one last one for the day...

[anthonybaxter]

Sony's Playstation 3 is going to cost money. A lot of money. Sony's response?

[Sony's goal is] "for consumers to think to themselves 'I will work more hours to buy one'. We want people to feel that they want it, irrespective of anything else."

Boggle. Why am I reminded of the French restaurant L'Idiot in the film L.A. Story (with Patrick Stewart enacting the New Cruelty Regime)? "You can't have the PS3. Not with two controllers, not with your financials!"

Comments

[yak-boy.livejournal.com]

Sony thinks they can shit on a plate and gamers will eat it.

I think Sony could be in for a rude awakening.

[richardjones.livejournal.com]

Oh, and Anthony, don't wait for me to buy one to bring the price down. I absolutely refuse to buy a PS3 at $999.

[strangehours.livejournal.com]

And yet gamers will spend this and more on a PC that - while it *could* be used for other things - invariably isn't. I'm not saying it's the right tactic for them, and it certainly smacks of arrogance, but I think the outcome is far from a foregone conclusion.

[drbunsen.livejournal.com]

And that really is the most unbelievably arrogant, snobbish thing to say about an unlaunched product. "Yes it's ridiculously expensive in its target market, but in a good way."