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Echochrome To Cost Twice As Much On PSP Than PS3?

Here's something disconcerting if it pans out as true: Siliconera reports that Echochrome will cost more than double for a UMD PSP ($37) version than a downloadable PSN/PS3 version ($17) when released on March 19th in Japan. While we've seen similar pricing discrepancies with downloadable vs. retail versions of Warhawk, that price difference included a headset for online chat.

The questions then become, are these two versions identical and will the game support Remote Play? And if so, just how much is it worth to have a UMD? UPDATE: Siliconera updated their post, pointing out that PSP Echochrome has twice the levels. I guess that explains the price difference.

PS3 Echochrome costs 50% less than PSP Echochrome [Siliconera via OpposableThumbs]

2:20 PM on Fri Feb 8 2008
By Mark Wilson
3,792 views, 71 comments

playstation 3

European SingStar Pricing Is Quite Fair

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has announced the pricing structure for the PlayStation 3 of SingStar and it's absolutely... reasonable? While the Blu-ray disc containing SingStar certainly won't be packed anywhere near capacity with a meager stock of 30 tracks, the additional 44 available in the SingStore on day one will certainly add some variety. The standard SingStar disc will set UK gamers back £24.99, with a dual microphone bundle checking in at £49.99.

Additional songs/videos will cost £0.99/€1.49 and will start flowing from the SingStore on December 17. Or 17 December, if that's your thing. Not an unreasonable price, I would think, as it's about $2 per a la carte track against the pathetic US Dollar. I might also think that many publishers would be wise to start thinking about lowering the prices of their downloadable content in the face of Rock Band's arrival, as my personal earmarking of DLC funds is tilting favorably in its direction.

2:40 PM on Wed Nov 14 2007
By Michael McWhertor
1,688 views, 41 comments

Latest by hikikomogri: Mhh, in my opinion more than one dollar per songs kills it. I mean who plays this game actually? Indeed the kids, the 14 year old girls of a father who likes to sing along to The Doors - so more »

green and gold

Halo 3 Xbox Gets European Price and Date

With the Halo 3 Special Edition Xbox 360 already priced and dated in both the US and Australia, eager European fans have been patiently awaiting word on how much the special Spartan green and gold console was going to set them back and how long they'd have to save up for it. Well now you've officially got 34 days to save up £279.99, as Microsoft announces a September 26th release date for Europe. For £30 more than the price of the premium console you get a green and gold finish, a play and charge kit, and bragging rights.

"We are pleased to offer the cool Halo 3 Special Edition console for the huge Halo fan community," said Stephen McGill, Microsoft's Head of Gaming and Entertainment. "It's a great way for Halo fans to show their allegiance to one of the most popular and successful entertainment franchises ever."

I don't know about showing allegiance, but it is a great way to spend £279.99 on a Microsoft product! Details in jumpland. More »

10:00 AM on Thu Aug 23 2007
By Mike Fahey
2,810 views, 49 comments

Latest by thinred: @Psychotext: Thanks Psycotext. Dear Kotaku, this is becoming a nasty habit of yours - You guys keep writing "Europe" in headlines when you actually mean UK. Here's another example. I don't mean to be nit-picking, but as a European reader, when more »

cha-ching

Why $50 Games Are the New Average, $60 Here for Good

We all knew that the first time we broke down and spent $60 on a game, the floodgates would open and we would atone our sin at the checkout for th rest of our lives. We admitted that the companies had the power, and we were but weak, desperate gamers itching for a fix of HD graphics. Next Generation has actually done the math behind that sick feeling in your stomach, confirming that $60 is the new $50, and that $50+ is the new average. More »

11:40 AM on Wed Jul 25 2007
By Mark Wilson
4,349 views, 97 comments

Latest by masticate: @Cypher19: that's when DS held the top 10 games more »

e for all

E for All Pricing Revealed

E for All? That adds up to a whole lot of E. They've got Nintendo as an exhibitor, other companies fighting for floor space, special events, the Kentia Hall shopping mall, and large amounts of sweaty people, all rubbing against you. How much will that sort of action set you back? More »

1:30 PM on Mon Apr 2 2007
By Mike Fahey
948 views, 13 comments

halo 3

Halo 3 Prices Confirmed (Higher?)

Microsoft just unveiled the final pricing for their three versions of Halo 3. More »

sony

PS3 Games To Be $59.99

After yesterday's little bout of "PS3 Games Are Gonna Cost $84!" hysteria, we now have confirmation from the official Sonystyle site that games will instead by the slightly high but utterly normal price of $59.99. More »

7:00 AM on Tue Sep 26 2006
By kotaku.com
242 views, 22 comments

rumors

Wii's Swedish Distributor: €250. November-Decemberish.

Wii delayed in Europe? Maybe not. According to Swedish website PCForalla, a representative from Bergsala (official Nintendo importers of Sweden) claims that the Wii will be coming out in Sweden at the end of November or the beginning of December. More »

3:30 PM on Thu Sep 14 2006
By kotaku.com
408 views, 28 comments

xbox 360

Test Drive Unlimited Comes in with Low Price and Expansion Packs

Atari's Test Drive Unlimited is going to be selling for the distinctly un-Xbox 360 price of $40 when it hits stores. More »

12:00 PM on Thu Jul 20 2006
By Brian Crecente
1,789 views, 9 comments

ps3

Fortune Talks PS3 Pricing, Giggling Follows

An ironically funny article on the PS3's high price over at Fortune (geddit?) ponders whether consumers are actually willing to pony up the cash for the new console. With the total estimated bill of goods for each PlayStation 3 hovering above sticker price, Sony could lose $1 billion on just hardware this year. The pay-off, of course, comes in spades with Blu-Ray—the company's next generation DVD format. Fortune then dragged out some chestnuts from the Kutaragi quote book, including my favorite: The PlayStation 3 is a "machine with supercomputer calculation capabilities for home entertainment." Gotta love that Kutaragi's rapier wit. Brian Ashcraft More »

3:22 PM on Wed May 31 2006
By Brian Ashcraft
52 views, 4 comments

Latest by Draconis: The more facts about Blu-Ray and HD-DVD start to surface, the more trouble it means for the average consumer, and by that I mean the one that shops but doesn't research beforehand. Unfortunately, they outnumber the consumer that actually more »

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PS3 to Cost 425 in UK

Eurogamer has an interview with Sony Computer Entertainment UK's managing director, Ray Maguire, revealing the UK price of the PS3. That price? 425, or about $799 US. More »

2:40 PM on Thu May 18 2006
By brownlee
85 views, 43 comments

sony

E306: Reaction To PS3 Pricing Not So Good

Chris here actually has two of these shirts, one for Wednesday, one for Thursday, both for expressing his pure rage at the Sony pricing scheme. After hearing rumors about "The PS3 Shirt", I spotted him leaving South Hall, presumably on his way to slit the throats of Sony's Phil Harrison and Ken Kutaragi. More »

6:48 PM on Fri May 12 2006
By Michael McWhertor
294 views, 19 comments

ps3

Playstation 3 Secrets -- Revealed!

Details about the PS3 are emerging slowly, like a fat pomeranian from the ribcage of a moose carcass. Yes, exactly like that. New revelations from the pages of the latest issue of PSM: The PS3 will retail for $399 and have a built-in 60GB hard drive, plus older games will run at high resolution. Still no news on whether the controller will look less like it was rolled out of Play-Doh and sprayed with glitter paint. More »

4:40 PM on Wed Apr 26 2006
By kotaku.com
670 views, 10 comments

xbox 360

Xbox 360 Should Have Been More Expensive

GamerDad has an interesting perspective on the launch price and success of the Xbox 360: it was too cheap and it unnecessarily hurt Microsoft. I doubt many gamers who were seriously financially impacted by dropping $400 on the console would agree, but they raise an interesting question. Would the Xbox 360 still have sold out at $450? At $500? I wouldn't be surprised if it had. More »

4:39 PM on Sun Apr 23 2006
By Michael McWhertor
178 views, 19 comments

nintendo

Revolution Rumor Pricing Info (for Canada)

Good news, North American brethren. Well, maybe. Toys R Us is apparently pricing the Revolution at $399.99 Canadian dollars ($344 US). One reader was told by a friend working at the store that the console was already in their systems and listed at the previously mentioned price. "Although they aren't advertising this as the price, she was pretty certain that this would be the final cost. Sounds good to me take that for what you will," writes our tipster. Considering that Nintendo has hinted at a low-priced console, the $344 price-tag might be a placeholder. Then again, it might not. More »

10:21 AM on Wed Mar 22 2006
By Brian Ashcraft
93 views, 11 comments

Latest by Kamikazeb: I thought they said it would be a really cheap console at launch, like 150-200$ more »

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CNN/Money Talks, Well, Money and the PS3

A speculative piece at CNN Money has Chris Morris pondering the price of Sony's PlayStation 3 in this week's Game Over. Analyst P.J. McNealy thinks Sony should launch its console at a price point between $399 and $499. Some developers have speculated that the system's price could be as high as $600 or $700. Last year, Ken Kutaragi suggested that people would have to work overtime to afford the console. More »

12:40 PM on Wed Jan 11 2006
By lsmith
340 views, 17 comments

culture

MTV Talks Next-Gen Game Prices

A superb bit over at MTV looks at the rising cost of video games. Yes, the $60 price point for games is something we've been talking about for months, but to the average consumer it's probably crept up on them. MTV's Stephen Totilo speaks with Gears of War dev Cliff Bleszinski (among others) on the rising cost of games and CliffyB has his own thoughts on the future of video games: "I would kill to have a [top-quality] game that's jam-packed with an amazing story and amazing moments and four hours long and costs 20 bucks." More »

10:40 AM on Tue Nov 29 2005
By lsmith
253 views, 2 comments

Latest by Luke: Eh, I disagree on Shadow. That game may be a "buyer," but it's also pretty repetitive, beautiful? Yes. Breathtaking? At times. But the whole leave temple-find-giant-kill-giant-portal to temple framework was kind of a letdown. more »

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Sites Retracting Stringer Pricing Quotes

Earlier this week an article emerged in Fortune that attributed pricing quotes to Sony CEO Sir Howard Stringer. Those quotes, as we pointed out earlier this week, were actually from an anonymous person allegedly inside Sony and appeared in a Hollywood Reporter piece at the beginning of the November. So, now that it's all cleared up - there have been no pricing announcements regarding Sony's PlayStation 3. Be vigilant. More »

7:40 AM on Wed Nov 23 2005
By lsmith
66 views, 7 comments

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