Sony – PS3
Last night, Sony kicked off the conference by showcasing the PS3. Of all the news, the price tag had to be the biggest bombshell. As industry analysts have speculated for months, the system will launch with a two-tiered pricing structure: $499 for a 20gb HD Model – $599 for a 60gb HD. Between the 6-month delay, the reliance on expensive Blue-Ray DVD technology and now a price structure that absolutely caters to the hard core gamer and leap frogs the mainstream, Sony may be giftwrapping their market share to Microsoft. Nintendo and M$ hold their conferences today.
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:: Tampa Blu-rays :: seanobrien.org // OB1og
Tue May 9, 2006 9:58 pm
[...] Ed posted a quick Aside about the PS3 and I started going off with a comment. In fact, this is the second time today because I already did so in an e-mail exchange with him earlier today. Anyway, I understand companies need to make their money and they need a marquee product to spotlight their company. I don’t know that it has ever been more evident what this can do for a company than with the case of the iPod saving Apple’s bacon. Sure, the iMac saved it from the brink of destruction over a handful of years ago, but the iPod made it a relevant company brand again. [...]
Tim
Sun May 28, 2006 6:27 pm
For $599 it better be incredible….
Eddie
Tue Sep 5, 2006 5:59 pm
$500 without hardware!! It has the same things as the 360. It better be worth it or Sony’s going to tank in the stocks.