Author Topic: Kaz Hirai Hints at PS3 games 59.99 + (Read 18169 times)

Flames_of_chaos · « **on:** June 30, 2006, 12:03:59 AM »

Ign recently released a small excerpt of a playstation mag with a interview with Kaz Hirai and he said PS3 games that cost more than 60 dollars might be possible.
http://ps3.ign.com/articles/715/715867p1.html

Now I think this is horrid so PS3 + 1 game may cost more than 700!?!?! thats insane. And what the hell is Sony thinking and recently a lot of the Japanese have a negative stance against the PS3 and some developers think that Sony is going to struggle selling atleast 6000 PS3's and this doesn't bode well for sony.

King of Twitch · « **Reply #1 on:** June 30, 2006, 12:28:56 AM »

I for one welcome the N64's heir apparent.

Hocotate · « **Reply #2 on:** June 30, 2006, 04:53:06 AM »

My guess is the average price for a new PS3 game will be $69.99, budget titles $49.99.

nitsu niflheim · « **Reply #3 on:** June 30, 2006, 04:59:58 AM »

No more buying every new game that comes out, only get the 1 or 2 big games that come out. It's software sales that make a system sell, and if people only buy 1 or 2 games a year, then the system isn't going to do very well regardless of how well the games are rated.

And if this happens, I fully expect 3rd party developers to shift games to the Xbox 360 and Wii where prices will be more normal, even though 59.99 for a game that is nothing but a glorified port of a Xbox and PS2 game, right now, is a little much to swallow.

I expect, just like this round, I will buy more Nintendo system games than I bought for PS2, or Xbox (I have only like 4 Xbox games).

Requiem · « **Reply #4 on:** June 30, 2006, 05:13:59 AM »

Another nail in the coffee....

Granted if you can afford the PS3 and the TV to match, $60+ isn't that big of a deal. But when the loving mother goes shopping for her child, or the college student looks to spend some finacial aid, it'll be Nintendo or Microsoft they look to. Sony has made a niche for themselves before the console is even out! They priced themselves out of their own market.

nitsu niflheim · « **Reply #5 on:** June 30, 2006, 05:27:30 AM »

Sony said that people should work a few more hours to afford the PS3 and it's games, but at the high costs, people are going to be working all day and night and have no time to play.

Bill Aurion · « **Reply #6 on:** June 30, 2006, 06:50:13 AM »

Saying "might be possible" pretty much already confirms it... =|

Flames_of_chaos · « **Reply #7 on:** June 30, 2006, 07:11:21 AM »

I already think 59.99 with 3rd party X360 games is pushing it but now a X360 as a secondary console is not a bad idea right about now (i usually own 2 systems per cycle) bye bye sony for me.

Caterkiller · « **Reply #8 on:** June 30, 2006, 07:35:02 AM »

The moment I saw this thread, my buddy walks out of my room saying some lady on G4 was complaining that PS3 games would cost 60 bucks or more. I mean man, really, what must Sony be feeling right now? This really feels like Sony's generation to lose, the tables seem to be turning in Nintendo's favor.

I collect Marvel statues(and soon to be Nintendo also) which range anywhere from 100 -300 and around 50 bucks for a single bust. I may buy about... 1 or 2 a month, same with games. But geez man, I do not want to pay $59.99 for a single game, I don't care how epic or amazing. And i'll be danged if im going to pay 70 for a game just because it got alot prettier. I can wait for price dropes, hopefuly more people will to, and eventualy that kiinda stuff destroyes Sony.

GoldenPhoenix · « **Reply #9 on:** June 30, 2006, 07:41:34 AM »

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Originally posted by: Caterkiller
The moment I saw this thread, my buddy walks out of my room saying some lady on G4 was complaining that PS3 games would 60 bucks or more. I mean man, really, what most Sony be feeling right now? This really feels like Sony's generation to lose, the tables seem to be turning in Nintendo's favor.

I collect Marvel statues(and soon to be Nintendo also) which range anywhere from 100 -300 and around 50 bucks for a single bust. I may buy about... 1 or 2 a month, same with games. But geez man, I do not want to pay $59.99 for a single game, I don't care how epic or amazing. And i'll be danged if im going to pay 70 for a game just because it got alot prettier. I can wait for price dropes, hopefuly more people will to, and eventualy that kiinda stuff destroyes Sony.

You do not want to pay $59.99 for real time weapon change, PSP rear view mirrors and giant crabs? An OUTRAGE.

Flames_of_chaos · « **Reply #10 on:** June 30, 2006, 08:17:37 AM »

VG it can be MORE than 59.99 and 59.99 can be the minimum for standard games. And I think PS3 controllers may be pricy as well since it looks like that they have internal lithuim ion batteries which can spike up the cost for a controller.

Athrun Zala · « **Reply #11 on:** June 30, 2006, 08:36:04 AM »

wow.......it seems like sony went all the way to make sure that noone will buy the PS3...

Requiem · « **Reply #12 on:** June 30, 2006, 09:52:02 AM »

Think about it though...

$60+ for a game.

That's 60 double cheeseburgers

That's 4 DVDs

That's a date with your girlfriend that'll most likely get you laid

That's half way to a DS lite or two DS games

That's two tickets to a concert

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Nobody in there right mine would pay 60+ for a game, especially when the prerequiste costs $600.

JonLeung · « **Reply #13 on:** June 30, 2006, 09:54:16 AM »

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Originally posted by: Athrun Zala
wow.......it seems like sony went all the way to make sure that noone will buy the PS3...

It's like there's a stupid Sony comment a week! (It feels like this week we probably had a couple already, we're ahead of quota!)

Since it's to be expected, they may announce something else ridiculous next week. We could probably place bets as to what it will involve.

Maybe they'll start claiming that Sega and Atari copied stuff from them! Maybe they'll resort to calling people stupid or lazy if they don't work the extra hours to afford the PS3! Maybe since they want it to be a computer so bad they'll offer incentives for workplaces to throw out their PCs and get PS3s instead! Maybe they'll find that the shoulder buttons interfere with motion control so they'll get rid of them! Maybe they'll announce that the price is really higher than what they said at E3 and it's still worth it! In fact, they'll say it's a great deal! Maybe they'll say you can only hook it up to a Sony TV - that is, a widescreen HDTV no less than 60"! Maybe the controllers can only be used with your particular PS3 - so everyone has to buy multiple controllers and they can't be shared! Maybe the controllers are $150 each!

Who knows?

KDR_11k · « **Reply #14 on:** June 30, 2006, 11:06:00 AM »

60$, that's... 15$ less than Europeans pay for a Gamecube game.

Flames_of_chaos · « **Reply #15 on:** June 30, 2006, 12:09:07 PM »

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Originally posted by: KDR_11k
60$, that's... 15$ less than Europeans pay for a Gamecube game.

At that rate im affraid to ask the Xbox360 game prices and in this case the PS3 game prices.

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #16 on:** June 30, 2006, 01:18:01 PM »

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Originally posted by: Requiem
Think about it though...

$60+ for a game.

That's 60 double cheeseburgers

That's 4 DVDs

That's a date with your girlfriend that'll most likely get you laid

That's half way to a DS lite or two DS games

That's two tickets to a concert

------------

Nobody in there right mine would pay 60+ for a game, especially when the prerequiste costs $600.

You have to pay $60 to go on a date with your girlfriend and most likely get laid?
If you have a girlfriend it shouldn't cost you anything to get laid, and if you happen to spend $60 she will most likely pay me back in some other(non-monetary) way

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nemo_83 · « **Reply #17 on:** June 30, 2006, 01:31:57 PM »

Sony have degenerated into a group of retards lately. I hope they are stupid enough to charge a hundred dollars for a game; they may as well pay people to not buy the PS3.

Athrun Zala · « **Reply #18 on:** June 30, 2006, 04:35:17 PM »

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Originally posted by: KDR_11k
60$, that's... 15$ less than Europeans pay for a Gamecube game.

well......60 is about half the price we have to pay here for all the decent GC games...

Requiem · « **Reply #19 on:** June 30, 2006, 07:47:04 PM »

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Originally posted by: BlackNMild2k1
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Originally posted by: Requiem
Think about it though...

$60+ for a game.

That's 60 double cheeseburgers

That's 4 DVDs

That's a date with your girlfriend that'll most likely get you laid

That's half way to a DS lite or two DS games

That's two tickets to a concert

------------

Nobody in there right mine would pay 60+ for a game, especially when the prerequiste costs $600.
You have to pay $60 to go on a date with your girlfriend and most likely get laid?
If you have a girlfriend it shouldn't cost you anything to get laid, and if you happen to spend $60 she will most likely pay me back in some other(non-monetary) way .

Well, I said most likely because dates don't always go as planned (or it could be that time of the month).

KDR_11k · « **Reply #20 on:** June 30, 2006, 09:33:11 PM »

Apply more duck tape.

Lord: 68€, 86$. I've seen one labelled 75€ (95$) but I think that was a labelling error. PC, DS and GBA games are 40-45€ (51-57$)

Flames_of_chaos · « **Reply #21 on:** July 02, 2006, 09:50:25 AM »

Ouch currency exchange rates are evil.

Ceric · « **Reply #22 on:** July 02, 2006, 02:47:42 PM »

Actually, this is for the people in the States, anybody else remember when Computer games where just another peice of software so they sold that way? I mean I knew for a little bit all the games I wanted were like $70 after the CD-Rom took off that changed drastically but that's beside the point. Yeah Exchange rates are evil.

stevey · « **Reply #23 on:** July 02, 2006, 02:58:48 PM »

At this rate I willing to bet that the real prices for sony own games will be $99.99 and then drop to $9.99 after all the fanboy buy the games.

GoldenPhoenix · « **Reply #24 on:** July 02, 2006, 04:07:08 PM »

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Originally posted by: Ceric
Actually, this is for the people in the States, anybody else remember when Computer games where just another peice of software so they sold that way? I mean I knew for a little bit all the games I wanted were like $70 after the CD-Rom took off that changed drastically but that's beside the point. Yeah Exchange rates are evil.

I recall that, if I remember Doom II was quite expensive when it first came out.

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Author Topic: Kaz Hirai Hints at PS3 games 59.99 + (Read 18169 times)