A Fair Price Comparison

I'm here to show you guys an actually fair price comparison.  I'm not going to add on crap you don't need, I'm going to show you the stuff you WILL need.  By that, I mean I'm going to add on an extra controller and one game (and for the 360 one year of Xbox Live Gold.)  I am comparing the more expensive versions of each console.

PlayStation 3:
Console ($600) + Extra SIXAXIS ($50) + Resistance: Fall of Man ($60)= $710

Xbox 360:
Console ($400) + Extra Wireless Controller ($50) + Gears of War ($60) + 1 year of XBL Gold ($50)= $560 ($510 without online)

Wii:
Console ($250) + Extra Wii Remote ($40) + Nunchuk Attachment ($20) + The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess ($50)= $360

There you have it.  An actually fair price comparison.  Please let me know if I did my math wrong or have the wrong prices.

I'm here to show you guys an actually fair price comparison.  I'm not going to add on crap you don't need, I'm going to show you the stuff you WILL need.  By that, I mean I'm going to add on an extra controller and one game (and for the 360 one year of Xbox Live Gold.)  I am comparing the more expensive versions of each console.

PlayStation 3:
Console ($600) + Extra SIXAXIS ($50) + Resistance: Fall of Man ($60)= $710

Xbox 360:
Console ($400) + Extra Wireless Controller ($50) + Gears of War ($60) + 1 year of XBL Gold ($50)= $560

Wii:
Console ($250) + Extra Wii Remote ($40) + Nunchuk Attachment ($20) + The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess ($50)= $360

There you have it.  An actually fair price comparison.  Please let me know if I did my math wrong or have the wrong prices.

-The-G-Man-

Why would I want to buy Gears of War? I really didn't enjoy that game at all.Strakha

Well, you could get another game if you like.  Or one of the Platinum Hits (I think they're called that) for the 360 for I think $30.  I didn't include that just to be fair.

Nice, but these topics have been played to death.fatzombiepigeon

The fair price comparisons haven't been played to death, though. :D

[QUOTE="Strakha"]Why would I want to buy Gears of War? I really didn't enjoy that game at all.-The-G-Man-

Well, you could get another game if you like.  Or one of the Platinum Hits (I think they're called that) for the 360 for I think $30.  I didn't include that just to be fair.

Yeah no worries I was just nit picking :)

[QUOTE="-The-G-Man-"]

[QUOTE="Strakha"]Why would I want to buy Gears of War? I really didn't enjoy that game at all.Strakha

Well, you could get another game if you like.  Or one of the Platinum Hits (I think they're called that) for the 360 for I think $30.  I didn't include that just to be fair.

Yeah no worries I was just nit picking :)

I've killed nit pickers for less than that. :twisted:

At the end of the day 360 = $400 PS3 = $600 Wii = $250Oemenia

No,  it's at the end of the day.

360 $300-$479

PS3 $500-$600

Wii $250 

How is it you need Xbox LIve for 360?  Thats only if you play online in the first place..

If that's the case,  then you need an HD cable for the PS3 since you should be playing on an HDTV 

How is it you need Xbox LIve for 360?  Thats only if you play online in the first place..

 

If that's the case,  then you need an HD cable for the PS3 since you should be playing on an HDTV 

m3Boarder32

Well, for all three I assumed you would be using online.  You can just as easily take it off.

not fair.

first compare the 500$ PS3 to the 470$(elite),they are the most similar. now,you said without addons that are not required to play the system,so i will keep out the HD-DVD drive(just to follow your rules).

now,do you only mean to use the system for one year?if not, you have to add XBOX LIVE for the hole console life cycle which should be around 5-7 years(lets say it's 5).

For the PS3, you have to add an HDMI cable which is around 20$.

so now lets caculet:

PS3:

500$+20$=520$(w/160GB HD=660$

360:

480$+250$=730$(w/HD-DVD(200$) drive=930 )

*feel free to correct my caculation or my pricing information

not fair.

first compare the 500$ PS3 to the 470$(elite),they are the most similar. now,you said without addons that are not required to play the system,so i will keep out the HD-DVD drive(just to follow your rules).

now,do you only mean to use the system for one year?if not, you have to add XBOX LIVE for the hole console life cycle which should be around 5-7 years(lets say it's 5).

For the PS3, you have to add an HDMI cable which is around 20$. 

so now lets caculet:

PS3: 

500$+20$=520$(w/160GB HD=660$

360: 

480$+250$=730$(w/HD-DVD(200$) drive+wireless adapter(100$)=1030 )

*feel free to correct my caculation or my pricing information

Gamerzk

Your comparison is a joke.

not fair.

first compare the 500$ PS3 to the 470$(elite),they are the most similar. now,you said without addons that are not required to play the system,so i will keep out the HD-DVD drive(just to follow your rules).

now,do you only mean to use the system for one year?if not, you have to add XBOX LIVE for the hole console life cycle which should be around 5-7 years(lets say it's 5).

For the PS3, you have to add an HDMI cable which is around 20$. 

so now lets caculet:

PS3: 

500$+20$=520$(w/160GB HD=660$

360: 

480$+250$=730$(w/HD-DVD(200$) drive+wireless adapter(100$)=1030 )

*feel free to correct my caculation or my pricing information

Gamerzk

First off, I just did 1 year because there could possibly be a drop in price somewhere down the road and if you wanted to do the console's entire lifespan you would have to add on more games.  I was doing what you would need to get when you first buy it, including extra controllers.

Second, you don't need to compare the elite to the 500 PS3.  I'm comparing the more expensive versions of each console, excluding the Elite because it is not out yet.

not fair.

first compare the 500$ PS3 to the 470$(elite),they are the most similar. now,you said without addons that are not required to play the system,so i will keep out the HD-DVD drive(just to follow your rules).

now,do you only mean to use the system for one year?if not, you have to add XBOX LIVE for the hole console life cycle which should be around 5-7 years(lets say it's 5).

For the PS3, you have to add an HDMI cable which is around 20$. 

so now lets caculet:

PS3: 

500$+20$=520$(w/160GB HD=660$

360: 

480$+250$=730$(w/HD-DVD(200$) drive+wireless adapter(100$)=1030 )

*feel free to correct my caculation or my pricing information

Gamerzk

You forgot the wireless adaptor for the ps3

Thw Wii comes with Wii Sports. You don't necessarily need another game.mike1889

True, but Wii Sports is more of a tech demo than a game.

Wrong. Wii Sports is the second best Wii game to date. Now this sound pathetic, but graphics aside, Wii Sports remains one of the most played games on the console. I should know, it's the same with my copy. Wii Sports never, ever gets old. Wii Play is a tech demo, yes. But Sports is one heck of a motivating fun game with some nice modes and excellent multiplayer. The fact that it's actually free just adds up. If I had to review them, I'd give Wii Sports a higher score than Gears of War (yes, I own both).

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I bought my X360 for $400, 3 months of XBL, an extra wireless controller and Kameo included. Now that the PS3 is released, you'll find these kind of bundles everywhere.

Yes - that's much closer to what *really* happens on day one when you buy the console. I don't think I'll be buying an extra controller right away - there would be my purchases:

Xbox 360 Elite ($480) + Black Play-N-Charge ($20) + Gears of War ($40) + Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter ($20) + Xbox LIVE One Year Card ($40) = $600

I bought both of the games on sale, and I'll pick up a 13 month LIVE card on Amazon when they do their usual $40 sales on them - which are quite often. In all honesty, if I wanted the premium (20gb) Xbox 360, I could have gotten it with a year of LIVE for $400, meaning my total spent would only be $480.  I haven't bought my 360 yet so I'm still thinking about if I want to do it that way - Elite is tempting though.

[QUOTE="Gamerzk"]

not fair.

first compare the 500$ PS3 to the 470$(elite),they are the most similar. now,you said without addons that are not required to play the system,so i will keep out the HD-DVD drive(just to follow your rules).

now,do you only mean to use the system for one year?if not, you have to add XBOX LIVE for the hole console life cycle which should be around 5-7 years(lets say it's 5).

For the PS3, you have to add an HDMI cable which is around 20$.

so now lets caculet:

PS3:

500$+20$=520$(w/160GB HD=660$

360:

480$+250$=730$(w/HD-DVD(200$) drive+wireless adapter(100$)=1030 )

*feel free to correct my caculation or my pricing information

the-destroyer

You forgot the wireless adaptor for the ps3