Asked whether or not he personally thought the PS3 was worth the price, SCEI president Ken Kutaragi deftly sidestepped the question in the almost supernatural manner that seems to come when you sell your soul and become reincarnated as a corporate suit.

Price setting is always a headache for us. No game machines are comparable to the PS3, which is neither a genuine game console, home electronics [product] nor a personal computer. It is a new kind of product...

[It will be] consumers who decide whether it's expensive or cheap. If a product offers charm, then buyers will be convinced.

Unfortunately, the last thing PS3 has right now is charm. For charm, look no further than the Wii. We're also confused by what he means by the statement that no game machines are comparable to the PS3? Price wise? Certainly. Graphics wise? The best anyone's said about the PS3's graphics capabilities is a pregnant pause followed by the words, "they're nice... I guess." Online capabilities? No one really knows what that entails yet. So he's basically saying no game machines compare to the PS3 because the PS3 is less a game console than a way to force Blu-Ray into a lot of people's homes. Too bad gamers care a lot less about Blu-Ray than they do about great games, pretty graphics and innovation.

Kutaragi defends PS3 price [Eurogamer] (Image from Be Confused)

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