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WORM1234
25 Jan 2007, 08:02
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6295359.stm
£425!! :eek:

AndrewTaylor
25 Jan 2007, 10:26
£425!! :eek:
Or, save yourself £45 and get both competing consoles instead. Context is a good thing.

Paul.Power
25 Jan 2007, 10:59
I am literally agog with disinterest.

thomasp
25 Jan 2007, 11:48
Or, save yourself £45 and get both competing consoles instead. Context is a good thing.
Seriously? The 360 and the Wii together cost less than one PS3??
Reminds me of when MS released the original XBox - that'll be £499 please. I got mine 2 years later for £99.

M3ntal
25 Jan 2007, 12:25
Wow, only £425? Well worth it for the same games we've had for the last 5 years, but with better graphics.

AndrewTaylor
25 Jan 2007, 12:42
Seriously? The 360 and the Wii together cost less than one PS3??
Yep. A Wii is £180, and I looked at Argos earlier and they're selling an Xbox 360 "core" for £200. Really you'd want to get a hard disk to go with that, which'd put the total price up to £445 or so, which is twenty quid more than the PS3. But then, there's no reason to assume the prices will stay that high until March.

wigwam the
25 Jan 2007, 12:52
Yep. A Wii is £180, and I looked at Argos earlier and they're selling an Xbox 360 "core" for £200. Really you'd want to get a hard disk to go with that, which'd put the total price up to £445 or so, which is twenty quid more than the PS3. But then, there's no reason to assume the prices will stay that high until March.
I just knew you'd say something along those lines sooner or later.
anyway-
I've been saving for a ps3. and I'll probably get one on launch day. then a Wii several months later. I probably won't get 360 because I won't have the money. I think. and Halo 3 is the only one I'm really interested there.

Preasure
25 Jan 2007, 16:39
£425? No thanks. Plus most people who want next-gen have got Wii's or 360's by now.

Cyclaws
25 Jan 2007, 17:45
£425 for a console that is the same as the PS2 with better graphics? Sure, I'll shell out half a grand for that.*
*Add the cost of a game onto that. ;)

MrBunsy
25 Jan 2007, 18:20
*Add the cost of a game onto that. ;)Precisely.
However, it is tempting to try and buy one to sell on Ebay.

WORM1234
25 Jan 2007, 21:55
The cost of a game for the PS3 is £50! Additional controllers are £35! So 425 + 50 + 35 = £510
Oh, and if you have an HD-TV then an HD cable will cost another £18.

wigwam the
25 Jan 2007, 22:42
The cost of a game for the PS3 is £50! Additional controllers are £35! So 425 + 50 + 35 = £510
Oh, and if you have an HD-TV then an HD cable will cost another £18.
I can see where you're coming from, mind, this is a computer you're paying for. and computers don't come cheap. I probably might not be able to get one on launch, when rethinking about it, but the cost for the console is only paid once, and when the ps2 was launched, I think the games cost £50 then too. maybe it would be best to just wait a while eh.

Paul.Power
25 Jan 2007, 22:47
mind, this is a computer you're paying for.*pictures himself trying to use Word on a PS3*
Naaah

SupSuper
25 Jan 2007, 22:55
I can see where you're coming from, mind, this is a computer you're paying for. and computers don't come cheap. I probably might not be able to get one on launch, when rethinking about it, but the cost for the console is only paid once, and when the ps2 was launched, I think the games cost £50 then too. maybe it would be best to just wait a while eh.If people that are buying the PS3 expect a computer, they'll be throughly disappointed.

Xinos
26 Jan 2007, 00:05
I think it qualifies as a good media computer, but not work computer. Manage media and have it sent all over the place..
I personally have no interest in the Wii.. should pick up Zelda for gamecube some day. So if I get a consol it's either a 360 and PS3, but the 360 has a supscription fee on multiplayer, which in the longrun makes it more expensive than the PS3 :p
Heck, if Metal Gear Solid 4 comes to PC, I'm not buying a PS3. Not that I'd expect to do so soon anyway.

Akuryou13
26 Jan 2007, 01:55
The cost of a game for the PS3 is £50! Additional controllers are £35! So 425 + 50 + 35 = £510
Oh, and if you have an HD-TV then an HD cable will cost another £18.isn't the conversion rate from pound to dollar something like 1.8 still? that would make the games something around twice the price of normal games, wouldn't it?

Pigbuster
26 Jan 2007, 02:57
£50 = $98.49
That seems like a lot more than Americans have to pay, but the British are paid in pounds, so they have higher salaries than us, so £50 is like $50
Though I actually just made all of that up.
Is that true at all?
Because it would suck to be a British gamer if you have to work as hard as we do to get $100.

thomasp
26 Jan 2007, 08:40
isn't the conversion rate from pound to dollar something like 1.8 still? that would make the games something around twice the price of normal games, wouldn't it?
It's pretty much £1 = $2. What a shame games are region encoded.
For example, Call of Duty 3 for PS3 (random game picked) on Amazon.co.uk is £49.99, while on Amazon.com is $56.99 (list price $59.99). With the current exchange rate, you're saving over a tenner if you could import it from the States - probably more than cover delivery.

Paul.Power
26 Jan 2007, 14:14
£50 = $98.49
That seems like a lot more than Americans have to pay, but the British are paid in pounds, so they have higher salaries than us, so £50 is like $50
Though I actually just made all of that up.
Is that true at all?
Because it would suck to be a British gamer if you have to work as hard as we do to get $100.I don't think we have higher salaries...

philby4000
27 Jan 2007, 00:26
It's pretty much £1 = $2. What a shame games are region encoded.
For example, Call of Duty 3 for PS3 (random game picked) on Amazon.co.uk is £49.99, while on Amazon.com is $56.99 (list price $59.99). With the current exchange rate, you're saving over a tenner if you could import it from the States - probably more than cover delivery.
I thought the PS3 was meant to to be reigon free?
If that was the case importing would definitely be a good idea for PS3 games.

Xinos
27 Jan 2007, 01:29
I've heard conflicting data regarding that. We just need to see someone actually test an imported disk to know..

AndrewTaylor
27 Jan 2007, 13:39
I thought the PS3 was meant to to be reigon free?
If that was the case importing would definitely be a good idea for PS3 games.
If you're doing that anyway, why not get the far cheaper US PS3 and then region-coded or not you could play imported games?

thomasp
27 Jan 2007, 14:17
If you're doing that anyway, why not get the far cheaper US PS3 and then region-coded or not you could play imported games?
But wouldn't the video output be all wrong? Don't the americans use NTSC and we (Europe/UK) use PAL?

philby4000
27 Jan 2007, 14:44
But wouldn't the video output be all wrong? Don't the americans use NTSC and we (Europe/UK) use PAL?
Most modern TVs can handle NTSC output fine, and with the added bonus of having a few more frames per second.

Muzer
27 Jan 2007, 16:56
Even old ones.
I set my wii to 60hz when I was at my grandma's on her ancient bedroom TV. It worked 100% fine.

Masaka_N
29 Jan 2007, 22:09
I expected the PS3 To be Expensive.
I better save up (*glares* at Tekken 6 which wont come out till aggeeees away (i think))

MrBunsy
30 Jan 2007, 17:35
I better save up (*glares* at Tekken 6 which wont come out till aggeeees away (i think))Or simply get something more worthwhile with your money :p

Paul.Power
30 Jan 2007, 18:30
Or simply get something more worthwhile with your money :p
Like any of these (http://www.realvg.org/display.php?type=articles&id=75)

MrBunsy
30 Jan 2007, 20:02
Heh, I like that article.

*Splinter*
30 Jan 2007, 21:47
Like any of these (http://www.realvg.org/display.php?type=articles&id=75)
Call me a shut-in, but Id RATHER have the PS3 than those things?

MrBunsy
30 Jan 2007, 22:59
Call me a shut-in, but Id RATHER have the PS3 than those things?
Shut in.
:P
I'd go for the Super Nintendo or the paintballing any day of the week, if I had that sort of money to blow.

Paul.Power
31 Jan 2007, 00:14
Shut-in.
While I can see where you're coming from, bear in mind that's a PS3 with no games. Buying games means we have even more to spend on other stuff.
I'm not sure which ones exactly I'd get. I think I'd be tempted to mix and match. Maybe the helicopter, a bass guitar, the Wii if possible...

Cyclaws
31 Jan 2007, 00:25
I'm not sure which ones exactly I'd get. I think I'd be tempted to mix and match. Maybe the helicopter, a bass guitar, the Wii if possible...
I think I'd just get the Wii and bung the other £245 back into my bank account where it belongs.

MrBunsy
31 Jan 2007, 07:21
Especially since Mario Cart 64 is now on the virtual console! I've played more hours on that on the N64 than I have played practically any game on any other console I think.
Tell you what, you could strap a fan heater to the bottom of the Wii, paint it black and paper mache a lump on the side and you'd have a PS3 lookalike!

Plasma
31 Jan 2007, 17:08
I'd just get a PC, external hard drive, and internet.
I mean, 3000 games isn't too bad for only 425 pounds. (Damn you, American keyboards!)

Pigbuster
31 Jan 2007, 22:01
3000 games isn't too bad for only 425 pounds. (Damn you, American keyboards!)
£425
option/alt + 3 = £

Akuryou13
1 Feb 2007, 14:00
*tries*
♥
wrong :p

philby4000
1 Feb 2007, 20:23
♥♥♣*☺☻♣♦•XcÜ╝♣◘♣◘VWXz─8G54╗•♣♣○♥♥!♣MUU▐«+◙oo▐ ╝M2▐
Fun, but no pound sign is forthcoming.

Akuryou13
2 Feb 2007, 02:32
as it turns out, the combination is Alt + 0163 £

Paul.Power
2 Feb 2007, 09:28
€€€€€€€€€€€
Hmm... looks like a plant on its side.

Preasure
2 Feb 2007, 20:37
Or a line of spacecraft from an old 16-bit game.

philby4000
2 Feb 2007, 21:51
£
huzzah!

Pigbuster
2 Feb 2007, 22:18
as it turns out, the combination is Alt + 0163 £
Wait, what?
You need to press Alt and 0163 all at the same time?

Cyclaws
2 Feb 2007, 22:49
Wait, what?
You need to press Alt and 0163 all at the same time?
Nah, you hold down Alt, then press 0, 1, 6 then 3. Just make sure Alt is held down throughout.

Pigbuster
2 Feb 2007, 22:53
I guess windows has a different way of making special characters.
Speaking of special characters, I found quite a few in the character palette.
☠☢☣☤☥☹☺☻☯☭☭☬☮☫☿☃☂☁☀☄★☏☎◿▨▩▓▣╮╢ⓩ☝☞➨➱➬⬇♘♖♕♔☪☬✏♨⚅⚃♶♻⚆ ⌛♬❆
I thought you had to use a font to use dingbats... clearly not.

wormthingy
2 Feb 2007, 23:04
I guess windows has a different way of making special characters.
Speaking of special characters, I found quite a few in the character palette.
☠☢☣☤☥☹☺☻☯☭☭☬☮☫☿☃☂☁☀☄★☏☎◿▨▩▓▣╮╢ⓩ☝☞➨➱➬⬇♘♖♕♔☪☬✏♨⚅⚃♶♻⚆ ⌛♬❆
I thought you had to use a font to use dingbats... clearly not.
theres also a combination for an apple logo, alt apple option shift (all of em) + K

AndrewTaylor
2 Feb 2007, 23:18
theres also a combination for an apple logo, alt apple option shift (all of em) + K
Not on a PC, surely? What would we see if you typed that?

Melon
2 Feb 2007, 23:28
I press alt + 1 on my laptop and it goes back to the forum index. What's up with that?

thomasp
2 Feb 2007, 23:30
I press alt + 1 on my laptop and it goes back to the forum index. What's up with that?
Probably a vB3 shortcut, like Alt + S (I think) to post your reply when using the quick reply feature

Pigbuster
3 Feb 2007, 07:14
theres also a combination for an apple logo, alt apple option shift (all of em) + K
Er... it's only alt+shift+K.

Pressing alt+apple⌘ turns the cursor into a cross for some reason.
⌒⌔⌒
⦿_◉
⌽⌢⌽
⚆⌢⚆
♁⚉♁
Whee.

Metal Alex
3 Feb 2007, 16:36
Er... it's only alt+shift+K.

Pressing alt+apple⌘ turns the cursor into a cross for some reason.
⌒⌔⌒
⦿_◉
⌽⌢⌽
♁⚉♁
Whee.
You win some internets, as I can't manage to do any sign :p

The_Reapr
6 Feb 2007, 18:39
But wouldn't the video output be all wrong? Don't the americans use NTSC and we (Europe/UK) use PAL?
Then get an American telly?
Probably would still be cheaper...
More ontopic, I already have both the 360 and Wii, negating any want to waste money (except for the mini-helicopter! Yay Solo!). Sure, it was slightly more than the PS3, me getting both on their respective release dates, but amazingly not that much more, about £50 tops.
And huzzah for £s. Although it doesn't look as good on 50s-style Cops-and-Robbers money bag, I'll give the $ that.

thomasp
6 Feb 2007, 18:49
Then get an American telly?
And a voltage converter to take the UK's appliance-frying 240V down to the American's 110V....

The_Reapr
7 Feb 2007, 08:10
Get one from America - it might be cheaper. ;)

AndrewTaylor
12 Feb 2007, 22:12
Or, don't get an American TV because you don't need one for the reasons stated a page and a half ago.

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