Ever wonder how much the PS3 costs in relation to other things? Well, for the price of a PS3, you can buy yourself 600,000 jelly beans, or 600 beers for you and your friends in Thailand.

Yup, it's a lot of money... but perspective can also be gained by comparing it to the average income of a Spanish family, where a PS3 is likely to cost up to 35% of the monthly household income.

That's just one of the facts cited in DFC Intelligence's latest 600 page report of the interactive entertainment industry. Overall, they see the PS3 as coming in last in installed base in the next-gen console wars unless Sony changes their strategy. Gamasutra slogged through the whole thing so you don't have to, so jump to the link below to have a look at the pertinent highlights. Florian Eckhardt

PS3 to Slow Industry Growth [Gamasutra]

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