Going to buy a PS3 Help..............

Ok so i want to buy a PS3, but im currently saving up for one, and next year im heading over to Seoul Korea and ive head electronics are very very cheap down there, compared to prices here in AUS.

I want to ask you's does anyone know how much a PS3 would be about down there, it would definitely be cheaper than AUS, but does anyone have a clue of about how much a PS3 would be in Seoul Korea.

Also would it be a good time to buy a PS3 next year, because i dont want to buy one and than Nextgen comes out shortly after. And would the PS3 work if i buy it in Seoul Korea than bring it down here in Australia??, i heard something about the PS3, being able to play games worlwide and work world wide.

Many thanks in advance, please try answering my Questions, and try answer as much as you can. ;) Thanks one again :)

Cheers; Dimitri.

the 'next gen' wont be out until EARLIEST 2010. and that would probably be microsoft, if they stick with jumping out a year ahead. So if you bought on next year you would be getting one during the peak of this generation IMOAbstract_Choas

people rekon 2012 is the dead line....

Also i am considering buying one from here, but does anybody know and good offers for the PS3 next year, for instance a price drop, or a good pack (that comes with console, game, controller)?

And can someone please tell me how much a PS3 would cost in Seoul Korea, since i am going there next year, and electronics are very cheap down there, its a bargain to grab myself a PS3....... ;)

It would be about half the price.

It would work in Australia. Games are region free.

Have fun.

Playstation 3 lifespan is about 10 years so well dont expect a new console from sony in 2012. And Xbox 260 lifespan is like 5 years so the next gen will start in 2013 when microsoft will release there new next genBalraj15

No console will ever last 10 years as a console manufacturers primary console on the market. It's just not feasable. Stop with this "10 year lifespan" thing. Even PS2 hasn't made it 10 years and it has pretty much died.

Thank you for answering my questions :), i am pleased for what i am hearing, but i expected it to be even cheaper down there :P

Anyways, i want a straight answer with proof, for when the next Gen-consoles will come out, because i am getting various answers like : 2012, 2013 and dont buy one cause you will be buying it at it's peak, cause next-gen is coming 2010. So i would really like a strraight answer for when they will release the next consoles, cause i want a ps3 but dont want to buy one than other other console's comes out.

Many thanks in advance......... Dimi ;)

Im also starting to think 2 years would be enuff with the PS3, because if next-gen comes out in 2011, than thats 2 years to enjoy the ps3, and u think thats plenty of time ;).

Or even better Next-gen might come 2012, but i would like a straight answer with facts plz :)

[QUOTE="Balraj15"]Playstation 3 lifespan is about 10 years so well dont expect a new console from sony in 2012. And Xbox 260 lifespan is like 5 years so the next gen will start in 2013 when microsoft will release there new next genUdsen

No console will ever last 10 years as a console manufacturers primary console on the market. It's just not feasable. Stop with this "10 year lifespan" thing. Even PS2 hasn't made it 10 years and it has pretty much died.

[QUOTE="Balraj15"]Playstation 3 lifespan is about 10 years so well dont expect a new console from sony in 2012. And Xbox 260 lifespan is like 5 years so the next gen will start in 2013 when microsoft will release there new next genUdsen

No console will ever last 10 years as a console manufacturers primary console on the market. It's just not feasable. Stop with this "10 year lifespan" thing. Even PS2 hasn't made it 10 years and it has pretty much died.

you realize that the Ps1 came out in 1994 and was available in markets for 11 years? you realize that the Ps2 was out back in 2000 and is still going strong 8 years later? and giving the Ps2 around 2 more years of life span is pretty much credible given games still come out on it. So saying the Ps3 should last around 10 years should be about true.

The X360 hardly last more then 6 months though... but for some other reasons lol.

No one has this information at the moment. It is still way too early to be talking about xbox 3 ps4 and nintendo whatever. Systems pretty much last for 5 to 6 years before the next one comes out. NES 1985-90, 91 SNES 1991-1996 N64 1996-2001 Gamecube 2001-2006. PS1 1994(Japan) 1995(rest of world)-2000 PS2 2000-2006 Xboc 2001-2005

Microsoft will probably jump the gun and get a headstart again since that worked out for them this generation. Most of the time though it is 5 to 6 years before a new system comes out and even after it does you still might have 2 to 3 years of older system support

NES(after launch of SNES) 1990-1994 SNES (after launch of N64) 1996-1997(rest of world, 1998 Japan) N64(2001-2002) Gamecube(2006-2007) We all know why nintendo's systems didn't get support for the 2-3 years after launch of new system.

PS1 (after launch of PS2) 2000-2004, PS2 Iafter launch of PS3) 2006-2009. I am just guessing about the 09 year, but ps2 is pretty much done this fall, but there could be a few games for ps2 next year.

Xbox (after launch of 360) 2005-2006 and that was just barely. They stopped production of xbox 1 like 2 months after 360 came out and that is why a lot of last gen games were on the 360 when that first came out. When Xbox 3 comes out they will probably drop 360 right mostly right after that one comes out.

People are explaining the 10 year cycle a little incorrectly to you. Sony didn't say 10 year life cycle before launch of a new system, they just said 10 year life cycle period. I mean PS1 games were on shelves a year after they stopped making games for it, so you still got 10 years with that. PS2 is going on it's 8th birthday this year and there is still shelving for that and I assume that they will still sell the games for a while more after they officailly drop production on the ps2. America wise it still beats out the ps3 in terms of sales.

It all depends on this year of 2008 that has already started and the holday season. If they continue to sell as they are now then the ps3 could last at least the full 5 year cycle, if it spikes up sales obviously it will last longer. If everyone buys it just for MGS 4 and then loses interest then by early 2010, it could go down hiil and be like the Gamecube and not do anything. It also depends on whether this Home thing is actually cool and does things for games as well as the interaction part. I mean if Little Big Planet, Socom, Confrontation, and Killzone 2 aren't that great then people will probably lose a lot of trust in Sony. MGS 4 and Resistance 2 probably will sell a million even if they were horrible which they won't be but still. It only took 2 years for everyone to go against sega and that was because of the add ons and nothing out on the Saturn.

In terms of how the markets are now. Europe prefers ps3 to 360, Japan doesn't care much about ps3 or 360, but ps3 still sells 6 to 7 times the amount of 360, right now in North America ps3 and 360 are selling about the same, 360 still has the edge though and is picking up steam here. It all depends on wether or not North America still has interest in ps3 after MGS 4. NA is the market that will determine whether sony lives or dies. Japan sales aren't going to strike up much. I mean yeah they might buy a million ps3's just to play MGS 4, but they have pretty much chosen the wii and the console they like to play on the most. Ninja Gaiden 2 and Gears of War 2 are pretty popular in NA so Sony still has a rough road ahead.

Anyway to answer your original question, if the PS3 lasts then your looking at 2011 and further for the next system in Sony's camp. If you buy one next year you will have qute a bit to choose from and newer games such and god of war 3, final fantasy 13 twisted metal, white knight chronicles, heavy rain, team ico project and infamous, plus everything that has been out for 2 years.

sorry for the long post.

No one has this information at the moment. It is still way too early to be talking about xbox 3 ps4 and nintendo whatever. Systems pretty much last for 5 to 6 years before the next one comes out. NES 1985-90, 91 SNES 1991-1996 N64 1996-2001 Gamecube 2001-2006. PS1 1994(Japan) 1995(rest of world)-2000 PS2 2000-2006 Xboc 2001-2005

Microsoft will probably jump the gun and get a headstart again since that worked out for them this generation. Most of the time though it is 5 to 6 years before a new system comes out and even after it does you still might have 2 to 3 years of older system support

NES(after launch of SNES) 1990-1994 SNES (after launch of N64) 1996-1997(rest of world, 1998 Japan) N64(2001-2002) Gamecube(2006-2007) We all know why nintendo's systems didn't get support for the 2-3 years after launch of new system.

PS1 (after launch of PS2) 2000-2004, PS2 Iafter launch of PS3) 2006-2009. I am just guessing about the 09 year, but ps2 is pretty much done this fall, but there could be a few games for ps2 next year.

Xbox (after launch of 360) 2005-2006 and that was just barely. They stopped production of xbox 1 like 2 months after 360 came out and that is why a lot of last gen games were on the 360 when that first came out. When Xbox 3 comes out they will probably drop 360 right mostly right after that one comes out.

People are explaining the 10 year cycle a little incorrectly to you. Sony didn't say 10 year life cycle before launch of a new system, they just said 10 year life cycle period. I mean PS1 games were on shelves a year after they stopped making games for it, so you still got 10 years with that. PS2 is going on it's 8th birthday this year and there is still shelving for that and I assume that they will still sell the games for a while more after they officailly drop production on the ps2. America wise it still beats out the ps3 in terms of sales.

It all depends on this year of 2008 that has already started and the holday season. If they continue to sell as they are now then the ps3 could last at least the full 5 year cycle, if it spikes up sales obviously it will last longer. If everyone buys it just for MGS 4 and then loses interest then by early 2010, it could go down hiil and be like the Gamecube and not do anything. It also depends on whether this Home thing is actually cool and does things for games as well as the interaction part. I mean if Little Big Planet, Socom, Confrontation, and Killzone 2 aren't that great then people will probably lose a lot of trust in Sony. MGS 4 and Resistance 2 probably will sell a million even if they were horrible which they won't be but still. It only took 2 years for everyone to go against sega and that was because of the add ons and nothing out on the Saturn.

In terms of how the markets are now. Europe prefers ps3 to 360, Japan doesn't care much about ps3 or 360, but ps3 still sells 6 to 7 times the amount of 360, right now in North America ps3 and 360 are selling about the same, 360 still has the edge though and is picking up steam here. It all depends on wether or not North America still has interest in ps3 after MGS 4. NA is the market that will determine whether sony lives or dies. Japan sales aren't going to strike up much. I mean yeah they might buy a million ps3's just to play MGS 4, but they have pretty much chosen the wii and the console they like to play on the most. Ninja Gaiden 2 and Gears of War 2 are pretty popular in NA so Sony still has a rough road ahead.

Anyway to answer your original question, if the PS3 lasts then your looking at 2011 and further for the next system in Sony's camp. If you buy one next year you will have qute a bit to choose from and newer games such and god of war 3, final fantasy 13 twisted metal, white knight chronicles, heavy rain, team ico project and infamous, plus everything that has been out for 2 years.

sorry for the long post.

gamenerd15

Also thank you everyone else for answering as much as you could, and thank you for giving up your time to help me decide

Oh yeha lets keep this topic active :D

I will have spare of a $100 on my hands after i buy the PS3 from Korea. I am considering getting a couple of game for the ps3,

i was thinking Resistance Fall Of Man and Hevenly sword, but than again next year those games would be old, and newer greater games will be avaliable,

Any games you would reccomend or any awsome games you know that are coming for 09.

cheers, Dimi