[QUOTE="shadow8585"]A ton of casual PS2 owners are getting Xbox 360s because they think $600 is a big rip off. MANY of the PS2 owneres were casual teens and they are all buying Xbox 360s, especially when Halo 3 comes out because a) No teenage gamer unless obsessed with Sony or obsessed with video games is going to shell out $700+ for a system and mediocre game, they will put that towards a car or gas or something b) they don't want Wii because its childish c) Xbox was cool last gen to have and this gen the graphics are good, Gears of War and Halo 3. Trust me, I'm a teen and I know a couple people personally went the route I stated because of what I said above...filterpunk
Seeing as how the PS3 is a $600 game console, do you honestly think Sony is even remotely interested in your age group?
Most teens would struggle to afford even a $400 system, let alone $600. Whether you think it's a good move on their part or not, Sony is probably more interested in the buying power of a more adult market - they make more money, have higher credit limits, and don't have parents or age restrictions limiting their purchases. For a teen, it's obviously not likely that many of them will be able to afford an HDTV, A/V receiver, surround speakers, and a PS3...but if you being able to afford the PS3 means that I have to lose out on those little luxuries that I (and many others) can afford, then i'm perfectly OK with your age group being left out.
This isn't a personal attack, but you have to realize that as my generation has grown up with this stuff, what we want and what you want are often very different things. Game companies are able to see this shift, so they're trying to design and market their products accordingly. Sony happened to target mine, the Wii is targeting yours, and the 360 is trying to tackle both.
Frankly, i'm shocked that parents are buying their kids the 360 or the Wii. If i'd have asked my Mom for anything in the $250-400 range, she would've laughed in my face and told me to get a job.
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For the under 16 market that might be the case, but I hear from my little brother how it is in high-school. The kids there who are old enough get a job someplace like McDonalds, sure they're flipping burgers, but they can become "the cool kid" since they can now afford things like the PSP, latest cell phone, PS3, Xbox 360, et cetera.
I'm in college, don't have anything close to an "awesome job" and I still manage to have an HDTV, gaming PC, surround sound system, et cetera. The stuff isn't so expensive that humans can't afford it - after all, while people do make more money when they get out of college, they also tend to have expensive little leaches called "chlidren" to ruin their discretionary income.
I can't image how a fourteen year old kid would get a PS3, HDTV, and surround system, but hey, not my problem (or yours, as you've stated).
I think my big issue with the PS3 is that it just doesn't offer the gaming experience I want. The 360 Elite and Xbox LIVE are expensive as well, but I'll be getting those this summer after I pick up my new job (moving, need new furniture, there goes a lot of my savings, yay! You don't realize how nice it was being a kid until you spend $600 on a bed instead of a PS3).I wish the PS3 had offered what the Xbox offered last gen - that "creme de la creme" gaming experience. It was expensive, it offered fewer games, but they were strikingly better than PS2 games in terms of graphics and sound. Now? The PS3 has yet to top the 360, and keeps getting games six months late.Â
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