Sony exec says Wii and 360 priced too high?

[NFS4]

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=20299

**Scratches head**

 

[PricklyPete]

They are pretty much saying anything to make people think they should wait till the PS3 is released or just buy another PS2 to replace the broken one instead of buying an X360.

I could be wrong...but I see a lot of people buying Xbox 360's this Christmas when they can't get a hold of a PS3...but I've been wrong before.

 

[Dracos]

Ok after seeing this webcomic this morning and reading the article I'm really starting to think the webcomic artist was correct .

 

[amish]

got to love idiots and marketteers. hmm, sony's system costs twice as much as a wii, but the wii is a little pricy while the ps3 isn't. great logic.

 

[jlbenedict]

Fvcking hypocrites..

another reason to hope the PS3 fails

 

[Xyo II]

:laugh: What a tool.

 

[PokerGuy]

"Look! A unicorn!"

They'll say and do just about anything to divert attention from the fiasco that is the PS3 at this point.

 

[MikeO]

Arrogance really seems to be the official PR policy at Sony right now, propably not the best solution to combat all the negative press the PS3 has had.

 

[jdini76]

I guess he is saying for what you get it is over priced. where as the ps3 you get your worth out of what you pay.

 

[overst33r]

Originally posted by: amish
got to love idiots and marketteers. hmm, sony's system costs twice as much as a wii, but the wii is a little pricy while the ps3 isn't. great logic.

i think sonys logic lies in bang for buck, THEY think that the ps3 offers bang for buck while the wii and 360 do not offer enough bang for how much they cost.

 

[TecHNooB]

I guess you can say the Wii is overpriced if you look at it from a hardware perspective. The PS3 packs a lot more than the price they're asking for. The 360 is at a great price for what it's offering. The Wii just has that dinky controller. Innovative but it's no blu-ray/cell.

On a side note, there's no reason to buy a PS3 just after its release unless you're planning on reselling it. All the good games come out later in 2007 and by then the price will have dropped and some bugs will have been addressed (and hopefully fixed).

 

[RapidSnail]

"Let's make the controllers pineapples."

LOL

 

[PricklyPete]

I won't be buying one until it dips below $400 and has some games out that I actually want to play. There is NO WAY I'm paying $600 for something that appears to be on par graphically with the Xbox 360. I'm not interested in a Blue-Ray player.

 

[PokerGuy]

Originally posted by: TecHNooB
..... and some bugs will have been addressed (and hopefully fixed).

The main "bug" is that's it's made by Sony, so that bug will not be fixed anytime soon.

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: TecHNooB
On a side note, there's no reason to buy a PS3 just after its release unless you're planning on reselling it. All the good games come out later in 2007 and by then the price will have dropped and some bugs will have been addressed (and hopefully fixed).

I seriously doubt the price will drop in 2007 unless the PS3 is having problems selling units. Probably not till 2008 at the earliest. Sony is losing too much money on the PS3 to cut prices a year or so after launch.

 

[merlocka]

It's just BS intended to spur remaining PS2 sales since they don't have anything for Xmas. If all you have to sell is a $129 PS2, you talk about how expensive everyone else is.

When the PS3 is available, you talk about how great a value it is for the money

 

[mrrman]

Originally posted by: PricklyPete
I won't be buying one until it dips below $400 and has some games out that I actually want to play. There is NO WAY I'm paying $600 for something that appears to be on par graphically with the Xbox 360. I'm not interested in a Blue-Ray player.

For me its $200

 

[kitkit201]

For me, it's $100

 

[TecHNooB]

5 dolla!

 

[Sid59]

if the rumors are true, the wii can turn out to be an expensive console. Despite the 249USD tag, 3 extra controllers is gonna cost 60USD each. So, that's an extra 180 bucks for 3 more controllers, which is the the wii-mote and nunchaku.

I guess he's sorta right.

 

[Lonyo]

Originally posted by: Sid59
if the rumors are true, the wii can turn out to be an expensive console. Despite the 249USD tag, 3 extra controllers is gonna cost 60USD each. So, that's an extra 180 bucks for 3 more controllers, which is the the wii-mote and nunchaku.

I guess he's sorta right.

Yup. The Wii wants to be a party console, but it's going to be expensive to do the partying.

 

[sswingle]

So if the Wii and 360 are too expensive "for their intended audience" who is the intended audience for the PS3? Millionares and lottery winners?

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: ScottSwingleComputers
So if the Wii and 360 are too expensive "for their intended audience" who is the intended audience for the PS3? Millionares and lottery winners?

I'm guessing late teen through late 20s males who spend a disproportionate amount of their income on expensive TVs and other electronics. Which is a pretty big market these days, but I think they priced it too high for just about any parents who'd consider buying it for their kids.

 

[Inspector Jihad]

ps3 isnt really overpriced for what it has...perhaps its unnecessary to have those things, but its not overprices. The wii on the other hand, i have owned nintendo consoles for a while and last gen i only bought a GC, but i'm not gonna be getting a wii

but i guess thats the american attitude now. affordable is directly related to how much something costs, not its actual value.

 

[jlbenedict]

Originally posted by: Inspector Jihad
ps3 isnt really overpriced for what it has...perhaps its unnecessary to have those things, but its not overprices. The wii on the other hand, i have owned nintendo consoles for a while and last gen i only bought a GC, but i'm not gonna be getting a wii

Do you work for Sony's marketing team?