I got mine for $300.
S3s are going into the $400s.
And lets not ignore the people who have their phones with contracts. I've seen some $0 S3s w/ contracts around.
If this rumor is true all you guys saying no way Sony is going to have a reasonable price on the PS4 are wrong.
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It's not quite that simple though, is it? They've clearly plowed a significant amount of their R&D budget for the system into these features (as evidenced by how much of their initial presentation they took up) and that's all money that needs to be recouped through the price tag. Kinect is integrated and you have to pay for that even if you have no intention of playing any Kinect games, again, apparently, because they're determined that you must be able to, at any point, control your cable box like you're on Minority Report. Seeing as how they demonstrated about 20 times how quickly various things like IE, Skype, ESPN and Fantasy management came up after you issued a voice command, it's fair to say a lot of services are idling away in standby mode at all time, which takes processing power away from the games you're playing and may have had an impact on how beefy they needed their custom CPU.
What major feature were Sony pushing which only the Japanese can use to anything like its full potential?
Of course since you made this post we find out that the PS4 is going to be about $100 cheaper in the US and the equivalent of $130 cheaper here in the UK. Is that not a BRAND NEW cutting edge console? I've got enough disposable income to buy either or both, but firstly I'm not going to spend that much extra money for no reason and secondly I think the price point is going to be an issue even if money is no object. If you buy it and hardly anyone else does, because they'd rather get a PS4 with two games, which they can then swap with a friend, play, complete and swap back, then developers aren't going to see the size of the userbase as particularly attractive when it comes to developing games.
I haven't owned a Sony console since the PS1 (I went GameCube then 360/Wii) and I've spent this generation firmly in the MS camp, chortling at Sony's various missteps., but they've turned it around this time and it's Microsoft who've screwed up.
For the phone point: not a ton of people will buy unlocked phones (which run huge rates), most people buy in contract. Also a phone is a phone, it's hard to underestimate the importance of it. In the past couple of months I've basically become merged with my phone. I bring it everywhere and use it constantly. An Xbox is a luxury; a phone is a necessity. To some people, a smartphone is a real necessity.
The price is a bit absurd, I was expecting a really cheap price but mandatory subscription (like $150 but you need at least a couple years of Xbox Live). $500 with an essentially mandatory subscription is really just way too high.
Sad thing is if the console was maybe $300 I would've considered it. Yes I don't give a fuck really about the always-online and stuff. I think it has some neat features, had a strong game offering, and the whole "used games DRM" is still a bit of a foggy area. We don't know exactly what it entails. In general there's been a lot of conflicting rumors and info on the Xbox One itself so I don't think it's entirely fair to make assumptions with hard sources from Microsoft.
The price is a bit absurd, I was expecting a really cheap price but mandatory subscription (like $150 but you need at least a couple years of Xbox Live). $500 with an essentially mandatory subscription is really just way too high.
Sad thing is if the console was maybe $300 I would've considered it. Yes I don't give a fuck really about the always-online and stuff. I think it has some neat features, had a strong game offering, and the whole "used games DRM" is still a bit of a foggy area. We don't know exactly what it entails. In general there's been a lot of conflicting rumors and info on the Xbox One itself so I don't think it's entirely fair to make assumptions with hard sources from Microsoft.
When I can get an Xbox One for free on contract, then you can make the comparisons. I'd never buy a phone. They're too expensive and they're too quickly made redundant by newer technology. You can't even have a phone for a year these days without a newer model coming out. It's a lot better and a lot cheaper to have a contract that allows you to upgrade your phone.
MS is really drinking too much of its own koolaid. 500$, no used games, always online... It's like they are secretly partnered with Sony to make the PS4 win or something.
As for phones, I seriously don't know anybody who has ever paid more then 300 for one. I personally have never paid more then 80. Like Guild said though, a phone is a requirement. I use mine for reference at work, help me shop, my calender, and oh yeah, phone calls. The days. I forget it are painful.
As for phones, I seriously don't know anybody who has ever paid more then 300 for one. I personally have never paid more then 80. Like Guild said though, a phone is a requirement. I use mine for reference at work, help me shop, my calender, and oh yeah, phone calls. The days. I forget it are painful.
To be fair the used game policy is still very confusing and we don't know exactly what it will be. To say "No used games flat" without a valid source is not entirely correct. Latest I heard is that it supports used games but there's some fee to pay?
It theiretically supports used games if publishers allow it, but not at launch. Key point being if publishers allow it. You also can't just sell your games on ebay or something, as somebody has to be on your friends list for 30 days before you can transfer them. God only knows if rentals will ever be possible, cerrainly not at launch
Saying it supports used games is like saying its not always online. Technically true, but realistically bs.
Saying it supports used games is like saying its not always online. Technically true, but realistically bs.
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Spent like 200 bucks one year doing that they had all kinds of collections on sale
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