Kotaku
It's no secret among my social circle that I'm a PlayStation man. Okay, I'm really a Nintendo boy, but my 100-plus game PlayStation and PS2 collection dwarfs my Xbox and Gamecube showing. I was pretty darn psyched for the PLAYSTATION 3, right up until the Sony press conference. It was quite fascinating to see the combination of Genji 2 and a $600 price tag suck the enthusiasm right out of the room.
Hell, even the folks at the Official PlayStation Magazine aren't ready to drop 600 bones on the thing. Editor Dana Jongewaard updated her OPM blog with an opinion popular with many gamers:
I can't justify it. $600 is a lot of money, especially when I can get what—for me at least—will be a very similar experience for $400.
That's right. She's going to go to the "dark side" and snag an Xbox 360 (and maybe a Wii!).
With few announced marquee exclusives hitting on or around the launch window, many folks, including those paid to shill Sony's wares, are going to ask themselves "Am I getting my money's worth?". Let's hope Sony wows us at Leipzig and TGS, making that massive price pill easier to swallow.
