GamerFitNation's CEO Antwand Pearman AKA BlackBible asks if you're willing to pay $600 dollars for the PlayStation 4.On February 20th, 2013 Pearman will be attending the Sony press event to see if the rumors of the PlayStation 4 are true or false. He won’t be able to conduct an on camera interviews.So Pearman thought it would be awesome if he could ask, you the gaming community your thoughts on his opinions. In this video Pearman pose the question “Are you willing to pay another $600 price tag?”
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Because this is my favorite hobby apart from working out. It's my lifestyle. It's a part of who i am. And i'll gladly put in a 600$ investment every 7 years. What people don't realize is that spread out over seven years, that's about 85$ a year. I pay 200$ a year for my gym membership and i'll gladly pay that aswell cause it's part of who i am and it's my hobby.
Now... i'll ask again. Do i want to? No, i wish it was free. I'm a realist though, and i know Sony would collapse as a company if they sold it for 5$. That's the last thing i want, to see the gaming industry crumble and die.
So, will i pay 600$? Yes, if i have to. I'm ready for nextgen gaming, and i'm willing to invest.
Thank you come again!
i cant wait for ps4
Also it must carry games i can play in coop with my wife.
I see what you did there. You threw out figures and then slipped in the new price quote of $500 instead of the talked about $600 and perceived a $200 savings based on faulty inflation logic.
You do realize we are in an economic downfall and virtual recession in the making so the inflation point is mute.
Not to mention that the price of the previous PS3 system was considered ridicules then.
Some people can't even afford bread on their tables these days. So the thoughts of saving due to historical inflation is laughable.
I know I have lost 20% spending power with retirement earnings in the past 3 years alone. That is all due to the power of the dollar dropping so much. (though obviously my situation does not fit that of all gamers)
no thx.
But spending 600 for a phone (Iphone / galaxy) seems to be no problem.
I've paid upwards of $600 for various systems throughout the years. Most notable ones: Neo Geo AES, 3DO, Pioneer LaserActive.
With the exception of the AES, the other two obviously werent worth it. They make good collectors pieces (especially the LaserActive) but I would not go that route again.
Hell, i didnt even pay $400 for my 80gb BC PS3.
EDIT: Black, you were on CNN? Is the vid on Youtube?
Look at the kindle fire as another example, sold at a loss made money though apps and ads.
also the consoles predate crysis the game by 1-2 years
http://www.youtube.com/watc...
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i would pay 600 for a console with specs that are worth it, but judging by the rumored specs, its not worth it.
Optimization does help but that was a bad example.
The console version of Crysis 1 was made with Cryengine 3 which was basically CE2 light.
It was heavily stripped down to work on consoles and neither the 360 nor PS3 versions looked even half as good as the PC version on the lowest settings.
http://www.youtube.com/watc...
Its only so many times you can play the same skyrim type rpgs, sims games before its like meh pc need to make something better then these rag tag generic games. everything just looks like skyrim on the pc lol. WoW, the witcher 2, insert random game name.
http://www.youtube.com/watc...
pc looks washed out and most people now use texture packs on crysis and dont know or remember what it really looked like in 07
@ BITBY
Sony OUT BID for bluray to beat MICROSOFT HD-DVD NOTHING COME ON THE MARKET FREE!!
The average price of the 360/ps3 was $3-4000 on ebay during the launch weeks. I have a top of the line gaming pc so I think I can wait the extra month or two to buy another one.
$600+ for static hardware? nah..
Shouldn't be that high this time around unless they decide to bundle in some other new tech like VR.
Blu-ray was a huge part of why the PS3 cost as much as it did because at the time a blu-ray player cost more than the PS3 itself.
not exactly. Stand alone players were cheaper than a PS3. Even sony's own line of BDP units were less but that was the intention. The PS3 was aimed at trying to capture the market like the PS2 did for DVD.
Back then, the PS2 was the cheapest DVD player but it wasnt the same for the PS3. There were more makers and the competition between HD formats drove prices lower in a quicker amount of time than back in the DVD days.
Remember, there wasnt really a competitor to DVD other than VHS so the conveniences that DVD offered were what kept it more expensive until the adoption rate was sufficient for even more companies to commit to releasing movies on the format.
Blu was bound to win because Sony was more than just the backbone on the format but a major content provider. They didnt have the studios under their wing back in the DVD days. They didnt acquire them until many years later. There is no chance sony was going to let Blu suffer the same fate as Beta and they made sure of that by securing deals with other studios by using the PS brand as leverage.
It worked in the end but nowhere near the rate that Sony was expecting. That could be attributed to the number of companies that were in the race to lower stand alone players. Sony lost out from one perspective (market share) but won from another (format success).
Samsung Blu-ray - $999.99.
http://www.pcmag.com/articl...
Sony Blu-ray - $1,000
http://bluray.highdefdigest...
PS3 was $600.
It wasn't until June of 2007 til Sony was able to reduce the price.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/...
No doubt the PS3 highly contributed to allowing Sony to reduce the price of the tech so quickly.
Physical media is so last century.
I would like to see the Dualshock controller stay since I'm used to it. What they could do is say for people that will simply be upgrading from PS3 to PS4 you can use the same controller and we will sell just a console without a controller. That would be $50 less on the price tag. But I;m sure they want money for whatever new changers they make to the controller.
Maybe this time it splits and can be used as a motion control, that's how move should have been.
Just because something is a good bargain doesn't mean that people can AFFORD to take advantage of that bargain.
For instance, even if the PS4s tech was future proof for the next 15 years, an $800 PS4 wouldn't fly off the shelves EVEN if the tech justified the price point.
Just because people are willing to spend $500-$600 on an Apple tablet doesn't mean they're willing to spend that kind of money on other electronics. That assumption is ludicrous.
Operating under your reasoning, the Vita should be selling TWICE as much as an Ipad since its half the price...not the case in the real world.
You forget that price isn't the ONLY factor that people go by when making purchases. Brand recognition, word of mouth, and advertising play an even BIGGER role than price. THATS why Apple can release a tablet at double the price of Vita or PS4 and STILL smoke both saleswise VERY easily.
Dude why do you think Macbooks outsell Vaio laptops even though Vaios are cheaper? The argument that people who spend $600 on an IPAD are EQUALLY willing to spend $600 on a console is played it. Theres so much evidence out there that contradicts that theory.
$400 is the absolute minimum price point of either next gen consoles and likely $500 is the absolute highest price point either will see.
How the fuck do you know, have you done any polling at gamestops across the us?
I'll still buy it at $500, but i don't expect anything higher than $450.
Like hardcore 360 fans, will be any different when the 720 is released numbnuts.
Those who agree with me will disagree (or dislike) his questioning of me. They might see it as an attack of my opinion to which they might relate to. Basically to them it is as if tentonsoftube is disagreeing with their own opinion.
This is how I see it, doesn't matter though.
Why? lol.
Introducing yourself as CEO all the time makes it difficult to take your site seriously. Especially when you follow it up with your handle, a reference to a hentai series. Though maybe you're going for a self-deprecating sense of humor? Like going 'I AM THE ABSOLUTE KING OF MY APARTMENT'!
Just my two cents. The videogame news site business is a difficult one to be in, and legitimacy is one of the most important qualities to foster. If you want to start getting those on-camera interviews, stop introducing yourself as the CEO of a site that the devs won't have heard of. (Nothing personal)
And in response to the question, yes -- 600 dollars is something I'd pay again. After inflation, that is less than I paid for my launch PS3. Also, it won't be 600 dollars, so the question is entirely theoretical.
Also "BlackBible" not to be confused with "BibleBlack" the Hentai unless your dyslexic, which I'm not saying you are. Is my GamerTag and PSN name. I as a Gamer like to share my Gamertag with other Gamers.
Hope I cleared thing up for you.
:)
Thanks for the measured response though, always like to see a bit of civility on N4G. :)
That said I don't think Sony is going to drop another $600 console.
We are getting old tech at premium prices.
I think we are smarter than this!
I would definately pay that, but i really dont see Sony making it that price...
I have been saving up for a few months & will have the $400 for launch day if thats the price if not ill just keep saving & waiting!
$400 and some change is my limit this time around.
That goes for the next xbox also.
Yeah they already exist, it's called the ps3 and 360 you moron.
Thank you capone that was perfect.
This discussion is not for people that bought their consoles 6 months to a yr ago.
Ok, maybe $1000 max... ;)