Xbox 360 for $99 and playstation 3 $149?

Seeing how this generation is not going to end anytime soon could we see these prices during this generation? Think about it, with natal and arc both companies aim to extend this generation by a few years. In say 2014 could we see prices like this if the generation continues?

To the ignorant consumer the 99$ price tag wins, to the informed consumer the PS3.

Eddie-Vedder

free Wii for EVERYONE!! lol wonder how much wii would cost?

1.the ps3 is not the better system subjective opinion.

2.so much for the vaunted INFORMED consumer the informed consumer knows that they don't have to purchase the wireless adaptor, This is something i have to constantly tell cows.

Ethernet...Wireless...Bridge

They can be found for 30 dollars, they work with the 360 they work well. As for that 360 at 99 dollars? if it happend tommorow? the ps3 would HAVE to price drop the 360 would destroy it even more at that price.

P.S: seems most consumers are ignorant as you claim since...the 360 is in 2nd place world wide...

To the ignorant consumer the 99$ price tag wins, to the informed consumer the PS3.

Eddie-Vedder

The problem is,

By the time the 2 units get to this type price, we don't know when or what the 2 units will have included/incorportated at that time. What if LIVE is free for play at that time? What if PSN is not? What XBOX has a Blueray player at that time? Is Natal included then? PS3 motion controller? Total games available for each system vs games included on purchase....Who knows.

We don't know what the future will hold.

Question can't be answered.

To the ignorant consumer the 99$ price tag wins, to the informed consumer the PS3.

To the ignorant consumer the 99$ price tag wins, to the informed consumer the PS3.

Eddie-Vedder

[QUOTE="Eddie-Vedder"]

To the ignorant consumer the 99$ price tag wins, to the informed consumer the PS3.

Miroku32

XBL costs $30 a year.. For the last time..

[QUOTE="Miroku32"][QUOTE="Eddie-Vedder"]

To the ignorant consumer the 99$ price tag wins, to the informed consumer the PS3.

sSubZerOo

XBL costs $30 a year.. For the last time..

XBL costs $30 a year.. For the last time..

sSubZerOo

12-Month Gold $49.99 MSRP

To the ignorant consumer the 99$ price tag wins, to the informed consumer the PS3.

Eddie-Vedder

[QUOTE="Miroku32"][QUOTE="Eddie-Vedder"]

To the ignorant consumer the 99$ price tag wins, to the informed consumer the PS3.

sSubZerOo

XBL costs $30 a year.. For the last time..

last time i checked on the XBL resub page it was £39.99 which equates to roughly $50 which is the registered retail and the price found in most shops here and most likely elsewhere....just because 1 place sells it cheaper doesnt instantly mean its $30 or w/e they decide to sell it for.As there are various methods of subscription all costing diffrent amounts.

And imho i still think paying for online is weak from the days i started online it was free and i just feel i could never ever in a billion years justify paying any amount of cash for this when they are free on other platforms..

Still the 360 is the more popular machine this generation and thats mainly due to 2 things MS and their agressive marketing and imo bull timed exclusive nonsense and launching earlier thanboth competitors effectively launching one of the worst in a reliable sense consoles we have seen..

[QUOTE="Eddie-Vedder"]

To the ignorant consumer the 99$ price tag wins, to the informed consumer the PS3.

cainetao11

[QUOTE="Miroku32"][QUOTE="Eddie-Vedder"]

To the ignorant consumer the 99$ price tag wins, to the informed consumer the PS3.

sSubZerOo

XBL costs $30 a year.. For the last time..

It technically is 49.99 but there are lots of sales on them, I see them all the time. Most I payed for one was $40, which was 2 years ago.

So we could say to the ignorant consumer it is 49.99 but to the smart consumer it is 29.99.:D

[QUOTE="cainetao11"][QUOTE="Eddie-Vedder"]

To the ignorant consumer the 99$ price tag wins, to the informed consumer the PS3.

Eddie-Vedder

Except a $99 Xbox beats a $149 PS3 any day. And i'm not ignorant...

[QUOTE="cainetao11"][QUOTE="Eddie-Vedder"]

To the ignorant consumer the 99$ price tag wins, to the informed consumer the PS3.

Eddie-Vedder

[QUOTE="Eddie-Vedder"][QUOTE="cainetao11"]needing to insult those that don't see it your way........baby talk. Sometimes the $99 wins because some just want a game console.RAGINGxPONY

Except a $99 Xbox beats a $149 PS3 any day. And i'm not ignorant...

LOL! So true. Just imagine if Microsoft manages to do that with at least the Arcade model this year. Cows would be going insane.

"But, but, but...it comes with Blu-Ray! And free Wi-Fi! And free Online!":lol:

Also, where do you manage to find those 12 month XBL cards for $30?

Seeing how this generation is not going to end anytime soon could we see these prices during this generation? Think about it, with natal and arc both companies aim to extend this generation by a few years. In say 2014 could we see prices like this if the generation continues?

Gamelova79

The 360 is the poor mans console while the PS3 is more prestigious. This is not as true as it was before since the slim came out but before hand I knew a ton of people who could not afford the PS3 and had to serttle for the 360.

[QUOTE="RAGINGxPONY"]

[QUOTE="Eddie-Vedder"] It's not an insult it's the way the market works, the ignorant buyer goes for the cheaper price tag more times then not. garland51

Except a $99 Xbox beats a $149 PS3 any day. And i'm not ignorant...

LOL! So true. Just imagine if Microsoft manages to do that with at least the Arcade model this year. Cows would be going insane.

Also, where do you manage to find those 12 month XBL cards for $30?

Boxing day, there we're deals everywhere, I bought mine from Wal-Mart for $30. Bestbuy had them for I think 34.99 too around boxing day. I live in Canada, so don't know if you have boxing day or not, but it's basically Canada's Black Friday.

The 360 is the poor mans console while the PS3 is more prestigious. This is not as true as it was before since the slim came out but before hand I knew a ton of people who could not afford the PS3 and had to serttle for the 360.

GrumpyWalrus

The 360 is the poor mans console while the PS3 is more prestigious. This is not as true as it was before since the slim came out but before hand I knew a ton of people who could not afford the PS3 and had to serttle for the 360.

GrumpyWalrus

Dude there video game systems not cars...

To the ignorant consumer the 99$ price tag wins, to the informed consumer the PS3.

Eddie-Vedder

The 360 is the poor mans console while the PS3 is more prestigious. This is not as true as it was before since the slim came out but before hand I knew a ton of people who could not afford the PS3 and had to serttle for the 360.

GrumpyWalrus

[QUOTE="Eddie-Vedder"]

To the ignorant consumer the 99$ price tag wins, to the informed consumer the PS3.

gamer620

i'd say we could see an Arcade for $99, maybe in late 2010 to try to get people to jump on the Natal train

I'd say by 2011 we'll have a $99-$129 Xbox 360

PS3 however, i see it being at lowest, $249 in 2011

[QUOTE="cainetao11"][QUOTE="Eddie-Vedder"]

To the ignorant consumer the 99$ price tag wins, to the informed consumer the PS3.

Eddie-Vedder

[QUOTE="Miroku32"][QUOTE="Eddie-Vedder"]

To the ignorant consumer the 99$ price tag wins, to the informed consumer the PS3.

sSubZerOo

XBL costs $30 a year.. For the last time..

Not everyone lives in the states or have access to those prices.

I don't see neither of those consoles dropping to that price until next gen of consoles has arrived. Even with the arcade model for 360 that's half off of what they are selling right now, there's no way either company will do that in a single price drop.

XBL, HDD, and wireless adaptor. You can say you don't NEED them but eventually most owners will want one of those. Not only does M$ cleverly exclude those what would be considered standard features these days, those add-ons are unique and only sold by M$ at ridiculous prices due to compatibility issues.

People here like to say how much "superior" XBL is to PSN with all its extra non-gaming feature (and party chat of course, who can forget with all the constant reminder), but are willing to overlook the standard features that should have been made available out-of-the-box. It's rather ironic.

To the ignorant consumer the 99$ price tag wins, to the informed consumer the PS3.

Eddie-Vedder

To the ignorant consumer the 99$ price tag wins, to the informed consumer the PS3.

Eddie-Vedder

[QUOTE="Eddie-Vedder"]

To the ignorant consumer the 99$ price tag wins, to the informed consumer the PS3.

cainetao11

1.the ps3 is not the better system subjective opinion.

2.so much for the vaunted INFORMED consumer the informed consumer knows that they don't have to purchase the wireless adaptor, This is something i have to constantly tell cows.

Ethernet...Wireless...Bridge

They can be found for 30 dollars, they work with the 360 they work well. As for that 360 at 99 dollars? if it happend tommorow? the ps3 would HAVE to price drop the 360 would destroy it even more at that price.

P.S: seems most consumers are ignorant as you claim since...the 360 is in 2nd place world wide...

WilliamRLBaker

[QUOTE="WilliamRLBaker"]

1.the ps3 is not the better system subjective opinion.

2.so much for the vaunted INFORMED consumer the informed consumer knows that they don't have to purchase the wireless adaptor, This is something i have to constantly tell cows.

Ethernet...Wireless...Bridge

They can be found for 30 dollars, they work with the 360 they work well. As for that 360 at 99 dollars? if it happend tommorow? the ps3 would HAVE to price drop the 360 would destroy it even more at that price.

P.S: seems most consumers are ignorant as you claim since...the 360 is in 2nd place world wide...

Syn_Valence

The game industry just isn't big enough now for a new gen.

[QUOTE="WilliamRLBaker"]

1.the ps3 is not the better system subjective opinion.

2.so much for the vaunted INFORMED consumer the informed consumer knows that they don't have to purchase the wireless adaptor, This is something i have to constantly tell cows.

Ethernet...Wireless...Bridge

They can be found for 30 dollars, they work with the 360 they work well. As for that 360 at 99 dollars? if it happend tommorow? the ps3 would HAVE to price drop the 360 would destroy it even more at that price.

P.S: seems most consumers are ignorant as you claim since...the 360 is in 2nd place world wide...

Syn_Valence

Fact=PS3 is not the the better console, maybe in your opinion but not mine.

Fact=360 sales are second worldwide...

[QUOTE="WilliamRLBaker"]

1.the ps3 is not the better system subjective opinion.

2.so much for the vaunted INFORMED consumer the informed consumer knows that they don't have to purchase the wireless adaptor, This is something i have to constantly tell cows.

Ethernet...Wireless...Bridge

They can be found for 30 dollars, they work with the 360 they work well. As for that 360 at 99 dollars? if it happend tommorow? the ps3 would HAVE to price drop the 360 would destroy it even more at that price.

P.S: seems most consumers are ignorant as you claim since...the 360 is in 2nd place world wide...

Syn_Valence

[QUOTE="Syn_Valence"]

[QUOTE="WilliamRLBaker"]

1.the ps3 is not the better system subjective opinion.

2.so much for the vaunted INFORMED consumer the informed consumer knows that they don't have to purchase the wireless adaptor, This is something i have to constantly tell cows.

Ethernet...Wireless...Bridge

They can be found for 30 dollars, they work with the 360 they work well. As for that 360 at 99 dollars? if it happend tommorow? the ps3 would HAVE to price drop the 360 would destroy it even more at that price.

P.S: seems most consumers are ignorant as you claim since...the 360 is in 2nd place world wide...

surrealnumber5

To the ignorant consumer the 99$ price tag wins, to the informed consumer the PS3.

Eddie-Vedder

To the ignorant consumer the 99$ price tag wins, to the informed consumer the PS3.

Eddie-Vedder

Wouldn't an informed consumer look for the console with the games that interest him/her more?

If someone's only looking at the price tag and not the main function of a VIDEO GAME console, I say that's pretty ignorant.

Fact=PS3 is not the the better console, maybe in your opinion but not mine.

Fact=360 sales are second worldwide...

RAGINGxPONY

[QUOTE="cainetao11"][QUOTE="Eddie-Vedder"]

To the ignorant consumer the 99$ price tag wins, to the informed consumer the PS3.

ermacness

To the ignorant consumer the 99$ price tag wins, to the informed consumer the PS3.

Eddie-Vedder

It could be said that only an ignorant consumer would spend $599 for a system with virtually no games, and a yet proven high def video disc system, but people did. Were the original PS3 fanboys ignorant?

I know PS3 fanboys try to act superior, but to a lot of people an Arcade Xbox 360 is all they need. Not everyone needs wireless internet connectivity, I know it's hard to believe but a lot of people still connect with hard wire.

Not everyone is going to download tons of games, or DLC.

A lot of people don't want to play multi-player online. For those people the Arcade is just fine, and they don't need Live Gold, Silver is fine, and it's free. Something I think PS3 fanboys forget.

Those consumers are not ignorant, they just don't need all the features that come on the Elite or PS3.

I Xbox 360s were $99. I'd buy one in an instant.

but for the price to go down like that there HAS to be a catch...

A) THere's a New Console!

or

B) Xbox Live Gold is now $99 a Year!

The 360 is the poor mans console while the PS3 is more prestigious. This is not as true as it was before since the slim came out but before hand I knew a ton of people who could not afford the PS3 and had to serttle for the 360.

GrumpyWalrus

[QUOTE="ermacness"]

[QUOTE="cainetao11"]needing to insult those that don't see it your way........baby talk. Sometimes the $99 wins because some just want a game console.cainetao11

J/K about the "foo" part:lol:;)8)

[QUOTE="WilliamRLBaker"]

1.the ps3 is not the better system subjective opinion.

2.so much for the vaunted INFORMED consumer the informed consumer knows that they don't have to purchase the wireless adaptor, This is something i have to constantly tell cows.

Ethernet...Wireless...Bridge

They can be found for 30 dollars, they work with the 360 they work well. As for that 360 at 99 dollars? if it happend tommorow? the ps3 would HAVE to price drop the 360 would destroy it even more at that price.

P.S: seems most consumers are ignorant as you claim since...the 360 is in 2nd place world wide...

Syn_Valence

1.the ps3 is not the better system subjective opinion.

2.so much for the vaunted INFORMED consumer the informed consumer knows that they don't have to purchase the wireless adaptor, This is something i have to constantly tell cows.

Ethernet...Wireless...Bridge

They can be found for 30 dollars, they work with the 360 they work well. As for that 360 at 99 dollars? if it happend tommorow? the ps3 would HAVE to price drop the 360 would destroy it even more at that price.

P.S: seems most consumers are ignorant as you claim since...the 360 is in 2nd place world wide...

WilliamRLBaker

so say it's safe to say you're not a informed user, just a fanboy, lol.

[QUOTE="sSubZerOo"]

XBL costs $30 a year.. For the last time..

Persistantthug

12-Month Gold $49.99 MSRP

i just renewed my Live membership for 34.99 off Amazon. Seriously though, who cant afford 35 bucks???? my daughter has at least 35 bucks in change in her piggy bank for crying out loud. she can even afford it and shes only 3. i like sony, but the fanboys give everyone a bad name. stop using the free online that sony has as an argument. its sad. its 35 bucks. i cant wait for sony to start charging for online soeveryone can stop using that stupid a$$ argument.