Re: PS3 Pad. AKA......

In message <slrne6100a.mb7.chris.DELETE.THIS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Chris Whitworth <chris.DELETE.THIS@xxxxxxxxx> writes
On 2006-05-09, Niaz <usenetkhan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"The Rev" <the_rev_yes_really@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Niaz wrote:

That is just E3 press conference talk - I would wait on pricing
information till release dates have been announced for Europe.

They have. November 17th in US and Europe, 11th in Japan.

With the prices everyone's been talking about.


I will see the video at lunchtime but I still think the pricing is ok
because they are going for a 25+ market who have disposable income.
I just spent £700 on a laptop & did not flinch twice so if I really wanted a
PS3 £299 or £349 or £399 would not matter to me.

I'm in the 25+ market with disposable income and it certainly matters to me.

It will to most people.

Not sure whether the Playstation demographic is the same as the Xbox demographic (18 - 34 year old males), but I suspect that it is slightly younger and that means that there will be a large chunk of parents involved in the buying decisions. I would have thought that most families are going to think twice about 400 quid for a single present for little jonny this Xmas.

As for adults with disposable income, of which I am one, I have not the slightest intention of spending 400 quid on a crippled one, or 500 quid on the proper one. Both are way more than I am prepared to pay for a console and I will wait a year or two before buying the PS3 or until it's price drops.
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