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<blockquote data-quote="trancejeremy" data-source="post: 3066591" data-attributes="member: 924"><p>IMHO, when it came to the 360, the 2 packages was a bad deal for the consumer's point of view, but was brilliant in terms of marketing. It lets MS say that the 360 is only $300, even though with the $300 model, you can't save games - you need a $50 memory card for that. There is just no reason to buy the cheap version.</p><p></p><p>Conversely, for Sony, the two models are decent for the consumer, but from a PR point of view, it was stupid. Even though the $500 PS3 is the equivalent of the $400 360 (plus the Blu Ray drive), people compare the cheap model of the 360 to the expensive PS3.</p><p></p><p>So the perception is that Sony is trying to rip people off, even though the $600 PS3 is a better value than the 360. To get equivalent 360 stuff, you'd need the $400 version, plus the $200 HD add-on, plus $100 for Wifi. Plus more $ for a bigger hard drive (whenver that comes out). Plus $ for Xbox Live. Plus $150 for a media version of Windows XP ($250 for Vista Ultimate?) to connect your PC to the 360.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, I think the 360 will probably come close to even with the PS3 in the US. But in Japan, it will do about as well as the original Xbox (which is not very good). And probably a little better in Europe than the original Xbox.</p><p></p><p></p><p>The Wii is something of a wild card. Rather than having good graphics, it relies mostly a gimmicky controller. That worked wonderfully for them with the DS, but flopped with the virtual boy. The Wii is more like the DS than VB, so it seems to have an edge there, but it's not nearly as casual as the DS (you'll need a lot of room to play games), and the casual gamer has really driven DS sales.</p><p></p><p>I really don't think people who want a PS3 or even 360 will buy a Wii. I think the Wii will mostly be for Nintendo fans. However, Nintendo does seem to be much better gameplan wise for the Wii than they were for the Gamecube.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trancejeremy, post: 3066591, member: 924"] IMHO, when it came to the 360, the 2 packages was a bad deal for the consumer's point of view, but was brilliant in terms of marketing. It lets MS say that the 360 is only $300, even though with the $300 model, you can't save games - you need a $50 memory card for that. There is just no reason to buy the cheap version. Conversely, for Sony, the two models are decent for the consumer, but from a PR point of view, it was stupid. Even though the $500 PS3 is the equivalent of the $400 360 (plus the Blu Ray drive), people compare the cheap model of the 360 to the expensive PS3. So the perception is that Sony is trying to rip people off, even though the $600 PS3 is a better value than the 360. To get equivalent 360 stuff, you'd need the $400 version, plus the $200 HD add-on, plus $100 for Wifi. Plus more $ for a bigger hard drive (whenver that comes out). Plus $ for Xbox Live. Plus $150 for a media version of Windows XP ($250 for Vista Ultimate?) to connect your PC to the 360. Anyway, I think the 360 will probably come close to even with the PS3 in the US. But in Japan, it will do about as well as the original Xbox (which is not very good). And probably a little better in Europe than the original Xbox. The Wii is something of a wild card. Rather than having good graphics, it relies mostly a gimmicky controller. That worked wonderfully for them with the DS, but flopped with the virtual boy. The Wii is more like the DS than VB, so it seems to have an edge there, but it's not nearly as casual as the DS (you'll need a lot of room to play games), and the casual gamer has really driven DS sales. I really don't think people who want a PS3 or even 360 will buy a Wii. I think the Wii will mostly be for Nintendo fans. However, Nintendo does seem to be much better gameplan wise for the Wii than they were for the Gamecube. [/QUOTE]
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