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<blockquote data-quote="spoonman" data-source="post: 94504" data-attributes="member: 382"><p>It might be $159 in parts, but you have to take into account the millions of dollars in R&D that they have to recoup as well as other factors. They are probably just now starting to break even on the price. </p><p></p><p>Every company has their growing pains. Nintendo not excluded. I am more worried about them than I am Sony. The 3DS launch was a complete disaster with sub par titles and expensive hardware. Luckily they dropped the price by 40% withing a few months, which by the way, I wasn't all that happy about being a day one buyer, but it happens...</p><p></p><p>Anyway, I buy most game systems and enjoy the best that each has to offer. When I want an in depth game with console quality gameplay and graphics (Uncharted, God of War, MGS, Gravity Rush) I'll play the PS Vita and when I want a quick game of Mario Kart or Super Mario Land I'll play the 3DS.</p><p></p><p>And for people that argue that Sony released too many models of the PSP, they were certainly not the only company to do that. Apple and Nintendo were also cranking out a new model every few months too. It's just electronic evolution. As parts become cheaper to manufacture they use them. The same thing happens with console hardware as well, but its usually just under the hood... IE: there were over 10 PS1 motherboard revisions.</p><p></p><p>I owned the original 40GB model of PS3 for 4 years before having an issue and that was playing it on a nearly daily basis. The Xbox 360 on the other hand RROD'th on me after only THREE MONTHS.. I exchanged it for another which lasted about 6 months... Repeated and MS refused to exchange it again so I gave up on them. </p><p></p><p>The PS3 Slim has been great though. It's a very quiet system that runs cool so there shouldn't be any issues. If the PS4 is more like that it will be a great thing.</p><p></p><p>Sony has a bright future ahead and I'm glad I bought the PS3 & Vita. Things will only get better with the PS4.</p><p>Gakai will be used extensively to allow every PS4 game to be remotely played on the PS Vita. This will put an end to game companies trying to get you to buy the same game twice just to play the portable version. The Pinball Arcade on a portable Vita with PS4 visuals should be a great experience and I look forward to that!</p><p></p><p>You have to admit Sony is quite good to the player when it comes to letting you play your older purchases on the Vita. Just about all of the older PSP games are now playable on the Vita as well as any PS1 Classics & MINi's that you purchased for either the PS3 or PSP. In contrast when I wanted to play Super Mario Bros, Zelda, or Metroid I had to pay $5 each even though I already owned them on Virtual Console, then they charge you another fee to move them to the Wii U. Not cool IMO.</p><p></p><p>I just hope Microsoft and Nintendo can continue to earn profits as competition is always good for the consumer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spoonman, post: 94504, member: 382"] It might be $159 in parts, but you have to take into account the millions of dollars in R&D that they have to recoup as well as other factors. They are probably just now starting to break even on the price. Every company has their growing pains. Nintendo not excluded. I am more worried about them than I am Sony. The 3DS launch was a complete disaster with sub par titles and expensive hardware. Luckily they dropped the price by 40% withing a few months, which by the way, I wasn't all that happy about being a day one buyer, but it happens... Anyway, I buy most game systems and enjoy the best that each has to offer. When I want an in depth game with console quality gameplay and graphics (Uncharted, God of War, MGS, Gravity Rush) I'll play the PS Vita and when I want a quick game of Mario Kart or Super Mario Land I'll play the 3DS. And for people that argue that Sony released too many models of the PSP, they were certainly not the only company to do that. Apple and Nintendo were also cranking out a new model every few months too. It's just electronic evolution. As parts become cheaper to manufacture they use them. The same thing happens with console hardware as well, but its usually just under the hood... IE: there were over 10 PS1 motherboard revisions. I owned the original 40GB model of PS3 for 4 years before having an issue and that was playing it on a nearly daily basis. The Xbox 360 on the other hand RROD'th on me after only THREE MONTHS.. I exchanged it for another which lasted about 6 months... Repeated and MS refused to exchange it again so I gave up on them. The PS3 Slim has been great though. It's a very quiet system that runs cool so there shouldn't be any issues. If the PS4 is more like that it will be a great thing. Sony has a bright future ahead and I'm glad I bought the PS3 & Vita. Things will only get better with the PS4. Gakai will be used extensively to allow every PS4 game to be remotely played on the PS Vita. This will put an end to game companies trying to get you to buy the same game twice just to play the portable version. The Pinball Arcade on a portable Vita with PS4 visuals should be a great experience and I look forward to that! You have to admit Sony is quite good to the player when it comes to letting you play your older purchases on the Vita. Just about all of the older PSP games are now playable on the Vita as well as any PS1 Classics & MINi's that you purchased for either the PS3 or PSP. In contrast when I wanted to play Super Mario Bros, Zelda, or Metroid I had to pay $5 each even though I already owned them on Virtual Console, then they charge you another fee to move them to the Wii U. Not cool IMO. I just hope Microsoft and Nintendo can continue to earn profits as competition is always good for the consumer. [/QUOTE]
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