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You know you've seen it. It happens like clock work every now and then when something big goes down prior. The whole notion that 360 is more expensive then the PS3 in the long run. Remember this key word. The long run.
Now when you walk into a store that sells video games and you go ahead and look at Xbox 360's you'll see.
- Arcade = $199
- Pro = $299
- Elite = $399
- PS3 20 GB = $399
So then you ask yourself. Where oh where do these people find the logic that a system that has two SKU's under $399 is more expensive then one that is $399?
Well here is your answers.
Apparently when you buy a 360 YOU MUST BUY
- Wifi Adapter
- XBL 5 years
- AA Batteries
- Used to be HD-DVD
- ect
Yada yada you get the picture.
Bottom line I'm sure you get the picture. Most people have grown out of this and have become more educated on the subject finally realizing that YES YOU DON'T NEED all of that stuff nor do you need it to play games. Hell you might as well say a Hermit needs a PC that can max everything.
On to the next. Now we get the, but but teh XBL costs $50 a year and over a 5 year span its $250!!! Man holy hell. Now things are getting outrageous. People confusing intial cost of hardware with a service that is applicable to the system. Then we have to hear about PSN is free blah blah blah yada yada then we have to here but teh XBL is better! yada yada yada. And then we have to hear about PC gaming provides it free! Even though these people who supposively have high end PC's to play PC/360 titles still praise PSN at then end of the ball game.
Anyways....
If you're really so consumed over this whole price thing and all you do is rely on this argument over and over and over like its RROD I would like to provide you with some interesting data concerning THE REAL HIDDEN COST of these consoles :twisted:
No BlackBond isn't going to do what he normally does. Which is trap the otherside within their own logic with claims such as.....
- HDMI Cables
- Upgrade to Dual Shock 3
- 1080P TV for that oh so precious Blu-Ray
- Qore
- Headset
Because hell I'm not subscribing to Qore. I'm not buying HDMI cables for my PS3, and I'm not going to even watch Blu-Ray movies.
Because hell. BlackBond's got the PS3.
But BlackBond doesn't have no HDTV
Essentially what I'm saying is I don't need a HDTV, QORE, or HDMI to enjoy PS3 (I need games lol cause I don't have any PS3 ones yet haha)
BACK TO MY POINT
You want to complain about the costs of XBL then oh you're so going to love this....
PS3 COSTS $247 A YEAR TO RUN
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Now I know I know. But BlackBond that doesn't mean anything. Because we don't know about the 360's power consumption. But don't worry B^2 is gonna take care of you.
Electricity Cost Xbox 360
Watts 173.83
Hours Per Day Used 4.0
Kilowatt Hour Cost ($) 0.08
Days Used 300.00
Your Daily Cost Will Be $0.06
Your Monthly Cost Will Be $16.69
Electricity Cost Other PS3
Watts 201.07
Hours Per Day Used 4.0
Kilowatt Hour Cost ($) 0.08
Days Used 300.00
Your Daily Cost Will Be $0.06
Your Monthly Cost Will Be $19.30
360 yearly cost $16.69 x 12 = $200.28
PS3 yearly cost $19.30 x 12 = $231.60
Energy cost different $231.60 - $200.28 = $31.28
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Give or take the minor differences between the two sources of data I'm sure you still see where I am going with this. The difference in power cost does make a differnce over the course of the year.
But BlackBond even with the power cost XBL $50 a year minus PS3 $31.28 of increased energy cost over the 360 is only $18.72.
Indeed, but really people you are going to complain about an insignificant $18.72 a year? That sounds kind of silly to me. Silly because you will be using your PS3 to charge your controllers not to mention the time you spend watching Blu-Ray movies. Makes it a little interesting now when you factor your PS3 usage into charging that controller and watching your Blu-Ray huh?
Now considering the price of entry into buying each system, the gap between them, combined with the difference between XBL going against the increased cost of energy consumption by the PS3. Yeah I think its time to throw this silly argument out the window. But then again even though the energy costs pretty much cancels out XBL costs, PSN doesn't cancle out XBL's superiorty over it....But yeah I won't really touch on that.
Bottom line there is no room to really complain on this subject anymore. The small difference in money of $18.72 over even 5 years is less then the price difference of both products. And if you're one of the people that say you don't pay for your own electricity then I guess someone else is going to say that their parents whoever are paying for their XBL. Money is money no matter where it comes from.
BlackBond has spoken
EDIT:
I know I said I'd leave the movie watching data out of this but now I decided to add it. Which really makes things a lot worse for the PS3. Part of the reason why I didn't include it. You saw the difference in the gaming side of things. Now check this.
PS3 uses +50 Watss of power when watching DVDs
Blu-Ray consumes +60 Watts of power over DVD and Blu-Ray movies power consumption is equal to that of playing your Xbox 360.
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