[quote name='jmbreci']Try it with the Vita, now? I think you would need a catalog of games to try it with. No way could it be done even now - let alone at launch.
The idea is appealing to the same people who get payday loans. If that's the case then you shouldn't be buying the system. Save up until you can afford it. If you need more examples go look at all the trouble the banks (and numerous people are in) due to substandard house loans. Yes shame on the banks, but shame on the people as well - you certainly should know that you cannot afford a $400,000 house making $50,000 a year. Ooops, that's my soapbox of the night.[/QUOTE]That's alot of people % wise google payday loans & look at how many different companies pop up. Also, we're in a recession so this is a way that a parent can get their child something they want & not have a huge financial burden going forward at $15/month. TBH it's cheaper than adding a cellphone line with a data package.
[quote name='Arakias']Yeah this sounds like you are leasing the damn system.
If you can't pay for a console outright (or on credit card etc), you shouldn't pick it up since you are paying a premium for something that would become obsolete down the road and you then couldn't trade it in.[/QUOTE]I don't tell people how to spend their money but if they keep the PS3 for 4-5 years & it gets played the way mine does then they ain't losing anything. Also, people spend tons on other $hit they can't afford that's way more than a PS3 & $100 upfront. Take a high maintence chick to the mall shoe store & see what the tab is hitting for on some $hit she can't spell or pronounce.
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If you don't even have the money to buy the console outright... Where do you get the money for the extra accessories and games?
[/QUOTE]Where do broke people find the money for weed, booze, cigs? They get it. The whole point from what I see is to lure people in with the cheap $100 & keep em with the cheap monthly charge. $15 is less than a cell phone, months worth of coffee/donuts, 2 packs of cigs...
[quote name='Blaster man']I'm confident that both the 360 and the ps3 will have
significant price drops announced at E3 in order to really slow down the Wii U's launch. They will want a smaller install base to catch next year.[/QUOTE]What's significant to you I only see them dropping $50 which is ok $100 would be significant to me.
[quote name='62t']There is a reason why Rent a Center is staying in business. There will be people that only have $100 and want a system.[/QUOTE]Ding Ding Ding & their
deals are way worse than this by far, pay $600-$800 for a PS3/360, $1500 for a $650 laptop, $1800 for a $400 TV. Not to mention RAC is just 1 company you still have Aaron's too. There will be a market for this & people will buy just b/c they see the $100 price tag upfront. Hell, I was able to stack a $50 instant gc deal with one of these I'd do it too.