heavy liquid Posted September 21, 2004 Report Share Posted September 21, 2004 Too expensive for me, unfortunately. I'd be worried about dropping it or something. Maybe it'll be slightly cheaper in the US when actually released, but I'm afraid I'll still have to wait for a price drop. http://www.gamefront.de/ (bablefished) The PSP will cost 33,000 Yen in Japan. This communicated Manfred Gerdes, Managing Director Germany von Sony computer Entertainment Germany, on a press conference. Converted that corresponds to about 245 euro. According to Gerdes permit this however no conclusions on the price for Europe. That could lie between 299 and 349 euro; definitely it however only to a later time admits given. As Gerdes continued to communicate, European release of the PSP is further for the end of the 1. Quarter 2005 planned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTello Posted September 21, 2004 Report Share Posted September 21, 2004 According to an online currency converter, 33,000 Yen = $300 US dollars. Sounds like a lot of money! We'll just have to see how things develop here in ths US. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Daisy Posted September 21, 2004 Report Share Posted September 21, 2004 Too much money for me. $300 bucks for something I could lose is something I would have a tough time with. That's the main reason I haven't bought a pocket PC or an IPod. Glen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelley Posted September 21, 2004 Report Share Posted September 21, 2004 Not surprised one bit. I bet it will still fly out of stores at that cost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Monkey Posted September 21, 2004 Report Share Posted September 21, 2004 This 'hardcore' gamer who usually buys all of the consoles will pass on this one, at least until a couple of price cuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMike Posted September 21, 2004 Report Share Posted September 21, 2004 No way would I pay anything more than $150 for this. If it truely will be $300 (which I doubt, probably will be 200 or 250) they pretty much priced themselves out of the market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackcalx Posted September 21, 2004 Report Share Posted September 21, 2004 Too rich for my blood. Count me in with the "I'll wait for a few price cuts" crowd. I wouldn't complain if it were a gift, however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustyjaw Posted September 21, 2004 Report Share Posted September 21, 2004 Hmm, at $300 I would likely still get one, but it would no longer be an impulse decision. I will wait for games that I consider must haves. $250 is my magic number, at that price I'd probably dive right in. I'm also concerned about the cost of the games, if the games are $50, then I might just wait it out and see how well it does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secretvampire Posted September 21, 2004 Report Share Posted September 21, 2004 Will definitely wait for a price cut or two if it is $300 at launch. Too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Monkey Posted September 21, 2004 Report Share Posted September 21, 2004 If this is even $225, Sony will not 'destroy' Nintendo as some predicted (not here, to my recollection, but elsewhere). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenMonkey Posted September 21, 2004 Report Share Posted September 21, 2004 Whew, $300. If I had $300 to spare in my budget, I would add another $100-150 and get myself an SVS subwoofer instead. Whew. I'll ask the Sony fanboy/casual gamer type here. We discussed and he was all about the PSP. I'll see if he's still interested at $300ish. I like the DS @ $150, and the fact you can play multiplayer by sharing the cart between units. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Covak Posted September 21, 2004 Report Share Posted September 21, 2004 Yikes. They'd need some incredibly killer apps to win me over at that price, and so far I haven't heard of anything I want to play on it (or use it for) at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustyjaw Posted September 22, 2004 Report Share Posted September 22, 2004 What's the history of console debut pricing in Japan vs worldwide? Does anyone know if the launch price for the PS1 or PS2 price in Japan ended up being just a currency conversion for the rest of the world? What about other machines, GameCube, GBASP...or even the DS? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Daisy Posted September 22, 2004 Report Share Posted September 22, 2004 That's a good question. I think they're typically within $50 of the pricepoint for the rest of the world, but it would be interesting to see where things have been in the past. Glen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam P Posted September 22, 2004 Report Share Posted September 22, 2004 Too much for me, too. I'll wait with the rest of the price-drop watchers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foogledricks Posted September 22, 2004 Report Share Posted September 22, 2004 So you guys don't care that you can watch movies on the PSP? I don't think I care either, but this fact does make an argument for this being more than just a toy, hence the price point. I don't think I will buy either system. Personally I refuse to give Nintendo $100+ every year for their latest gameboy (advance, SP, and DS all in three years). As for Sony, I think they are making a mistake with the media. Either ROM (gameboy) or harddrive (Ipod) is the way to go for portable entertainment imho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted September 22, 2004 Report Share Posted September 22, 2004 I suppose I'll be the odd man out and say I would more than likely pay 300 dollars for the PSP. I love the look of the system. I'm highly interested in the games they have announced (and are planning), as well as the movie playing capabilities and other features the portable will hold. I think you will see a cheaper price in the US. More than likely in the 199.99-249.99 range. 199.99 was my original prediction and to be honest even with this news I am still holding to that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLYING SE7EN Posted September 22, 2004 Report Share Posted September 22, 2004 I'd jump right in at $199, but at $300 there would need to be some really awesome games for it to convince me. To echo the others: I'll wait and see. J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelley Posted September 22, 2004 Report Share Posted September 22, 2004 If they launch with WipEout.....I'm sold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camp Posted September 22, 2004 Report Share Posted September 22, 2004 If they launch with WipEout.....I'm sold. Sight unseen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelley Posted September 22, 2004 Report Share Posted September 22, 2004 Originally posted by iCamp@Sep 22 2004, 08:39 AM If they launch with WipEout.....I'm sold. Sight unseen. exactly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMike Posted September 22, 2004 Report Share Posted September 22, 2004 So you guys don't care that you can watch movies on the PSP? I don't think I care either, but this fact does make an argument for this being more than just a toy, hence the price point. ONLY if they had a pc adaptor so I could copy mpegs or dvd's to their discs to play on it. Load up a bunch of tv shows and movies of my own on blank discs to take with me on trips. Then I might be convinced to pay $300 for it. But we all know thats not going to happen. Any movies that come out will only be able to be store bought and you won't be able to write your own discs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foogledricks Posted September 22, 2004 Report Share Posted September 22, 2004 ONLY if they had a pc adaptor You stole my thunder on this. I'd love there to be a harddrive-based portable system that I can copy my existing DVDs to, via my computer, as well as music, and in the case of a game machine, my games. Absent that, I'll take a rom-based small system like the GB SP. The PSP is neither of those things. In fairness, the DS is apparently a little bigger and heavier than the SP too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Monkey Posted September 22, 2004 Report Share Posted September 22, 2004 ONLY if they had a pc adaptor so I could copy mpegs or dvd's to their discs to play on it. Load up a bunch of tv shows and movies of my own on blank discs to take with me on trips. Then I might be convinced to pay $300 for it. But we all know thats not going to happen. Any movies that come out will only be able to be store bought and you won't be able to write your own discs. I'd be up for it with a PC adapter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustyjaw Posted September 22, 2004 Report Share Posted September 22, 2004 I too would love the functionality you are talking about, a HD based game machine that played movies for $300, but look around, there's nothing remotely like that for the price. For example the Zen portable media center has a lower res screen than the PSP, no gaming CPU, GPU or 3D acceleration, no wireless capability (AFAIK), and it costs ~$500. Indeed the PSP looks pretty much right-on price wise when you look at it from that perspective (if in fact it debuts here at $300). I'm not saying I wouldn't love to pay less for the PSP, but I don't think you can realistically expect a all-in-one portable game console (with PS2 power) and HD-based media player for $300...at least not this year or probably next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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