It's six hundred fudging dollars. Know how many parents in the real world will buy their kids a $600 toy? Everyone under eighteen spends three months saving up for something that expensive, and college students have tuition, rent, food, car insurance, textbooks, et cetera to deal with.
Then there's the small issue of the PS3 lacking a games library. Exluding Blu-Ray, what does the PS3 offer to beat the Xbox 360, PC, or Wii *right now* (don't rattle off a 2008 release list, games that are out right now if I buy a PS3)? What do I take home with the $600 machine other than Blu-Ray movies to make it worthwhile?
$600 isn't a value when the competition gives you the same (or better) graphics, sound, and far better gameplay, for quite a bit less money.
A decent gaming PC (athlon x2, 2gb ddr2, radeon x1950pro) starts around $400 if you have an existing PC for parts / operating system. An Xbox 360 starts around $300, and a Wii at $250. For someone who's looking to game, what does your $600 box offer that my $250, $300, and $400 alternatives don't?
If you have to resort to saying "Blu-Ray" or pretending the PS3 can graphically beat a PC or 360, you now understand the denial that has lead to Sony's utter failure in the marketplace.
subrosian
Sorry, I'm not interested in training to become a criminal.
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