@No I wouldn't like tea and crumpets: Half of those games pictured happen to be the first of their series. Mass Effect, LBP, Gears... They were not proven then.
Problem is, not all gamers watch/care about the "Best of" awards. What they want is what they'll get and having that small print of being the "Best of" something is just extra intensive of thinking to themselves that they made the right choice.
(DEAD) Goldwings - Remembered for his bravery and heroism... xD was starred
(DEAD) Goldwings - Remembered for his bravery and heroism... xD was unstarred
@(Zombie) Goldwings: I have bought many games the were not even close to best of(SkyGunner and MS:saga for example)so i never listen to neither this "Games critics" or reviewer and just go with my gut feeling an so far not wrong on my choices of games.
I doubt any of them will drop their prices. Wii still sells like crazy, PS3 still stubbornly attacks the idea of a price cut instead of just saying "no comment," and XBOX just HAD a huge price cut last year which was what finally convinced me to buy one.
I don't think they really need a price cut. Just a software boost. I do, however, believe that Sony should drop the price of the PS3, but probably won't this year.
@Radixxs: I think a software boost would do them well. Since E3 just passed, a software boost won't really be as necessary since there were many new games announced. I do expect more software announcements at TGS though.
A price drop announcement after E3 is like spreading butter on warm bread. There's lots of hype to follow up on, and during the right circumstances, a price drop would do the most good.
As for Sony, next year sounds plausible. Timing doesn't sound so great for this year, as there were many other projects, like the PSPGo and the new motion controller prototype announced. Announcements like that need time to grow.
Do apple products have a high margin of profit? Sure.
Many other products have high product margines as well, like a BMW, Audi, Mercedes (am I saying Apple is the BMW of Computers, no...).
A cup of coke at McD's cost you what, $1.59 or so, but only costs a few cents in syrup and carbonated water. They're ripping us off, but no one is complaining because they're happy.
Does Pachter think it's "too much" in the sense that consumers won't be willing to pay it? Or is it "ripping off consumers" because it has a high mark-up?
If it's the latter, where are all the articles about how much the Wii is "ripping off consumers"? The mark-up on that was substantial YEARS ago.
First, a handheld shouldn't cost as much as a home console. Second, when I can get a package of a system, a game, a UMD movie, and a 2GB memory stick STILL for $50 less than just that system, it's just wrong. I'll adopt it when the system comes down to much more reasonable price.
Wow... Patcher said something that wasn't completely asinine and yet still just as unimportant... Yeah, it's too expensive. That's why the 3000 will continue to sell alongside it... For now, anyhow.
Gamers need to harp on this point....because Sony DOES listen.
After the PS3 price was unveiled in 2006, Japan made such a fuss that Sony actually dropped the price months before the actual unit hit store shelves. (Because as ridiculously expensive as the unit was in America, it was actually worse over here.)
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Rock Band is the only exception to this.
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Perfect Dark... Spore...
Yeah. Seriously. Your eyes can be used for things when not closed. :P
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Psychonauts is a shining example of this that always gets brought up.
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The PS3 can't right now because of Sony losing millions, if not billions iirc in all their other departments.
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A price drop announcement after E3 is like spreading butter on warm bread. There's lots of hype to follow up on, and during the right circumstances, a price drop would do the most good.
As for Sony, next year sounds plausible. Timing doesn't sound so great for this year, as there were many other projects, like the PSPGo and the new motion controller prototype announced. Announcements like that need time to grow.
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I'm sorry that just wasn't funny. I mean wit can only take you such a long way.
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Been saying that for years but no matter what people love to give them their hard earned money.
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Do apple products have a high margin of profit? Sure.
Many other products have high product margines as well, like a BMW, Audi, Mercedes (am I saying Apple is the BMW of Computers, no...).
A cup of coke at McD's cost you what, $1.59 or so, but only costs a few cents in syrup and carbonated water. They're ripping us off, but no one is complaining because they're happy.
I suspect Apple customers feel the same way.
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If it's the latter, where are all the articles about how much the Wii is "ripping off consumers"? The mark-up on that was substantial YEARS ago.
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Considering we're in a recession and all, I think he's right.
Given a choice of all handhelds, DS will continue to win out.
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Fuck that shit Sony.
Why do you charge more for a PSP that does LESS than its previous iterations?
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Regular PSP can do anything a GO can do + UMDs
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The PS2 is more powerful and has a larger library of games than the DS and PSP and has been cheaper than both for years.
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Was just going to say this.
Nintendo hasnt been adamant about dropping the price of their aged hardware.
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After the PS3 price was unveiled in 2006, Japan made such a fuss that Sony actually dropped the price months before the actual unit hit store shelves. (Because as ridiculously expensive as the unit was in America, it was actually worse over here.)
Here's hoping for a repeat.