Kutaragi: PSP was evaluated by many people as inexpensive, but still 24,900 Yen. Its cost model can have a feasible cash flow by the higher in-house development ratio and other factors.
The same thing can be said for PS3, but a far more number of PS3 will be sold if you compare it with PSP. But as I mentioned before PS3 has no consciousness as a game console. It was our goal that we wanted to sell a computer for entertainment with added values.
Probably in this generation, PS3, will be able to be sold even for 200,000 Yen for those who want the power. Those who want it won't judge by the price. Of course if it's the case not many people can enjoy it, but some people may think it's expensive if they think game consoles as the standard. However, PS3 is built as a product overwhelmingly wanted. Car and TV are like that. You can't help wanting it. Even we, who developed it, want it. We created such a product.
(Honda's comment: To complement Kutaragi, apparently SCE told partners that PS3 would be sold under 40,000 Yen. So far PS1 & PS2 were launched at 39,800 Yen so they are not very expensive. But, as PSP was launched at the "final price" that contains no further pricecut, PS3 may launch at 39,800 as the final price without pricecut in the near future. Anyway PS3 will be launched at a price well in the range of a common sense)
Ken Kutaragi interview - translation by one: said:But, as PSP was launched at the "final price" that contains no further pricecut , PS3 may launch at 39,800 as the final price without pricecut in the near future. Anyway PS3 will be launched at a price well in the range of a common sense.
This one console future rhetoric is getting really old.sol5377 said:OMG, PS3 = 360!?!
ONE CONSOLE FUTURE!
OniShiro said:Damage Control, just a few days ago it was 50,000 Yen.
I doubt the PS3 will retail for less than 400$ at launch, unless they take out all the ports, dual HDMI, and the rest of useless crap it has.
And if it launches for 300$, I'm positive the games will be 70$.
Damage Control, just a few days ago it was 50,000 Yen.
I doubt the PS3 will retail for less than 400$ at launch, unless they take out all the ports, dual HDMI, and the rest of useless crap it has.
And if it launches for 300$, I'm positive the games will be 70$.
OniShiro said:Damage Control, just a few days ago it was 50,000 Yen.
I doubt the PS3 will retail for less than 400$ at launch, unless they take out all the ports, dual HDMI, and the rest of useless crap it has.
And if it launches for 300$, I'm positive the games will be 70$.
Kleegamefan said:Yeah, 39,800 Yen seems to be Sonys "price" for new consoles...
PSOne was 39,800 Yen at intro
PS2 was 39,800 Yen at intro
Shit, I wouldn't be surprised if PS4 will also be 39,800 Yen when its introduced 7 years or so from now
Deku Tree said:This reminds me of everyone saying the PSP would be $500 or more.
Cerebral Palsy said:Nope, they only charged the AWESOME price of $250, and apparently, aren't ever going to have a price cut. Yay or something
Did Sony ass rape your mom or something? Having seen your posts in numerous threads you seem to hold a grudge.OniShiro said:Damage Control, just a few days ago it was 50,000 Yen.
I doubt the PS3 will retail for less than 400$ at launch, unless they take out all the ports, dual HDMI, and the rest of useless crap it has.
And if it launches for 300$, I'm positive the games will be 70$.
Did Sony ass rape your mom or something? Having seen your posts in numerous threads you seem to hold a grudge
Zaptruder said:Seriously though. I'm not sure how people can bitch at a 400 dollar price mark. You just get so much with it. I mean jeez, it's virtually a secondary computer that happens to be much more powerful than the main one. Kinda like the mac minis that are released at 500 odd dollars.
OniShiro said:Not really, I own a PS2 and a PSP, I also own the GC and the DS, and the XBOX, the only grudge I have against sony is about how they treat the european market, with much more expensive prices, very late launchs and crappy conversions.
Krowley said:my first problem with a 400 dollar price mark is they could easily just cut some shit out, sell it for 300 dollars and the games wouldn't be all that different. i think they could drop blue ray for example and cut the price significantly. I won't be buying this as an HDDVD player, i just want a game system. I don't have an HDtv and i'm not planning to buy one any time soon. Game makers can easily get by without that much storage.
Also, just on principle alone, i'm not gonna pay 400 dollars for a game system. Hardware makers need to look at what they can put in their system for 300 dollars or less, and thats where it needs to stay. If you've got some kind of feature thats gonna rasie your price to 400 bucks, that feature needs to wait till next generation. If it launches at 400 i will wait till way later to buy one. I like it better than the 360, but this price thing and some of the announced games for the 360 are making me waffle on which one i want more. I'm getting the nintendo for sure, but i probably won't have all three, at least not right away.
Zaptruder said:But from the implication of the original post, it seems like both you and I will be happy punters.
Amir0x said:I don't know, reading that comment seems like Kutaragi is a bit uneasy about all that. Like, he's saying "It may be too expensive for many, but you can't help but want it!" Sort of like preppin' people for the expectation that it might be more expensive than we want, but that it won't matter as much if we think of it as "more than a videogame console."
Hmm.
I hope 40,000yen is right.
Zaptruder said:It might seem facetious, but tech like the PS3, even adds to the value of the home its in, when hooked up to a nice flat screen TV; beautifies the environment not only by looking decent and producing stunning images on screen, but by allowing people to chuck out everything else that the PS3 functionalities replace (maybe not chuck out, but put them into hiding places or storage).
my first problem with a 400 dollar price mark is they could easily just cut some shit out, sell it for 300 dollars and the games wouldn't be all that different. i think they could drop blue ray for example and cut the price significantly. I won't be buying this as an HDDVD player, i just want a game system. I don't have an HDtv and i'm not planning to buy one any time soon. Game makers can easily get by without that much storage.
