Could Casuals become confused about PS3 price drop?

Well think about it, if you were someone who was interested in the PS3, and hears that its going to be 500 dollars starting monday. But then a few weeks later the new version comes out for 600 dollars. I would think it could confuse some prospective buyers if they are not aware about the cheaper version still being avaliable.

They better advertise it well. I would think it'd be better to plan the new version and the price drop to occur at the same time.

Well think about it, if you were someone who was interested in the PS3, and hears that its going to be 500 dollars starting monday. But then a few weeks later the new version comes out for 600 dollars. I would think it could confuse some prospective buyers if they are not aware about the cheaper version still being avaliable.

They better advertise it well. I would think it'd be better to plan the new version and the price drop to occur at the same time.

hiho24

Nah.

They'll simply see the added game and then say "Oh look, it has an extra 20GB of storage than the non game included package!!!!"

Casuals will see the $500 price tag and pick up a 360/Wii.LINKloco

[QUOTE="LINKloco"]Casuals will see the $500 price tag and pick up a 360/Wii.Ibacai

Are they confused by the multiple varieties of iPods available?

To be honest I think its less confusing than the Core/Premium packages, where one of them doesn't come ready to play games out of the box.
Teufelhuhn

good point , makes sense.

[QUOTE="Ibacai"][QUOTE="LINKloco"]Casuals will see the $500 price tag and pick up a 360/Wii.LINKloco

Are they confused by the multiple varieties of iPods available?

To be honest I think its less confusing than the Core/Premium packages, where one of them doesn't come ready to play games out of the box.
Teufelhuhn

How so? I got a core, put in Gears and was playing without a problem, care to explain how that happened?

Are they confused by the multiple varieties of iPods available?

To be honest I think its less confusing than the Core/Premium packages, where one of them doesn't come ready to play games out of the box.
Teufelhuhn

Wait, while we're on the subject of iPods, why don't some of the Cows come here and make that idiotic comparison again: " DUDEZ, PPL R SPENDIN LIKE 500 DOLLAS ON IPODS SO DEY'LL BUY TEH CELL I MEAN PS3 LIK NUTTIN " :lol:

[QUOTE="Teufelhuhn"]Are they confused by the multiple varieties of iPods available?

To be honest I think its less confusing than the Core/Premium packages, where one of them doesn't come ready to play games out of the box.
themyth01

How so? I got a core, put in Gears and was playing without a problem, care to explain how that happened?

[QUOTE="Teufelhuhn"]Are they confused by the multiple varieties of iPods available?

To be honest I think its less confusing than the Core/Premium packages, where one of them doesn't come ready to play games out of the box.
themyth01

How so? I got a core, put in Gears and was playing without a problem, care to explain how that happened?

you sure as hell didn't save your game data .

[QUOTE="Teufelhuhn"]Are they confused by the multiple varieties of iPods available?

To be honest I think its less confusing than the Core/Premium packages, where one of them doesn't come ready to play games out of the box.
themyth01

How so? I got a core, put in Gears and was playing without a problem, care to explain how that happened?

[QUOTE="Teufelhuhn"]Are they confused by the multiple varieties of iPods available?

To be honest I think its less confusing than the Core/Premium packages, where one of them doesn't come ready to play games out of the box.
JzkBoxer

Wait, while we're on the subject of iPods, why don't some of the Cows come here and make that idiotic comparison again: " DUDEZ, PPL R SPENDIN LIKE 500 DOLLAS ON IPODS SO DEY'LL BUY TEH CELL I MEAN PS3 LIK NUTTIN " :lol:

It's actually the other way around. People always try and compare the iPhone and the PS3 saying "Oh the iPhone is selling great at $600....so why doesn't the PS3" It's PS3 bashers that make those kinda comparison threads for the most part.

[QUOTE="Teufelhuhn"]Are they confused by the multiple varieties of iPods available?

To be honest I think its less confusing than the Core/Premium packages, where one of them doesn't come ready to play games out of the box.
MikeE21286

good point , makes sense.

I don't think that is such a good example. Mostly because the Gb rating is essentially the entire point of the "better" iPod. That isn't necessarily true with ps3 however, alot more goes into it that casuals won't know about...and they'll know they don't know. Also, the designations, iPod "video", and iPod "nano" etc..are both extremely clear and visible to the eye. There is little confusion possible. Again, not so with the ps3. They look the same, and if you don't know why you need extra gigs, or much else about it, you'll be clueless.

[QUOTE="MikeE21286"]

[QUOTE="Teufelhuhn"]Are they confused by the multiple varieties of iPods available?

To be honest I think its less confusing than the Core/Premium packages, where one of them doesn't come ready to play games out of the box.
whoisryanmack

good point , makes sense.

I don't think that is such a good example. Mostly because the Gb rating is essentially the entire point of the "better" iPod. That isn't necessarily true with ps3 however, alot more goes into it that casuals won't know about...and they'll know they don't know. Also, the designations, iPod "video", and iPod "nano" etc..are both extremely clear and visible to the eye. There is little confusion possible. Again, not so with the ps3. They look the same, and if you don't know why you need extra gigs, or much else about it, you'll be clueless.

[QUOTE="MikeE21286"]

[QUOTE="Teufelhuhn"]Are they confused by the multiple varieties of iPods available?

To be honest I think its less confusing than the Core/Premium packages, where one of them doesn't come ready to play games out of the box.
whoisryanmack

good point , makes sense.

I don't think that is such a good example. Mostly because the Gb rating is essentially the entire point of the "better" iPod. That isn't necessarily true with ps3 however, alot more goes into it that casuals won't know about...and they'll know they don't know. Also, the designations, iPod "video", and iPod "nano" etc..are both extremely clear and visible to the eye. There is little confusion possible. Again, not so with the ps3. They look the same, and if you don't know why you need extra gigs, or much else about it, you'll be clueless.

lol it's so funny how casuals get talked about in here.....as if they're some kind of retarded alien species or something (for the most part, based on their consumer habits......they're pretty questionable)

[QUOTE="JzkBoxer"]

[QUOTE="Teufelhuhn"]Are they confused by the multiple varieties of iPods available?

To be honest I think its less confusing than the Core/Premium packages, where one of them doesn't come ready to play games out of the box.
MikeE21286

Wait, while we're on the subject of iPods, why don't some of the Cows come here and make that idiotic comparison again: " DUDEZ, PPL R SPENDIN LIKE 500 DOLLAS ON IPODS SO DEY'LL BUY TEH CELL I MEAN PS3 LIK NUTTIN " :lol:

It's actually the other way around. People always try and compare the iPhone and the PS3 saying "Oh the iPhone is selling great at $600....so why doesn't the PS3" It's PS3 bashers that make those kinda comparison threads for the most part.

No, I clearly remember Cows making those sorts of comparisons post-E3 in attempts at damage control. Bottom line is, it's apples and oranges, and even attempting to compare the success of two different products from two different markets is stupid.

Facts:

1.) The PS3 has no system-selling exclusives coming out in the near future. Please take note of the bolded words.

2.) The price point is far too high given their competition.

3.) Their marketing is HORRIBLE

#3 is the most interesting of the facts I listed, because marketing can make or break the success of a product. When I see a PS3 commercial, it should have the best clips of the various games they provide -exclusively- followed by a flashing of the logo, or something of that sort. What'd they do? Creep people out with some freaky baby commercial.

[QUOTE="whoisryanmack"][QUOTE="MikeE21286"]

[QUOTE="Teufelhuhn"]Are they confused by the multiple varieties of iPods available?

To be honest I think its less confusing than the Core/Premium packages, where one of them doesn't come ready to play games out of the box.
Teufelhuhn

good point , makes sense.

I don't think that is such a good example. Mostly because the Gb rating is essentially the entire point of the "better" iPod. That isn't necessarily true with ps3 however, alot more goes into it that casuals won't know about...and they'll know they don't know. Also, the designations, iPod "video", and iPod "nano" etc..are both extremely clear and visible to the eye. There is little confusion possible. Again, not so with the ps3. They look the same, and if you don't know why you need extra gigs, or much else about it, you'll be clueless.

The point is...people who don't know about gaming won't know what all there is to it. You know what all there is to an iPod. It is a device entirely dedicated to storing information. The higher the Gb number, the more you can store. With the ps3, people see all kinds of other variables that could change...regardless of whether or not they actually do.

And again with the designations. iPod "video" is just that. An iPod that plays video. Really hard to mess that up. However, when ps3's are 100 dollars apart, and the only difference they see is a slightly higher number next to the Gb rating, they'll think....well what else does it do? You have to play dumb here. We know far too much about these consoles to see this argument, but what if you're a mom? It might be hard to discern why one ps3 is better than the other....so you might just go ahead and buy the 600 dollar one thinking there are greater differences.

[QUOTE="whoisryanmack"][QUOTE="MikeE21286"]

[QUOTE="Teufelhuhn"]Are they confused by the multiple varieties of iPods available?

To be honest I think its less confusing than the Core/Premium packages, where one of them doesn't come ready to play games out of the box.
MikeE21286

good point , makes sense.

I don't think that is such a good example. Mostly because the Gb rating is essentially the entire point of the "better" iPod. That isn't necessarily true with ps3 however, alot more goes into it that casuals won't know about...and they'll know they don't know. Also, the designations, iPod "video", and iPod "nano" etc..are both extremely clear and visible to the eye. There is little confusion possible. Again, not so with the ps3. They look the same, and if you don't know why you need extra gigs, or much else about it, you'll be clueless.

lol it's so funny how casuals get talked about in here.....as if they're some kind of retarded alien species or something (for the most part, based on their consumer habits......they're pretty questionable)

Well, my defintion of casual is pretty simple.

1.) If your first game console played its games on disks of any sort, chances are you're a casual. This of course will change with time.

2.) If your Top 5 games of all-time list includes Halo, yep, chances are you're pushng it.

3.) If you make any blanket statements about the consoles such as " Nintendo is kiddy ", " 360 only has shooters ", etc. You definitely are.

I could go on like that for days, but I think pretty much everyone here knows what I mean.

[QUOTE="MikeE21286"][QUOTE="JzkBoxer"]

[QUOTE="Teufelhuhn"]Are they confused by the multiple varieties of iPods available?

To be honest I think its less confusing than the Core/Premium packages, where one of them doesn't come ready to play games out of the box.
JzkBoxer

Wait, while we're on the subject of iPods, why don't some of the Cows come here and make that idiotic comparison again: " DUDEZ, PPL R SPENDIN LIKE 500 DOLLAS ON IPODS SO DEY'LL BUY TEH CELL I MEAN PS3 LIK NUTTIN " :lol:

It's actually the other way around. People always try and compare the iPhone and the PS3 saying "Oh the iPhone is selling great at $600....so why doesn't the PS3" It's PS3 bashers that make those kinda comparison threads for the most part.

No, I clearly remember Cows making those sorts of comparisons post-E3 in attempts at damage control. Bottom line is, it's apples and oranges, and even attempting to compare the success of two different products from two different markets is stupid.

Facts:

1.) The PS3 has no system-selling exclusives coming out in the near future. Please take note of the bolded words.

2.) The price point is far too high given their competition.

3.) Their marketing is HORRIBLE

#3 is the most interesting of the facts I listed, because marketing can make or break the success of a product. When I see a PS3 commercial, it should have the best clips of the various games they provide -exclusively- followed by a flashing of the logo, or something of that sort. What'd they do? Creep people out with some freaky baby commercial.

Yeah, they're marketing is questionable. Everyone is trying this "viral" marketing campaign where they just dispaly completely messed up stuff that have little to do with their product. THe price point is too high. I do think though that the games coming out will be great however (and especially considereding their biggest franchises, MGS4, FFXIII, and GT5) have yet to appear.

[QUOTE="LINKloco"]Casuals will see the $500 price tag and pick up a 360/Wii.Ibacai

QFT What was he thinking???

[QUOTE="Teufelhuhn"]Are they confused by the multiple varieties of iPods available?

To be honest I think its less confusing than the Core/Premium packages, where one of them doesn't come ready to play games out of the box.
themyth01

How so? I got a core, put in Gears and was playing without a problem, care to explain how that happened?

How did you save?

[QUOTE="whoisryanmack"][QUOTE="MikeE21286"]

[QUOTE="Teufelhuhn"]Are they confused by the multiple varieties of iPods available?

To be honest I think its less confusing than the Core/Premium packages, where one of them doesn't come ready to play games out of the box.
MikeE21286

good point , makes sense.

I don't think that is such a good example. Mostly because the Gb rating is essentially the entire point of the "better" iPod. That isn't necessarily true with ps3 however, alot more goes into it that casuals won't know about...and they'll know they don't know. Also, the designations, iPod "video", and iPod "nano" etc..are both extremely clear and visible to the eye. There is little confusion possible. Again, not so with the ps3. They look the same, and if you don't know why you need extra gigs, or much else about it, you'll be clueless.

lol it's so funny how casuals get talked about in here.....as if they're some kind of retarded alien species or something (for the most part, based on their consumer habits......they're pretty questionable)

It isn't that they're dumb people. It's just that by definition of them being casual (to the degree that we're talking right now) they are pretty ignorant on this particular subject. It would be like me buying an air conditioner. I see BTU's, volts, whatever else...and I'll be clueless as to what I need or why I need it. Doesn't make me dumb, just uneducated. People seem to be particularly confused by new technology. It's like they don't even WANT to know about it.

[QUOTE="MikeE21286"][QUOTE="whoisryanmack"][QUOTE="MikeE21286"]

[QUOTE="Teufelhuhn"]Are they confused by the multiple varieties of iPods available?

To be honest I think its less confusing than the Core/Premium packages, where one of them doesn't come ready to play games out of the box.
whoisryanmack

good point , makes sense.

I don't think that is such a good example. Mostly because the Gb rating is essentially the entire point of the "better" iPod. That isn't necessarily true with ps3 however, alot more goes into it that casuals won't know about...and they'll know they don't know. Also, the designations, iPod "video", and iPod "nano" etc..are both extremely clear and visible to the eye. There is little confusion possible. Again, not so with the ps3. They look the same, and if you don't know why you need extra gigs, or much else about it, you'll be clueless.

lol it's so funny how casuals get talked about in here.....as if they're some kind of retarded alien species or something (for the most part, based on their consumer habits......they're pretty questionable)

It isn't that they're dumb people. It's just that by definition of them being casual (to the degree that we're talking right now) they are pretty ignorant on this particular subject. It would be like me buying an air conditioner. I see BTU's, volts, whatever else...and I'll be clueless as to what I need or why I need it. Doesn't make me dumb, just uneducated. People seem to be particularly confused by new technology. It's like they don't even WANT to know about it.

Yeah, I agree. I don't know though, I consider myself an educated consumer and most of my decisions on purchases are done after I have done some research or know about the product ( but hey, I did get a PS3 at launch **rimshot**) But honestly it'll be fine lol.

I don't think it's really a price drop its more like a hard drive upgrade. People that will go into a store and if you ask the sells person which PS3 should you getthey might point out the 80 gig because it's the latest and greatestand it'sbundled with a game and because it's more expensive. So yeah some consumers might get confused.IMO the 80 gig announcementwith the $499 60 gig was a dumb move by Sony again.

I don't think it's really a price drop its more like a hard drive upgrade. People that will go into a store and if you ask the sells person which PS3 should you getthey might point out the 80 gig because it's the latest and greatestand it'sbundled with a game and because it's more expensive. So yeah some consumers might get confused.

ReverseCycology

well put. I don't really see how it could go any other way.

[QUOTE="ReverseCycology"]

I don't think it's really a price drop its more like a hard drive upgrade. People that will go into a store and if you ask the sells person which PS3 should you getthey might point out the 80 gig because it's the latest and greatestand it'sbundled with a game and because it's more expensive. So yeah some consumers might get confused.

whoisryanmack

well put. I don't really see how it could go any other way.

I'm not talking about it in that way though. I'm saying that I would think some casuals could become confused if they see that the PS3 is now 500 dollars. and then they will come back a couple weeks later to see a 600 dollar price tag again. Sure there are two versions but it may not be so obvious to the average buyer.