Ubisoft Boss Wants PS3 Pricecuts.

[AirRaid Mach 2.5]

http://digitalbattle.com/2006/07/02/ubisoft-boss-wants-ps3-pricecuts-already/

Ubisoft Boss Wants PS3 Pricecuts. Already.

July 2nd, 2006 by Armin Siljkovic

Ubisoft boss Yves Guillemot openly speaks about Sony's pricing
strategy, saying (what we're all saying pretty much) - It's too
expensive and therefore won't sell enough. According to Guillemot,
the PS3 price must "drop rapidly" in 2007 if they want to compete
with Microsoft's Xbox360. He dropped the words in an interview with
Bloomberg, who are estimatng that Sony will sell 40 million PS3's by
2008, while Sony is counting on selling 100 million in the PS3 lifespan
(5-6 years).

 

[Ghost]

AirRaid Mach 2.5 wrote:

> http://digitalbattle.com/2006/07/02/ubisoft-boss-wants-ps3-pricecuts-already/
>
> Ubisoft Boss Wants PS3 Pricecuts. Already.
>
> July 2nd, 2006 by Armin Siljkovic
>
> Ubisoft boss Yves Guillemot openly speaks about Sony's pricing
> strategy, saying (what we're all saying pretty much) - It's too
> expensive and therefore won't sell enough. According to Guillemot,
> the PS3 price must "drop rapidly" in 2007 if they want to compete
> with Microsoft's Xbox360. He dropped the words in an interview with
> Bloomberg, who are estimatng that Sony will sell 40 million PS3's by
> 2008, while Sony is counting on selling 100 million in the PS3 lifespan
> (5-6 years).
>

break the ps3 down into three seperate componets,
dvd player, cd player, video game console.
right now, where can you buy those three componets considering the for
under $500?
grant you, the most expensive would be the blu-ray dvd player.

 

[Not Swami]

Ghost hasath spokeneth theseth wordeths ofeth wisethdometh:

> AirRaid Mach 2.5 wrote:
>
> > http://digitalbattle.com/2006/07/02/ubisoft-boss-wants-ps3-pricecuts
> > -already/
> >
> > Ubisoft Boss Wants PS3 Pricecuts. Already.
> >
> > July 2nd, 2006 by Armin Siljkovic
> >
> > Ubisoft boss Yves Guillemot openly speaks about Sony's pricing
> > strategy, saying (what we're all saying pretty much) - It's too
> > expensive and therefore won't sell enough. According to Guillemot,
> > the PS3 price must "drop rapidly" in 2007 if they want to compete
> > with Microsoft's Xbox360. He dropped the words in an interview with
> > Bloomberg, who are estimatng that Sony will sell 40 million PS3's by
> > 2008, while Sony is counting on selling 100 million in the PS3
> > lifespan (5-6 years).
> >
>
> break the ps3 down into three seperate componets,
> dvd player, cd player, video game console.
> right now, where can you buy those three componets considering the
> for under $500? grant you, the most expensive would be the blu-ray
> dvd player.

It's actually 7 components.

PS1, PS2, PS3, Blu-ray, DVD, CD, Linux Box

--

 

[Paul Heslop]

Ghost wrote:
>
> AirRaid Mach 2.5 wrote:
>
> > http://digitalbattle.com/2006/07/02/ubisoft-boss-wants-ps3-pricecuts-already/
> >
> > Ubisoft Boss Wants PS3 Pricecuts. Already.
> >
> > July 2nd, 2006 by Armin Siljkovic
> >
> > Ubisoft boss Yves Guillemot openly speaks about Sony's pricing
> > strategy, saying (what we're all saying pretty much) - It's too
> > expensive and therefore won't sell enough. According to Guillemot,
> > the PS3 price must "drop rapidly" in 2007 if they want to compete
> > with Microsoft's Xbox360. He dropped the words in an interview with
> > Bloomberg, who are estimatng that Sony will sell 40 million PS3's by
> > 2008, while Sony is counting on selling 100 million in the PS3 lifespan
> > (5-6 years).
> >
>
> break the ps3 down into three seperate componets,
> dvd player, cd player, video game console.
> right now, where can you buy those three componets considering the for
> under $500?
> grant you, the most expensive would be the blu-ray dvd player.

easy, it's called ps2
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------------------------------------------------------
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[Chris F]

On Sun, 02 Jul 2006 19:27:13 GMT, Ghost <night-rider@Cookieshaw.ca>
wrote:

>AirRaid Mach 2.5 wrote:
>
>> http://digitalbattle.com/2006/07/02/ubisoft-boss-wants-ps3-pricecuts-already/
>>
>> Ubisoft Boss Wants PS3 Pricecuts. Already.
>>
>> July 2nd, 2006 by Armin Siljkovic
>>
>> Ubisoft boss Yves Guillemot openly speaks about Sony's pricing
>> strategy, saying (what we're all saying pretty much) - It's too
>> expensive and therefore won't sell enough. According to Guillemot,
>> the PS3 price must "drop rapidly" in 2007 if they want to compete
>> with Microsoft's Xbox360. He dropped the words in an interview with
>> Bloomberg, who are estimatng that Sony will sell 40 million PS3's by
>> 2008, while Sony is counting on selling 100 million in the PS3 lifespan
>> (5-6 years).
>>
>
>break the ps3 down into three seperate componets,
>dvd player, cd player, video game console.
>right now, where can you buy those three componets considering the for
>under $500?
>grant you, the most expensive would be the blu-ray dvd player.

thats not the point though.

most people will want one for games and will simply look at it as a
games machine.

therefore they will see a £400 or whatever price tag and think "fuck
me, thats expensive"
--

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[Paul Heslop]

Chris F wrote:
>
> On Sun, 02 Jul 2006 19:27:13 GMT, Ghost <night-rider@Cookieshaw.ca>
> wrote:
>
> >AirRaid Mach 2.5 wrote:
> >
> >> http://digitalbattle.com/2006/07/02/ubisoft-boss-wants-ps3-pricecuts-already/
> >>
> >> Ubisoft Boss Wants PS3 Pricecuts. Already.
> >>
> >> July 2nd, 2006 by Armin Siljkovic
> >>
> >> Ubisoft boss Yves Guillemot openly speaks about Sony's pricing
> >> strategy, saying (what we're all saying pretty much) - It's too
> >> expensive and therefore won't sell enough. According to Guillemot,
> >> the PS3 price must "drop rapidly" in 2007 if they want to compete
> >> with Microsoft's Xbox360. He dropped the words in an interview with
> >> Bloomberg, who are estimatng that Sony will sell 40 million PS3's by
> >> 2008, while Sony is counting on selling 100 million in the PS3 lifespan
> >> (5-6 years).
> >>
> >
> >break the ps3 down into three seperate componets,
> >dvd player, cd player, video game console.
> >right now, where can you buy those three componets considering the for
> >under $500?
> >grant you, the most expensive would be the blu-ray dvd player.
>
> thats not the point though.
>
> most people will want one for games and will simply look at it as a
> games machine.
>
> therefore they will see a £400 or whatever price tag and think "fuck
> me, thats expensive"
> --
heh, atm if I see a £50 price tag I think 'fuck me that is VERY
expensive!'


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------------------------------------------------------
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[Chris F]

On Sun, 02 Jul 2006 21:28:34 GMT, Paul Heslop
<paul.heslop@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:

>Chris F wrote:
>>
>> On Sun, 02 Jul 2006 19:27:13 GMT, Ghost <night-rider@Cookieshaw.ca>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >AirRaid Mach 2.5 wrote:
>> >
>> >> http://digitalbattle.com/2006/07/02/ubisoft-boss-wants-ps3-pricecuts-already/
>> >>
>> >> Ubisoft Boss Wants PS3 Pricecuts. Already.
>> >>
>> >> July 2nd, 2006 by Armin Siljkovic
>> >>
>> >> Ubisoft boss Yves Guillemot openly speaks about Sony's pricing
>> >> strategy, saying (what we're all saying pretty much) - It's too
>> >> expensive and therefore won't sell enough. According to Guillemot,
>> >> the PS3 price must "drop rapidly" in 2007 if they want to compete
>> >> with Microsoft's Xbox360. He dropped the words in an interview with
>> >> Bloomberg, who are estimatng that Sony will sell 40 million PS3's by
>> >> 2008, while Sony is counting on selling 100 million in the PS3 lifespan
>> >> (5-6 years).
>> >>
>> >
>> >break the ps3 down into three seperate componets,
>> >dvd player, cd player, video game console.
>> >right now, where can you buy those three componets considering the for
>> >under $500?
>> >grant you, the most expensive would be the blu-ray dvd player.
>>
>> thats not the point though.
>>
>> most people will want one for games and will simply look at it as a
>> games machine.
>>
>> therefore they will see a £400 or whatever price tag and think "fuck
>> me, thats expensive"
>> --
>heh, atm if I see a £50 price tag I think 'fuck me that is VERY
>expensive!'

yup, the games have gone back to the silly prices of the
megadrive/snes era it would seem.

hopefully the PS3 release will see MS see sense and sony forced into
following suit.

i wouldn't be surprised if we saw Wii games launching at a mx price of
£30-35 anyway.
--

gamertag: Chrisflynnuk
http://live.xbox.com/member/Chrisflynnuk

 

[Paul Heslop]

Chris F wrote:
>
> On Sun, 02 Jul 2006 21:28:34 GMT, Paul Heslop
> <paul.heslop@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>
> >Chris F wrote:
> >>
> >> On Sun, 02 Jul 2006 19:27:13 GMT, Ghost <night-rider@Cookieshaw.ca>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> >AirRaid Mach 2.5 wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> http://digitalbattle.com/2006/07/02/ubisoft-boss-wants-ps3-pricecuts-already/
> >> >>
> >> >> Ubisoft Boss Wants PS3 Pricecuts. Already.
> >> >>
> >> >> July 2nd, 2006 by Armin Siljkovic
> >> >>
> >> >> Ubisoft boss Yves Guillemot openly speaks about Sony's pricing
> >> >> strategy, saying (what we're all saying pretty much) - It's too
> >> >> expensive and therefore won't sell enough. According to Guillemot,
> >> >> the PS3 price must "drop rapidly" in 2007 if they want to compete
> >> >> with Microsoft's Xbox360. He dropped the words in an interview with
> >> >> Bloomberg, who are estimatng that Sony will sell 40 million PS3'sby
> >> >> 2008, while Sony is counting on selling 100 million in the PS3 lifespan
> >> >> (5-6 years).
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >break the ps3 down into three seperate componets,
> >> >dvd player, cd player, video game console.
> >> >right now, where can you buy those three componets considering the for
> >> >under $500?
> >> >grant you, the most expensive would be the blu-ray dvd player.
> >>
> >> thats not the point though.
> >>
> >> most people will want one for games and will simply look at it as a
> >> games machine.
> >>
> >> therefore they will see a £400 or whatever price tag and think "fuck
> >> me, thats expensive"
> >> --
> >heh, atm if I see a £50 price tag I think 'fuck me that is VERY
> >expensive!'
>
> yup, the games have gone back to the silly prices of the
> megadrive/snes era it would seem.
>
> hopefully the PS3 release will see MS see sense and sony forced into
> following suit.
>
> i wouldn't be surprised if we saw Wii games launching at a mx price of
> £30-35 anyway.
> --
>
> gamertag: Chrisflynnuk
> http://live.xbox.com/member/Chrisflynnuk

It almost feels like this whole 'HD' revolution is just a huge
cash-in. Like being forced to go digital at our own expense if I want
to play games in the future I'll have to buy a hulking expensive bit
of kit and a new telly or a much better computer, then a mortgage for
each disc.
--
Paul (she dreams in color, she dreams in red)
------------------------------------------------------
Stop and Look
http://www.geocities.com/dreamst8me/

 

[Chris F]

On Sun, 02 Jul 2006 23:05:06 GMT, Paul Heslop
<paul.heslop@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:

>Chris F wrote:
>>
>> On Sun, 02 Jul 2006 21:28:34 GMT, Paul Heslop
>> <paul.heslop@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>> >Chris F wrote:
>> >>
>> >> On Sun, 02 Jul 2006 19:27:13 GMT, Ghost <night-rider@Cookieshaw.ca>
>> >> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >AirRaid Mach 2.5 wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> http://digitalbattle.com/2006/07/02/ubisoft-boss-wants-ps3-pricecuts-already/
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Ubisoft Boss Wants PS3 Pricecuts. Already.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> July 2nd, 2006 by Armin Siljkovic
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Ubisoft boss Yves Guillemot openly speaks about Sony's pricing
>> >> >> strategy, saying (what we're all saying pretty much) - It's too
>> >> >> expensive and therefore won't sell enough. According to Guillemot,
>> >> >> the PS3 price must "drop rapidly" in 2007 if they want to compete
>> >> >> with Microsoft's Xbox360. He dropped the words in an interview with
>> >> >> Bloomberg, who are estimatng that Sony will sell 40 million PS3's by
>> >> >> 2008, while Sony is counting on selling 100 million in the PS3 lifespan
>> >> >> (5-6 years).
>> >> >>
>> >> >
>> >> >break the ps3 down into three seperate componets,
>> >> >dvd player, cd player, video game console.
>> >> >right now, where can you buy those three componets considering the for
>> >> >under $500?
>> >> >grant you, the most expensive would be the blu-ray dvd player.
>> >>
>> >> thats not the point though.
>> >>
>> >> most people will want one for games and will simply look at it as a
>> >> games machine.
>> >>
>> >> therefore they will see a £400 or whatever price tag and think "fuck
>> >> me, thats expensive"
>> >> --
>> >heh, atm if I see a £50 price tag I think 'fuck me that is VERY
>> >expensive!'
>>
>> yup, the games have gone back to the silly prices of the
>> megadrive/snes era it would seem.
>>
>> hopefully the PS3 release will see MS see sense and sony forced into
>> following suit.
>>
>> i wouldn't be surprised if we saw Wii games launching at a mx price of
>> £30-35 anyway.
>> --
>>
>> gamertag: Chrisflynnuk
>> http://live.xbox.com/member/Chrisflynnuk
>
>It almost feels like this whole 'HD' revolution is just a huge
>cash-in. Like being forced to go digital at our own expense if I want
>to play games in the future I'll have to buy a hulking expensive bit
>of kit and a new telly or a much better computer, then a mortgage for
>each disc.

tbf, the TV's are getting cheaper, and the feeds on HD are shockingly
detailed in comparison to SD (when done right fo course)

but like you say, it's similar to the digital revolution in the 80's
with the introduction of the CD, and the upcoming analogue tv
switch-off.

to be honest, analogue TV has been around for decades and the tech has
become seriously dated.

it was going to happen sooner or later that there'd be a system-wide
upgrade needed, it's just the nature of the beast.
--

gamertag: Chrisflynnuk
http://live.xbox.com/member/Chrisflynnuk

 

[TheGame]

Interesting. This is probably why Assasin Creed is coming to 360.

 

[wolfing1@gmail.com]

Chris F wrote:
> On Sun, 02 Jul 2006 23:05:06 GMT, Paul Heslop
> <paul.heslop@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>
> >Chris F wrote:
> >>
> >> On Sun, 02 Jul 2006 21:28:34 GMT, Paul Heslop
> >> <paul.heslop@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
> >>
> >> >Chris F wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> On Sun, 02 Jul 2006 19:27:13 GMT, Ghost <night-rider@Cookieshaw.ca>
> >> >> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> >AirRaid Mach 2.5 wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> http://digitalbattle.com/2006/07/02/ubisoft-boss-wants-ps3-pricecuts-already/
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Ubisoft Boss Wants PS3 Pricecuts. Already.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> July 2nd, 2006 by Armin Siljkovic
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Ubisoft boss Yves Guillemot openly speaks about Sony's pricing
> >> >> >> strategy, saying (what we're all saying pretty much) - It's too
> >> >> >> expensive and therefore won't sell enough. According to Guillemot,
> >> >> >> the PS3 price must "drop rapidly" in 2007 if they want to compete
> >> >> >> with Microsoft's Xbox360. He dropped the words in an interview with
> >> >> >> Bloomberg, who are estimatng that Sony will sell 40 million PS3's by
> >> >> >> 2008, while Sony is counting on selling 100 million in the PS3 lifespan
> >> >> >> (5-6 years).
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >
> >> >> >break the ps3 down into three seperate componets,
> >> >> >dvd player, cd player, video game console.
> >> >> >right now, where can you buy those three componets considering thefor
> >> >> >under $500?
> >> >> >grant you, the most expensive would be the blu-ray dvd player.
> >> >>
> >> >> thats not the point though.
> >> >>
> >> >> most people will want one for games and will simply look at it as a
> >> >> games machine.
> >> >>
> >> >> therefore they will see a Ã,£400 or whatever price tag and think "fuck
> >> >> me, thats expensive"
> >> >> --
> >> >heh, atm if I see a £50 price tag I think 'fuck me that is VERY
> >> >expensive!'
> >>
> >> yup, the games have gone back to the silly prices of the
> >> megadrive/snes era it would seem.
> >>
> >> hopefully the PS3 release will see MS see sense and sony forced into
> >> following suit.
> >>
> >> i wouldn't be surprised if we saw Wii games launching at a mx price of
> >> £30-35 anyway.
> >> --
> >>
> >> gamertag: Chrisflynnuk
> >> http://live.xbox.com/member/Chrisflynnuk
> >
> >It almost feels like this whole 'HD' revolution is just a huge
> >cash-in. Like being forced to go digital at our own expense if I want
> >to play games in the future I'll have to buy a hulking expensive bit
> >of kit and a new telly or a much better computer, then a mortgage for
> >each disc.
>
> tbf, the TV's are getting cheaper, and the feeds on HD are shockingly
> detailed in comparison to SD (when done right fo course)
>
> but like you say, it's similar to the digital revolution in the 80's
> with the introduction of the CD, and the upcoming analogue tv
> switch-off.
>
> to be honest, analogue TV has been around for decades and the tech has
> become seriously dated.
>
> it was going to happen sooner or later that there'd be a system-wide
> upgrade needed, it's just the nature of the beast.
> --
Funny thing is, I can already play HD games in my xbox with the HD
cable I got. This whole 'new generation' is just a marketing ploy (at
least from M$oft) to get you to buy a new console. In fact, not only
did the life cicle of the xbox was too short, it was almost cut
entirely when the 360 came. At least in the case of PS3 the HD part is
indeed a new thing.

I just hope the price cuts from Sony come soon enough, I know I'm not
ditching $500 for the 'cheap' version (which is the one I'm getting).
That'll also give it some time so that when I go an get one, there are
already some used games to get without paying $60-$70 for them.

 

[Paul Heslop]

Chris F wrote:

> it was going to happen sooner or later that there'd be a system-wide
> upgrade needed, it's just the nature of the beast.
> --
Yeah, it would just have been better if I had won the lottery first!
:O)

--
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------------------------------------------------------
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[Chris F]

On 2 Jul 2006 18:26:42 -0700, wolfing1@gmail.com wrote:

>Funny thing is, I can already play HD games in my xbox with the HD
>cable I got. This whole 'new generation' is just a marketing ploy (at
>least from M$oft) to get you to buy a new console. In fact, not only
>did the life cicle of the xbox was too short, it was almost cut
>entirely when the 360 came. At least in the case of PS3 the HD part is
>indeed a new thing.

HD on the original xbox? i know it supported 480p in some games, but
that's not true HD. unless the xbox did support 720p, which i am
almost sure it didn't.

after all, the 360 upscales original games played using the backwards
compatibility if the console is in HD mode, surely if the games
supported 720p already, this wouldn't be necessary?
>
>I just hope the price cuts from Sony come soon enough, I know I'm not
>ditching $500 for the 'cheap' version (which is the one I'm getting).
>That'll also give it some time so that when I go an get one, there are
>already some used games to get without paying $60-$70 for them.

i doubt i'll get one at launch, i just haven't seen a single thing for
it that makes me actually want it.
--

gamertag: Chrisflynnuk
http://live.xbox.com/member/Chrisflynnuk

 

[Andrew Ryan Chang]

Chris F <chris@asifimtellingyoulot.com> wrote:
>On 2 Jul 2006 18:26:42 -0700, wolfing1@gmail.com wrote:
>>Funny thing is, I can already play HD games in my xbox with the HD
>>cable I got. This whole 'new generation' is just a marketing ploy (at

>HD on the original xbox? i know it supported 480p in some games, but
>that's not true HD. unless the xbox did support 720p, which i am
>almost sure it didn't.

It did.

http://uk.videogames.games.yahoo.com/xbox/reviews/mvp-baseball-2005-cddd74.html

"The Xbox version goes a step farther and supports 720
progressive-scan widescreen displays "


>after all, the 360 upscales original games played using the backwards
>compatibility if the console is in HD mode, surely if the games
>supported 720p already, this wouldn't be necessary?

Well, most XBox games didn't support 720p. Only a small number
did.

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[wolfing1@gmail.com]

Chris F wrote:
> On 2 Jul 2006 18:26:42 -0700, wolfing1@gmail.com wrote:
>
> >Funny thing is, I can already play HD games in my xbox with the HD
> >cable I got. This whole 'new generation' is just a marketing ploy (at
> >least from M$oft) to get you to buy a new console. In fact, not only
> >did the life cicle of the xbox was too short, it was almost cut
> >entirely when the 360 came. At least in the case of PS3 the HD part is
> >indeed a new thing.
>
> HD on the original xbox? i know it supported 480p in some games, but
> that's not true HD. unless the xbox did support 720p, which i am
> almost sure it didn't.
>
> after all, the 360 upscales original games played using the backwards
> compatibility if the console is in HD mode, surely if the games
> supported 720p already, this wouldn't be necessary?
Actually it supported up to 1080i and I played at least one game on
that resolution with my Xbox. So that's why I say this whole 'HD new
generation console' is just a marketing ploy from M$oft. There may not
have been many HD games, but it was the game companies not making them
because the market wasn't there yet, not the console lacking the
capability.

 

[Android]

"Chris F" <chris@asifimtellingyoulot.com> wrote in message
news:3gtga2dmdhmc3n8pkkig8gjp0svrggih01@4ax.com...
> On 2 Jul 2006 18:26:42 -0700, wolfing1@gmail.com wrote:
>
> >Funny thing is, I can already play HD games in my xbox with the HD
> >cable I got. This whole 'new generation' is just a marketing ploy (at
> >least from M$oft) to get you to buy a new console. In fact, not only
> >did the life cicle of the xbox was too short, it was almost cut
> >entirely when the 360 came. At least in the case of PS3 the HD part is
> >indeed a new thing.
>
> HD on the original xbox? i know it supported 480p in some games, but
> that's not true HD. unless the xbox did support 720p, which i am
> almost sure it didn't.

Maybe you are thinking of the PS2, which supported 480p in many games, but
never 720p.

Several Xbox games support 720p (and one, Dragon's Lair, even supports
1080i). You can find a complete list at HDTVArcade's Web site:

http://www.hdtvarcade.com/hdtvforum/index.php?autocom=custom&page=xboxa


> after all, the 360 upscales original games played using the backwards
> compatibility if the console is in HD mode, surely if the games
> supported 720p already, this wouldn't be necessary?
> >
> >I just hope the price cuts from Sony come soon enough, I know I'm not
> >ditching $500 for the 'cheap' version (which is the one I'm getting).
> >That'll also give it some time so that when I go an get one, there are
> >already some used games to get without paying $60-$70 for them.
>
> i doubt i'll get one at launch, i just haven't seen a single thing for
> it that makes me actually want it.
> --
>
> gamertag: Chrisflynnuk
> http://live.xbox.com/member/Chrisflynnuk
>

 

[Jordan]

Chris F wrote:

> HD on the original xbox? i know it supported 480p in some games, but
> that's not true HD. unless the xbox did support 720p, which i am
> almost sure it didn't.

There were 40 Xbox titles that supported 720p. There were even 6 titles
that supported 1080i.

Source:
http://www.hdtvarcade.com/hdtvforum/index.php?autocom=custom&page=hdlists

- Jordan

 

[super]

/me waves..
I don't want a BLUE RAY PLAYER, I WANT A GAME MACHINE.

Imagine if Microsoft forced everyone to buy a copy of Windows Vista and
Office with each 360 because they wanted it to be a home PC too. Everyone
would be calling them the evilist and dumbest company on the planet.

They don't HAVE to force us to buy a blue ray player, they just are because
they want the royalty on the format for the next whatever years.

It's just a dumb strategy when the machine can't do much more than the 360
can in the first 2 years.

"Ghost" <night-rider@Cookieshaw.ca> wrote in message
news:l6Vpg.115511$Mn5.2339@pd7tw3no...
> break the ps3 down into three seperate componets,
> dvd player, cd player, video game console.
> right now, where can you buy those three componets considering the for
> under $500?
> grant you, the most expensive would be the blu-ray dvd player.

 

[Mike O'Connor]

In article <1151867583.851914.221870@a14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>,
"AirRaid Mach 2.5" <airraid.mach2.5@gmail.com> wrote:

> http://digitalbattle.com/2006/07/02/ubisoft-boss-wants-ps3-pricecuts-already/
>
> Ubisoft Boss Wants PS3 Pricecuts. Already.
>
> July 2nd, 2006 by Armin Siljkovic
>
> Ubisoft boss Yves Guillemot openly speaks about Sony's pricing
> strategy, saying (what we're all saying pretty much) - It's too
> expensive and therefore won't sell enough. According to Guillemot,
> the PS3 price must "drop rapidly" in 2007 if they want to compete
> with Microsoft's Xbox360. He dropped the words in an interview with
> Bloomberg, who are estimatng that Sony will sell 40 million PS3's by
> 2008, while Sony is counting on selling 100 million in the PS3 lifespan
> (5-6 years).

My prediction is that the first price drop will consist of discontinuing
the low end unit and lowering the price of the high end unit by $100.

 

[Ethan Hammond]

"Ghost" <night-rider@Cookieshaw.ca> wrote in message
news:l6Vpg.115511$Mn5.2339@pd7tw3no...
> AirRaid Mach 2.5 wrote:
>
> break the ps3 down into three seperate componets,
> dvd player, cd player, video game console.
> right now, where can you buy those three componets considering the for
> under $500?
> grant you, the most expensive would be the blu-ray dvd player.

Well a PS2 or Xbox are way less than that, even a 360 is and they
do everything you listed.

Plus, do you really want to buy Ultraviolet in Blu-ray, DO YOU?

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