by xProtocol Rain
I agree with the both of you. But who in their right mind would throw away 600.00 bucks on a shit system? I wouldn't. Especially 799.00! :|

PostPosted: Sat Jun 30, 07 8:23 pm
by Big Daddy
In all fairness it's not a shit system for single player titles and online SERVICES, just so long you stay away from multi-format titles.

PostPosted: Sat Jun 30, 07 9:07 pm
by xProtocol Rain
S*** Pickle wrote:In all fairness it's not a shit system for single player titles and online SERVICES, just so long you stay away from multi-format titles.


I suppose.. A friend of mine owns all 3 systems and I've played a few games on it. I don't really like it much, not worth 600 in my opinion.

PostPosted: Sat Jun 30, 07 9:43 pm
by C:Enter:£££
Indeed it's not worth it, it will stay shit until they get good games.

PostPosted: Sat Jun 30, 07 9:44 pm
by Big Daddy
~[Ã]~¤Çãrñàgé¤~ wrote:
S*** Pickle wrote:In all fairness it's not a shit system for single player titles and online SERVICES, just so long you stay away from multi-format titles.


I suppose.. A friend of mine owns all 3 systems and I've played a few games on it. I don't really like it much, not worth 600 in my opinion.
Careful what you say, Sony representatives could follow you home and start blabbing on about cell processers rivalling supercomputers.

PostPosted: Sat Jun 30, 07 10:36 pm
by xProtocol Rain
S*** Pickle wrote:
~[Ã]~¤Çãrñàgé¤~ wrote:
S*** Pickle wrote:In all fairness it's not a shit system for single player titles and online SERVICES, just so long you stay away from multi-format titles.


I suppose.. A friend of mine owns all 3 systems and I've played a few games on it. I don't really like it much, not worth 600 in my opinion.
Careful what you say, Sony representatives could follow you home and start blabbing on about cell processers rivalling supercomputers.


Meh, he's gotta point guys. :x

PostPosted: Mon Jul 02, 07 8:47 am
by Mr. Tastix
$600? Fuck you guys. It's twice that price in New Zealand - course, we are like technologically challenged. Mainly cause our Government sucks cock.

PostPosted: Mon Jul 02, 07 1:25 pm
by C:Enter:£££
Converted NZ dollars means it only costs an extra £40 over there.

PostPosted: Tue Jul 03, 07 12:12 am
by xProtocol Rain
C:Enter:£££ wrote:Indeed it's not worth it, it will stay shit until they get good games.


In the rate their going thats going to be a while. In the next couple of months there will be like 2 or 3 games coming exclusively for the ps3. I still find it funny that those damn ps3 fanboys keep babbling on about mgs being a one hitter killer. I'm pretty sure it'll be a bad ass game but seriously; what one game single handedly obliterated anything? :?

PostPosted: Tue Jul 03, 07 12:40 am
by Kaiden
If I bought a PS3, it would purely be for MGS. :D PS3 seems to consist of Racing and Sport games, which arn't my faviorates to be honest..

PostPosted: Tue Jul 03, 07 6:09 pm
by clyzm
If I bought a PS3, it would be for Gaiden Sigma only.

PostPosted: Tue Jul 03, 07 6:20 pm
by Allan
At the moment, to me it seems most next-gen consoles are treading the Atari 2600 route...

Whatever isn't any good on it, is total shit.

PostPosted: Tue Jul 03, 07 9:12 pm
by Big Daddy
Well, it's become a cut-throat industry, and with Linux making OS's for PS3, the clash of game consoles into computers is inevitable.

PostPosted: Tue Jul 03, 07 9:19 pm
by Siva
Gears of War nearly did it for 360.

99% of the target audience knows what it is.

PostPosted: Tue Jul 03, 07 9:34 pm
by Big Daddy
Everyone knows about Wii Sport and Legend of Zelda, now if they could do the same with Super Smahs Brothers Brawl and Fire Emblem...

PostPosted: Tue Jul 03, 07 9:44 pm
by C:Enter:£££
S*** Pickle wrote:Everyone knows about Wii Sport and Legend of Zelda,


I don't.

PostPosted: Tue Jul 03, 07 10:56 pm
by Mr. Tastix
Then you suck. Nintendo > All

PostPosted: Tue Jul 03, 07 11:00 pm
by C:Enter:£££
Nintendo are fucking shite, the only good game they released was Mario Allstars with Super Mario World. Probably another few random titles but I can't be arsed thinking.

PostPosted: Wed Jul 04, 07 12:16 am
by MainMan
Nintendo are absolute bollocks. All their games are set in some bullshit fantasy world.

PostPosted: Wed Jul 04, 07 12:18 am
by James
Like Earth.

PostPosted: Wed Jul 04, 07 2:51 pm
by Bobo.
Rofl, 600 Euro's in the Netherlands. Quite fucktarted if you ask me since the dollar is way lower then the Euro.

Re: 599 USD? So what?

PostPosted: Wed Jul 04, 07 5:38 pm
by ynnaD
S*** Pickle wrote:Why are people bitching about the price of a PS3? $600 roughly seems a pretty sound price for it.

Count your blessings you're not in the EU, 599 USD converted to GBP is currently £300 (thank you Vista). So why are good Britons paying more? I thought we were pretty high up in the hierarchy. Import purposes? Electrical issues? Or do they just hate us?

If you come from, say the Netherlands tell us the price in your local currency.

Small print: £400 is $799 converted


That is a lot of money to some people. Myself for example (in the process of finding a job) can't afford a PS3 yet!

PostPosted: Wed Jul 04, 07 5:57 pm
by James
Bobo. wrote:Rofl, 600 Euro's in the Netherlands.


What, the, fuck.

PostPosted: Wed Jul 04, 07 6:20 pm
by Kaiden
*Feels sorry for Alex.

PostPosted: Wed Jul 04, 07 7:49 pm
by Big Daddy
C:Enter:£££ wrote:Nintendo are fucking shite, the only good game they released was Mario Allstars with Super Mario World. Probably another few random titles but I can't be arsed thinking.
I hated football to start with (sorry Psych) but Mario Strikers just gives me the false illusion that I'm actually good. Five goals in one fucking kick?!

PostPosted: Wed Jul 04, 07 8:22 pm
by ynnaD
Pro Evolution on Amatuar has the same effect.

Top Player ftw

PostPosted: Thu Jul 05, 07 12:34 pm
by C:Enter:£££
Mario Allstars was all the Mario games on one cartridge, not a football game lol