$400 Next gen systems? $70 games? hope not...

It seems most companies will get a better level of manipulation if they put out rumors exaggerating the price, and then ultimately reveal a lower price point. This way people mentally prepare themselves for the higher price and then they feel they have already gotten a good deal when it turns out to be lower.
I would like to call the psp as my first expert...
 
[quote name='vherub']It seems most companies will get a better level of manipulation if they put out rumors exaggerating the price, and then ultimately reveal a lower price point. This way people mentally prepare themselves for the higher price and then they feel they have already gotten a good deal when it turns out to be lower.
I would like to call the psp as my first expert...[/QUOTE]

Yes, and that also is key. If Sony "leaks" that the PS3 *might* be $500, then it comes in at $400, people will be jumping for joy, when they probably would have expected it to be $300 if there had been no "leaks". Of course, this will all get thrown out once the Xbox 360 comes out - if Sony is even $100 over MS in pricing, that might bite them, no matter what they leaked previously.
 
I'm really cheap (and poor), so I won't spend anymore than $200 for PS3 (probably the first one I'll get, but nowhere near launch obviously), and I'd rather spend less on the Revolution, depending on how many good games it has. I don't know if I'll get the 360 though, but it'd probably be the last system and I can't see myself spending over $150 for it.

I also won't pay $50 for games now, so I'm not going to pay any more than that. I just wait a bit and spend $20-$30 instead, I'm slow at playing games anyway.
 
If I were to see a drastic improvment in the quality of the games over the current games I'd pay 400 for a system but you can be damn sure I will be very picky about the games I buy for it and how much I spend on them.

I'm not going to drop 60 bucks on a game unless the box is loaded with extra crap, I want toys, soundtracks, sunglasses, rebates, special feature disks and coupons for sex with convention Booth babes before I lay down 3 twenties PLUS tax.
 
Do you guys really think that prices of games will rise, though? I mean, I've heard rumors about it to, but new games have been released with a $50 price tag for the last decade, at least.

I remember my mom buying me Super Mario RPG for my birthday. It was $50.

I remember buying NHL '98 for PSOne. It was $50.

I remember buying Madden NFL 2005 for PS2. It came out to $50.

People have always speculated that prices will rise in games. Quite honestly, though, I just don't see it happening.

And...I'd say maybe $300 for a new system. But PS3 I really, really desire. I was an enormous Morrowind fan, and Oblivion could really tempt me to buy a system at a high price. Plus, the video I saw of Killzone 2 shocked me. Those graphics are absolutely insane. (I'm sure they don't look that good...and the "gameplay" looked extremely staged, so I know a lot of it is just hype...but...still!)

So, $50 for a game, and then $300 for a console.
 
Launch titles generally arent that great, any decent ones can be picked up really cheap when the next wave of games hits. As for the consoles... Even if I had the money... I'm going to wait until they don't have any kinks that are "normal and to be expected of electronic equipment" Translation- I don't want to buy something thats broken and then be told I should expect it to not work.
 
[quote name='MarkMark']1- what is the max you would pay for your next gen system? 2- would you pay more than $50 for a new game [/QUOTE]Like with my PS2, I'll wait until the price drops to $200. GAMES - I never pay more than $30.... most of the time, only $19.
I think $50 for a game = scalping. They charge $50 to rape the people who *must* have it on the first day.... and then drop it to $30 two months later.


Anyone remember N64 cartridges going for $60? Or how about brand-new Atari/Intellivison carts for only *$30* !



troy
 
I'll let myself get gouged at first and buy some full priced stuff at first...once I get a few good online games that will have some "forever" replay value, that's when my inner CAG kicks in.
 
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