Playstation 3 Frenzy...

Mystery Squid · 11-17-2006, 09:46 AM

Papers this morning are littered with various accounts of angry mobs, people getting hurt, and even SHOT, for the Playstation 3.

What gets me is, how f'in trivial this all is? Seriously. I can see doing that sort of thing, for let's say, some drug company who has a monopoly on some sort of miracle cure who's out to juice you for everything you've got, or even against some major employer who's committing some egregious employment offense, but for a video game console?

We're doomed. This, to me, is one of the more conspicuous indicators that surfaces every now and then, and makes it perfectly clear just how much America has been "dumbed down"....

Jeannie · 11-17-2006, 09:58 AM

I wonder what would happen if there were a rule that you must submit proof that you've read at least 5 books in the last 2 years in order to be eligible to buy a video game player?

**efusco** · 11-17-2006, 10:07 AM

The whole XBox360 thing is still in my mind...we went to dinner a couple days after those came out and the waiter/chef (Japanese Hibachi dinner) rambled on the entire meal about his Xboxes and how his buddy stole one of his and how much he was selling them for, blah, blah, blah. Now you can get them on-sale for $300 sometimes.

Is your PS2 just so out of date you can't wait 3 months for the new one's price to come down and become widely available?

I agree, I just don't get it.

Mirza · 11-17-2006, 10:37 AM

Two of my friends spent a good week debating why the PS3 or Xbox360 is better... to the point where they don't hang out anymore!

Mystery Squid · 11-17-2006, 10:37 AM

...and on top of that, once again, we hear how because of some aspect or other of the manufacturing process, there aren't enough units given the demand.

BS. They're fishing for demand. They'd much rather have an unfilled demand, and no consoles on the shelf, opposed to the inverse and price dropping....

I really feel bad for parents of non-upper middle class folk... Their kids whining about how they must have a $600 toy for Xmas... That's probably a months rent for average America...

Even though these consoles were pretty expensive back in the day, I swear they've out grown inflation... I remember when I got the Nintendo for Xmas '86, and I think it was around $99.00 or $199 back then. Steep, but most certainly not a rent or mortgage payment...

on the flip side, video game "cartridges" have actually dropped in price... back in '91 a major "new" Nintendo game was $50, as are most new games today...

ShellyT · 11-17-2006, 10:55 AM

Maybe it's time for me to get a PS2.

Alric · 11-17-2006, 11:03 AM

I have to admit I'll be there for the Wii launch. I have a soft spot for a certain italian plumber and a green tights-clad hero. I think it will be a lot more fun than the PS3. Not to mention cheaper and more physical.

And yes, I read (or listen) to 2 or 3 books a week..

**Tideland Prius** · 11-17-2006, 11:18 AM

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The whole XBox360 thing is still in my mind...we went to dinner a couple days after those came out and the waiter/chef (Japanese Hibachi dinner) rambled on the entire meal about his Xboxes and how his buddy stole one of his and how much he was selling them for, blah, blah, blah. Now you can get them on-sale for $300 sometimes.

Is your PS2 just so out of date you can't wait 3 months for the new one's price to come down and become widely available?

I agree, I just don't get it.
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The issue is that the next shipment isn't until Christmas or, most likely, next year, thus the frenzy. Sony has repeatedly cut expected production numbers because it couldn't keep up (it promised 1M units at launch).

The price won't come down for at least 2 years. IIRC the PS2 didn't drop in price until 2003?

Stev0 · 11-17-2006, 11:24 AM

Why haven't videogame console prices scaled? I spent about two grand (2005 dollars) on an almost-but-not-quite state-of-the-art computer system last year which now is already considered an antique. However, it's literally over 1000 times better than what my neighbor got twenty years ago. Then it was considered a state-of-the-art system ("a 40 megabyte hard drive? Why do you need something so big?") and cost him... two grand (1986 dollars).

I guess it's our old friend, supply and demand.

Mystery Squid · 11-17-2006, 11:24 AM

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Sony has repeatedly cut expected production numbers because it couldn't keep up (it promised 1M units at launch).

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I soo don't buy the line Sony is giving on this... If there's any, ANY, vast multi-national corporation with the resources to pull it off, it's Sony. Likewise with MSFT. It's no coincidence MSFT was in the EXACT same boat last year... This is market manipulation akin to price gouging.

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efusco Troll Slayer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nixa, MO Posts: 17,231 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: #9 Thanks: 49 Thanked 249 Times in 148 Posts Friends: 37	The whole XBox360 thing is still in my mind...we went to dinner a couple days after those came out and the waiter/chef (Japanese Hibachi dinner) rambled on the entire meal about his Xboxes and how his buddy stole one of his and how much he was selling them for, blah, blah, blah. Now you can get them on-sale for $300 sometimes. Is your PS2 just so out of date you can't wait 3 months for the new one's price to come down and become widely available? I agree, I just don't get it. __________________ Evan E. Fusco, MD "It's a damn poor mind that can only think of one way to spell a word." -Andrew Jackson

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11-17-2006, 09:46 AM	#1
Mystery Squid Junior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 3 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Friends: 0	Papers this morning are littered with various accounts of angry mobs, people getting hurt, and even SHOT, for the Playstation 3. What gets me is, how f'in trivial this all is? Seriously. I can see doing that sort of thing, for let's say, some drug company who has a monopoly on some sort of miracle cure who's out to juice you for everything you've got, or even against some major employer who's committing some egregious employment offense, but for a video game console? We're doomed. This, to me, is one of the more conspicuous indicators that surfaces every now and then, and makes it perfectly clear just how much America has been "dumbed down"....

11-17-2006, 09:58 AM	#2
Jeannie Proud Prius Granny Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Central New Jersey Posts: 1,410 My Car: 2006 Prius Model: Package: #5 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Friends: 1	I wonder what would happen if there were a rule that you must submit proof that you've read at least 5 books in the last 2 years in order to be eligible to buy a video game player?

11-17-2006, 10:37 AM	#4
Mirza Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 899 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Two of my friends spent a good week debating why the PS3 or Xbox360 is better... to the point where they don't hang out anymore!

11-17-2006, 10:55 AM	#6
ShellyT Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: eastern Pennsylvania Posts: 482 My Car: Other Non-Hybrid Model: Package: N/A Thanks: 3 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Friends: 0	Maybe it's time for me to get a PS2.

11-17-2006, 11:03 AM	#7
Alric Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,259 My Car: 2007 Prius Model: Package: #8 Thanks: 0 Thanked 18 Times in 12 Posts Friends: 0	I have to admit I'll be there for the Wii launch. I have a soft spot for a certain italian plumber and a green tights-clad hero. I think it will be a lot more fun than the PS3. Not to mention cheaper and more physical. And yes, I read (or listen) to 2 or 3 books a week..

11-17-2006, 11:24 AM	#9
Stev0 Aluminum Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Northampton, MA Posts: 5,699 My Car: 2006 Prius Model: Package: #7 Thanks: 27 Thanked 43 Times in 37 Posts Friends: 7	Why haven't videogame console prices scaled? I spent about two grand (2005 dollars) on an almost-but-not-quite state-of-the-art computer system last year which now is already considered an antique. However, it's literally over 1000 times better than what my neighbor got twenty years ago. Then it was considered a state-of-the-art system ("a 40 megabyte hard drive? Why do you need something so big?") and cost him... two grand (1986 dollars). I guess it's our old friend, supply and demand.