"You do not have TV that can use BluRay."
"But I'm going to buy a new TV for PS3 . . . $600 dollars is not the scary price point it once was."
This was a discussion between two people on 1up's podcast about the PS3. I heard it and kind of balked at my desk. We already have to bundle in the price of a game when we look at the price of a console. Then we have to think about "do I want more than one controller," so that is more cost. Now this guy is thinking of buying a new TV to work with his soon to be HD consoles. I know people like Rich exist all over the place and aren't that much of an anolomy, and those people will drop as much money as it takes to have the highest technology entertainment. But is such an endeavour a good thing for games? I consider myself at least a solid video game player. I've come to terms that I'm not as cutting edge as I once was. Hell, I didn't even buy all of the consoles in the last generation (thanks Jason). That was the first time that had ever happen. I always had purchased all consoles that I could (outside of the Jaguar, Neo Geo and 3Di because they are stupid). I used to buy those systems as soon as they came out. Price was an issue, but when you bought the system you bought all you needed. Now I have to think about additional costs for other shit. Xbox 360 costs $400 before you even think about buying a game, or paying $50 for your first year of Xbox live. An emerging problem in games (through episodic content and MMORPGS) seems to be financial model that is being used in videogaming. The upfront cost is tough, but they nickel and dime you in support purchases to make additional funds. I for one don't like that model, but I wonder if that isn't where things are going. Shit, maybe it's happening everywhere and I'm just blind. Out.
"But I'm going to buy a new TV for PS3 . . . $600 dollars is not the scary price point it once was."
This was a discussion between two people on 1up's podcast about the PS3. I heard it and kind of balked at my desk. We already have to bundle in the price of a game when we look at the price of a console. Then we have to think about "do I want more than one controller," so that is more cost. Now this guy is thinking of buying a new TV to work with his soon to be HD consoles. I know people like Rich exist all over the place and aren't that much of an anolomy, and those people will drop as much money as it takes to have the highest technology entertainment. But is such an endeavour a good thing for games? I consider myself at least a solid video game player. I've come to terms that I'm not as cutting edge as I once was. Hell, I didn't even buy all of the consoles in the last generation (thanks Jason). That was the first time that had ever happen. I always had purchased all consoles that I could (outside of the Jaguar, Neo Geo and 3Di because they are stupid). I used to buy those systems as soon as they came out. Price was an issue, but when you bought the system you bought all you needed. Now I have to think about additional costs for other shit. Xbox 360 costs $400 before you even think about buying a game, or paying $50 for your first year of Xbox live. An emerging problem in games (through episodic content and MMORPGS) seems to be financial model that is being used in videogaming. The upfront cost is tough, but they nickel and dime you in support purchases to make additional funds. I for one don't like that model, but I wonder if that isn't where things are going. Shit, maybe it's happening everywhere and I'm just blind. Out.
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