PS3 most expensive console ever/Xbox 360 shortages? - 11.7.05

Gamespot report that there may be Xbox 360 shortages already as many online retailers are no longer taking pre-orders for the next-gen console, including both of America's two top game retailers.

"We ran out of our first allotment, which is set by corporate [headquarters], earlier this week," said a manager of a San Francisco GameStop. "We just got the second one in, but we're almost at our limit again...We'll try and get a third allotment, but there's no guarantee those will arrive by Christmas."

Also, Amazon, Circuit City, and Best Buy are not taking anymore preorders either. Perhaps the shortage is real, or perhaps one can pick up the faint scent of a marketing ploy in the air.

In other news, more talk of the Playstation 3's price tag. Some interesting articles have been making the claim that the PS3 will be the most expensive console of all time.

"PS3 is going to be expensive", said PS3station.com. Also Gizmondo cited an article from July 6th on T3, the article was titled "PS3: Most expensive games console ever?", which quoted an interview with Ken Kuteragi from Japanese business magazine Toyo Keizai in which Kuteragi said Sony's goal was:

for consumers to think to themselves 'I will work more hours to buy one'. We want people to feel that they want it, irrespective of anything else.

If the quote sounds familiar, it's because it was lifted verbatim from a June 28 GameSpot story which directly translated a quote from the original, Japanese-language article--an article which speculated the PS3 will sell for $399. While higher than the PlayStation 2's $299 initial sticker price, a $399 PS3 would not be the most expensive console in game history. That distinction belongs to the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, which went on sale in 1993 for a whopping $699 a pop. Given the short-lived 3DO non-phenomenon and stiff competition from Microsoft, the chances of a sky-high-priced PS3 are slim.

Rumor Control: Xbox 360 shortages and the P$$$3

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	« Igniq.com Gaming News PS3 most expensive console ever/Xbox 360 shortages? - 11.7.05 Gamespot report that there may be Xbox 360 shortages already as many online retailers are no longer taking pre-orders for the next-gen console, including both of America's two top game retailers. "We ran out of our first allotment, which is set by corporate [headquarters], earlier this week," said a manager of a San Francisco GameStop. "We just got the second one in, but we're almost at our limit again...We'll try and get a third allotment, but there's no guarantee those will arrive by Christmas." Also, Amazon, Circuit City, and Best Buy are not taking anymore preorders either. Perhaps the shortage is real, or perhaps one can pick up the faint scent of a marketing ploy in the air. In other news, more talk of the Playstation 3's price tag. Some interesting articles have been making the claim that the PS3 will be the most expensive console of all time. "PS3 is going to be expensive", said PS3station.com. Also Gizmondo cited an article from July 6th on T3, the article was titled "PS3: Most expensive games console ever?", which quoted an interview with Ken Kuteragi from Japanese business magazine Toyo Keizai in which Kuteragi said Sony's goal was: for consumers to think to themselves 'I will work more hours to buy one'. We want people to feel that they want it, irrespective of anything else. If the quote sounds familiar, it's because it was lifted verbatim from a June 28 GameSpot story which directly translated a quote from the original, Japanese-language article--an article which speculated the PS3 will sell for $399. While higher than the PlayStation 2's $299 initial sticker price, a $399 PS3 would not be the most expensive console in game history. That distinction belongs to the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, which went on sale in 1993 for a whopping $699 a pop. Given the short-lived 3DO non-phenomenon and stiff competition from Microsoft, the chances of a sky-high-priced PS3 are slim. Rumor Control: Xbox 360 shortages and the P$$$3 Related: The Kraziness of Ken Kutaragi Xbox 360 Beta Kit Image Hits The Web Kutaragi on PS3 backwards compatibility, more 360 attacks (14 June) Sony's Kutaragi: MS playing catch up with PS2? (10 June) Kutaragi: Microsoft Still Not a Blackbelt (2 June) Ken Kutaragi: PS3 An "Entertainment Supercomputer" (25 May) "Father of PlayStation" Ken Kutaragi (5 April) Xbox 360 Beta Dev-Kits Shipped To Developers Apple Powering XBox 360 Demos at E3? (20 May) PlayStation 3 SDK Hardware Images On The Web Discussion >> By Gary (Email: Gary at igniq dot com) Sponsored links: Concert Tickets Online skill games Play Online Bingo Gamer Social Networking Buy Wii Games Online Best prices: PS3 (60 GB) Console Place a link here