Well if you haven't noticed XBL costs money per year so you can play online, $59.99 a year according to xbox.com, so to $60 and multiply that by say 6 yrs (the relative life before the new generation) and thats $200+$360 = $560 for system plus online gaming while playstation is $400 plus FREE online, I don't know thats $160 savings. Plus PS3 has blue ray, better console reliability, a bigger HD, and better graphics. Personally I'd say that gamers should really look at the longer term costs for something before they really invest in it.
Gamers, and correct me if I'm wrong, care most about _games_. What is $60/year? I don't care if the service is free, if there is _NO SERVICE_. Of course it's free: it's useless. I would gladly pay $60/year for PSN, if it had any useless service for gamers.
You forgot to add the cost of a hard drive to your $200 system price. There's another $100+ for a 20GB HDD, or around $200 for a120GB HDD. Then if you add the wireless module, it's another $100.
Essentially, the lower end models are going to be similiarly priced if you compare them with the same features
hmm...I'm beginning to think farlander doesn't even own a PS3. Why do you care so much about what other people buy and enjoy? Are we all wrong for finding this a nice feature? I, like many others, bought the PS3 because it is a great game console and a lot more. If you don't think so, then don't buy it. Are you trying to convince us to return it and get a 360? why, what do you gain?
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Well if you haven't noticed XBL costs money per year so you can play online, $59.99 a year according to xbox.com, so to $60 and multiply that by say 6 yrs (the relative life before the new generation) and thats $200+$360 = $560 for system plus online gaming while playstation is $400 plus FREE online, I don't know thats $160 savings. Plus PS3 has blue ray, better console reliability, a bigger HD, and better graphics. Personally I'd say that gamers should really look at the longer term costs for something before they really invest in it.
Gamers, and correct me if I'm wrong, care most about _games_. What is $60/year? I don't care if the service is free, if there is _NO SERVICE_. Of course it's free: it's useless. I would gladly pay $60/year for PSN, if it had any useless service for gamers.
You forgot to add the cost of a hard drive to your $200 system price. There's another $100+ for a 20GB HDD, or around $200 for a120GB HDD. Then if you add the wireless module, it's another $100.
Essentially, the lower end models are going to be similiarly priced if you compare them with the same features
hmm...I'm beginning to think farlander doesn't even own a PS3. Why do you care so much about what other people buy and enjoy? Are we all wrong for finding this a nice feature? I, like many others, bought the PS3 because it is a great game console and a lot more. If you don't think so, then don't buy it. Are you trying to convince us to return it and get a 360? why, what do you gain?