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Message: <blockquote data-quote="takyris" data-source="post: 2982466" data-attributes="member: 5171">No argument there. There's been a lot of outcry, but I think that most PS2 owners who were planning to get a PS3 won't be turned away because of price.I think it would be more accurate to say that the PS3 is supposed[ to be more powerful than the 360. As you say below, we haven't seen a real one in action. Any assumptions we make right now, good or bad, don't mean much. It could very well blow the doors off the 360, or it could be buggy as all heck. It might be safe to assume that it's going to be roughly on a par with the 360 -- better in some performance areas, worse in others -- at least in terms of playing console games.I don't disagree with what you're saying -- that goes with what I've read -- but I'm skeptical that it's going to turn out to be that helpful for them. When you price a console game at $500, you're pricing it for geeks -- specifically, geeks with a fair chunk of disposal income. (At least, that's how I see it. Feel free to disagree.) The number of geeks who are going to be interested in getting the PS3 who don't already have a decent PVR and/or DVD player is, in my completely nonscientific estimation, pretty low. When I got my xbox, I didn't get it thinking, "Hey, and I can watch DVDs, too!" The DVD feature was a non-seller for me, especially given that the DVD player I already had was better, with more features than the xbox's DVD-playing features.So I don't think the "it's an entertainment center" line is going to sell them that many more units. They're making a console gaming system. I don't believe (and again, feel free to disagree) that many people are going to get the PS3 and supplant their existing digital recorders with what the PS3 offers.So, short version, Tacky thinks:- Some people will buy the PS3 because they have a whole lotta free income.- Some people will buy the PS3 because they are strict Sony fans (which includes liking games that are only available on Sony systems)- Very few people will buy the PS3 because of the non-console features it offers</blockquote>

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