It's a valid point, though. If consumers buy up stuff because they're afraid of features being taken away, then companies will start taking stuff away to encourage that behavior (read: purchasing). We, as consumers, do not want that.

When i looked at circuit city's web page yesterday, they were including a free sixaxis with the purchase of a 60gig ps3... thats equivalent of a $49 price drop... Made me waiver...

I will be buying a 40gig for warhawk. thanks!

I got a 60 gig back when they dropped that in July. traded in my ps2 for it (since back then, PS3s had that sweet sweet emotion). $420 bucks later I was playing in HD.

Also, it's nice that Warhawk is getting props. It's the only game I've played consistently for the ps3. Utterly chaotic and very fun, despite some communication and stat "issues".

b-b-but abstinence is the true path! Kids, wait until you meet that special someone and get married to buy a PS3.

Don't be like those dirty sluts that just go out and buy any console for some good BC action.

The People who know about the Difference in them will.......so wut if the 80 comes with a Bigger HDD and a game.........if U want better backwards compatibility then you will get the 60........

If you're lucky, you might be able to get one before Christmas.

I mean, the price has dropped what, 3 times this year? Once more would make a price drop every 3 months.

Screw that...pick up a 20GB with full BC on the cheap...I'm sure you can get one on Ebay for around $350. Then slap a ginormous drive for it...160GB or 250GB.

The price has dropped 3 times this year, but somehow the PS3 still always ends up the same price.

hehe even better! nobody buy the ps3 this christmas!!! that way theyll drop the 80 gig to $200!!!!! muahahaha then even i would buy a ps3 at tthat price!

Same sentiments here. Feels less like a blog post and more like a consumer commentary on how to get the most bang for your buck if you're on the fence about purchasing a PS3. Some may not agree, but I think it's a well thought out approach. Here's hoping to no more bully tactics from Sony - I'll hold onto my $500 until the incentives fit my preferences.

Thanks, Justin.

I think I like the better deal of paying $350 for a 360 premium and actually having good games to play.

people yell "no games on teh PS3!" because apparently multiplatform games don't count toward a systems library... unless it's a really fun game but then it's obviously considered to be better on anything but the PS3.


yeah, confuses me too.

"So I'm not sure why everyone complains the PS3 is "too expensive" when there's a similarly priced 360 in the next case."

Because you're comparing the cheapest PS3 with the most expensive 360. This is especially dumb because the 20gb HD on the premium is more than enough space for what you need it to do.

Name a game for the PS3 that is a hit something that no one can go without playing? A fully unique experience that can not be played in any other form. Everything out right now is done else where, not to mention the few games that are unique are so horribly built or slapped together it isn't worth it..

He's actually comparing the most expensive PS3 (80G at $500) with the most expensive 360.

@Intentless
Name a 360 game that's like that.

Gears, Kill.switch.
Halo, any fps at all.

Bioshock and Lost Planet are on PC with Lost Planet coming to PS3 with all the content of the 360 and PC versions, GRAW2 is on PS3 and PC, R6V is on PS3.

What other hit games are there? That no one can go without playing? None of the games I just mentioned are that.

out of curiosity how many of these "horribly built or slapped together" games have you played on your PS3?

Heavenly Sword, Lair I've played on my friends because there are no games at the present moment that make me want to buy the system. I'm a gamer not a fanboy. But Sony needs to release something to get me to commit. 360 has my FPS fix, my adventure game fix, I don't demand a lot of RPGs so it takes care of that too. And my PC takes care of my RTS needs. I've played through Resistance completely and it wasn't horrible but I'll take Bioshock Halo Rainbow Six Gears Ghost Recon with Xbox Live over that without a second thought.

I have at my place and in storage. PSX PSone PS2 X 2 NES SNES 64 X 2 Cube Wii Xbox Xbox 360 even an atari laying around somewhere. I've always owned every system that I can convince myself will get me my gaming fixes. Sony just doesn't have that right now. And every time I hear about a great game that makes me want to go out and buy one... a few weeks later I find out it isn't exclusive which means I don't need to buy the system to experience the game, so it does come to exclusives... Convince me I need to spend another 300 let alone 500 dollars on a system and I'll do it... But if I can play it without paying the extra 300-500 then I won't...

@ Intentless
...that's a pretty open-faced question, eh? I mean, no matter what I(or anyone else)answer with, it won't matter to you, since you've already apparently made up your mind. So enjoy your X360 and relax. :\

I don't really agree that a game being on PC somehow negates that fact it's exclusive to one console. Many gamers, including me, have given up on the video card upgrade grind (for me, primarily because I would rather have a very nice laptop than a gaming desktop and a baseline laptop). Yes, Bioshock is on PC... but it's still content that console gamers can only get on the 360.

Trev gets faded out by telling the truth. lol

'Many gamers, including me, have given up on the video card upgrade grind ...'
-josh

wholeheartedly agree

it's not really full BC... i can't get Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style to play in my 60gb.

getting more than 1 credit card is a bad idea

got rid of all of mine

"PS3 60GB w/integrated EE
PS3 60gb w/o EE using software emu

360 arcade w/HDMI
360 premium w/HDMI"

Those don't count as separate. They're the same thing, just with hardware tweaks. You did forget the 360 Halo Edition, though.

They also had bundles with PGR3, Gears, and Table Tennis!

Wait,so there's a 60gb PS3 with software emulation?

No, I'm still not sick of multiple SKUs.

What do I care? I bought one PS3, not 5. I bought one 360, not 5.

My PS3 plays all the games I want except for Guitar Hero. And my 360 plays, well, it only plays 3 of the Xbox games I have. It still doesn't play Rallisport Challenge 2 and it never will, because despite what MS still says in their FAQ, 100% BC is not actually their goal anymore, if it ever was.

I'm happy with both consoles. Yeah, I'd like PS3 to have more games. Yeah, I'd like 360 not to sound like a jet taking off (especially my latest one, my 3rd one as the other two broke).

So I just don't see why I should be angry about multiple SKUs as long as my console can play all the games I want. If I were a developer, things would be a little different, as 360 presents multiple hardware configs to the developer. The Core has no HDD for the developer to use, while on the rest of the 360s and all PS3s, they have an HDD to use and are restricted (by Sony/MS) on how much of the HDD they can use, so the size isn't really material.

But I'm not a developer, so for me I'm happy. I have two games I've bought but still have to play on 360, and two I've bought but still to play on PS3 right now. I've got a lot of fun ahead of me, and the games are still rolling in for the holidays. And on top of that, I've got the Orange Box for PC to play!

Life is good.