The Beast™
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Post by The Beast™ on Jul 18, 2005 11:29:56 GMT -5
I'll probably be camping out on the release date. I have the money and don't really feel like waiting a year or more for a price decrease. And don't kid yourself folks. There is a market out there for a $350.00+ gaming/entertainment system. The PS3 will sell and continue to sell well for at least a year or more so don't hold your breath for that price to drop. You may be coming around for madden 08.
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Post by Tony79 on Jul 18, 2005 11:47:28 GMT -5
totally agree with you Beast. Only disadvantage that PS3 will have is no Madden 06, you will have to wait till 07. The Xbox 360 will however have madden 06 on its platform release date of 11/1/2005. So it looks like I will get the Xbox 360, and then wait for the PS3 when madden 07 comes out next late summer instead of the release of PS3
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The Beast™
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Post by The Beast™ on Jul 18, 2005 13:20:05 GMT -5
totally agree with you Beast. Only disadvantage that PS3 will have is no Madden 06, you will have to wait till 07. The Xbox 360 will however have madden 06 on its platform release date of 11/1/2005. So it looks like I will get the Xbox 360, and then wait for the PS3 when madden 07 comes out next late summer instead of the release of PS3 Now that is true. but I'd rather wait and have the PS3 be the best it can be than have them rush it out just to keep up with the 360. Another argument with the new consoles is that they could make a few different versions to make them more cost friendly to families etc. But make the only feature that stays be the ability to play the games and be able to play them online as well with anyone else. Whioh seems to be kinda what they are gonna do cause the rumor is the PS3 will not have a harddrive shipped with it. We'll all see in awhile.
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Post by Poundtherock on Jul 18, 2005 13:52:53 GMT -5
Correct-ta-mundo! At this writing there will be no hard drive or router that were planned to be included with the PS3, however, according to Sony, both will be an option, of course, so as to lower the price somewhat. Also, I saw somewhere that they will be beta testing the machine in spring of '06, but I just can't believe that there may not be a Madden for the PS3 until '07. Tell me it isn't so!
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Post by PFeels on Jul 18, 2005 16:46:00 GMT -5
I know there will be a market for the $350 PS3 but it's not close to the market share they want, they need ma and dad to buy jr. a PS3 for Christmas and at $350 don't hold your breath. Remember that sony doesn't profit from the console, it's always a loss. The games are what drives the industry ... today people are struggling to put gas in their car never mind buy a game console when the price drops to $299, thats not good enough, look for the PS2 to hang on longer than expected
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Post by Gladiator on Jul 18, 2005 17:02:20 GMT -5
It`s funny. Looking at the different opinions you can tell who the single guys are. They are willing to pay for the system while the married family guys would like too, but know they have other obligations.
I have to agree with Pfeels. At $350 the market share isn`t going to be as high as one might think. Not many willl go out and pay top dollar for a system unless it`s Christmas. Yea, the diehards will but it in spring. (That`s when it hits right?) But not "joe family man". My guess is that Sony will release the system and by Christmas either pull out some big time games that will suck you in or drop the system price by $50.
MMMmmmmmm........do the kids really need new shoes and clothes this school year? Maybe I can start riding my bike to work? Or possibly the semen donations at the clinic. Finally I can get paid for it!
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Post by Poundtherock on Jul 18, 2005 18:00:18 GMT -5
I'm inclined to believe now that the hard drive and router have been dropped that Sony intends to bring the machine in at the Xbox 360 price. I agree that Sony always loses money the first year then reaps profits from then on. You can bet the surveys are now being taken on what mom and dad will pay. I'm not single, but I understand what you're saying Glad. Been there, done that. We are currently building a dream house (at my age ) and all the money will certainly be accounted for. So even though we are empty nesters, we understand where you are coming from. Let's just say that we have post-college age kids!
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Post by Gladiator on Jul 18, 2005 18:12:29 GMT -5
I placed you in the married family guys section PTR.
Perhaps I should have divided the pack between 30 yr and under single guys and the rest of us.
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Post by PFeels on Jul 18, 2005 18:12:53 GMT -5
Either way when your married (kids at home or not) your money has to go to a hundred other things before it can pay for a console gaming system .... I'm gonna check out that getting paid for semen donations ...
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Post by Gladiator on Jul 18, 2005 18:17:39 GMT -5
Anybody else think this filter is a bit sensitive with monitoring the words?
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Post by Commish on Jul 18, 2005 18:19:54 GMT -5
Wow PTR...alot of stuff there. I really havent been hitting the MM and VG forums for a pretty long time now...probably 4 months or so, but i hit them earlier today and got the same Xbox theme you are mentioning. I can see EA pushing the Xbox on these guys from the various sites that they host for the free advertising and to sway the pack on what they should do. Because a majority of the people from those sites will listen and follow the herd.
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Post by PFeels on Jul 18, 2005 21:16:32 GMT -5
Anybody else think this filter is a bit sensitive with monitoring the words? I didn't add any words, I actually subtracted quite a bit, but it is a pain
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The Beast™
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Post by The Beast™ on Jul 19, 2005 2:18:04 GMT -5
I still think we're all old enough here not to have a word filter.
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Post by PFeels on Jul 19, 2005 6:55:11 GMT -5
I still think we're all old enough here not to have a word filter. some words I think are ok but F Bombs flying or the C word, I don't mind not allowing them
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The Beast™
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Post by The Beast™ on Jul 19, 2005 13:15:08 GMT -5
What are you? A (expletive)ing Communist (expletive)?
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