Weekly Poll 7/8/07

[shaggy]

Now that it is pretty certain that the PS3 is going to be reduced to $499 would you get one?

[Tynstar]

I know I said 300 in the past but with the right package of free stuff I might get one.

[Tan]

If it's $499 Cdn like the X360, then maybe at Christmas, if it has the games of course. Other than Time Crisis 4 there's nothing on the upcoming release lists that interest me right now. We'll see after E3, Leipzig and TGS.

[phoenix1967]

As I said before, I'm not going to be getting one until the price is $199.99 or less. So they've got a LONG way to go...

[OatBob]

I'll wait a long while.  After all, I finally got a PS2 this past month.  Used past-gen consoles and games are way cheaper.

[shaggy]

I said I'll think about it but I probably won't get one until the price goes down even further.

[James]

I hear there's an 80GB version coming soon.

I won't buy a PS3 mainly because I already have an Xbox 360. I'd consider one at £250 ($500) if I didn't have a 360. However, at our RRP of £425 ($850), $100 off plus tax isn't much of a saving. Soon after launch there were a couple of places selling them at £375 for a few days.

I doubt we'll have a price cut over here anyway. Another point is how do we know this is an official price cut and not stores taking a loss to entice people into their shops and to buy PS3 games. The RRP of the Xbox 360 is still £280 but most places sell them in great bundles at that price, or around £230 on its own.

I've got a friend who can't make his mind up between an Xbox 360 or a PS3. I spent ages telling him why he should get an Xbox 360. I then asked how much he had to spend on his Xbox 360/PS3 as well as the HDTV he wanted. "£300". That's fine for a 360 bundle but he still can't make his mind up on the PS3 or 360 and still wants an HDTV with it.

PS. Not a shot at shaggy... It really annoys me when people round to the lowest pound/dollar. People do it all the time on another forum I go on. £99.99 =/= £99. If it's rounded it's £100. I don't care if it makes it sound cheaper, it's bad mathematical grammar. Gurr.

[This Dude Abides]

Nope, still too expensive for my taste, and right now, Motorstorm is the only PS3 game I have any remote interest in.

[The Metamorphosing Leon]

Needs games.

[Izret101]

^
Agreed

[Magewout]

^^Agree with Izret and Leon. PS3 simply has no games I'm interested in.

Oh, and apparently there's a 80GB version coming out soon, which costs - indeed - $599.

[phoenix1967]

Nope, still too expensive for my taste, and right now, Motorstorm is the only PS3 game I have any remote interest in.

FYI, the new 80gb version will have Motorstorm as a pack in for $599.

I've got a friend who can't make his mind up between an Xbox 360 or a PS3. I spent ages telling him why he should get an Xbox 360. I then asked how much he had to spend on his Xbox 360/PS3 as well as the HDTV he wanted. "£300". That's fine for a 360 bundle but he still can't make his mind up on the PS3 or 360 and still wants an HDTV with it.

Sounds like he wants to eat his cake and have it too...all for 300 pounds(or is it Euros?).

Like you, I'm set with my 360. And I just heard that My Beautiful Katamari was cancelled for PS3. It'll be Wii and 360 only.

[NES_Rules]

If I can pick one up at a garage sale/flea market for less than $50, I may consider buying it. 

[phoenix1967]

If I can pick one up at a garage sale/flea market for less than $50, I may consider buying it. 

Awesome...

 

[Alabama-Shrimp]

think my view is very much the same as what James said, that such a small price drop in America probably wont happen here as we are already over charged for it and there are just no games