http://www.piercelogic.com/2006/06/2006-06-16.php

Each time the PlayStation is brought up in conversation it seems as if its price isn't far behind to be mentioned. In fact, it's usually the second sentence. "Eight hundred dollars?!" says one. "Before tax," says the other. The topic then crosses into a dangerous battle of PS3 and 360 fanboyism where neither side comes out the clear victor. Who is to say at this point how great the PlayStation 3 is going to be? I imagine that it will easily be the best gaming console the world has ever seen. But unless the price drops or Sony sends me one for free, I'm not going to be a proud PS3 owner anytime soon. That, and it's coming out almost a year and a half behind the launch of the Xbox 360.
We can think back on the release of the PlayStation 2 a year before the original Xbox came out and it gave the PS2 a considerable advantage over the market that still exists to this day. At the time I worked at Blockbuster Video and it was hard to get anyone to rent Xbox games when they already had a PlayStation 2 much less convince corporate Blockbuster that Xbox games were a good idea. Now the situation is reversed, and it's Sony that is taking a big gamble by coming out much later than its direct competitor coupled with technology that is a risky venture (and the controversy that surrounds it) as well as being priced almost twice as much. Wasn't there a saying about learning from your past?
Of course I wish Sony good luck. It has long been one of my favorite companies to purchase electronics from because they were reliable, well-built, and had a recognizable name. But this time I'm only wishing Sony good luck. They're going to need it.