Is this generation overpriced?

Exact specs please.

 

Even a cheap-ass DVD can play those these days, and as things go soon even toasters will.

BTW, it was $521, my bad;-)

Asus M2A-VM
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+
EVGAGeForce 8600GTS 256MB
Crucial 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 800
Western Digital SE16 320GB
DVD-RW/CD-RW Pioneer DVD-212D
In-Win C589T

 

Production costs of Blu-Ray discs is expected to go down by summer of this year, as well as the laser units.

Later on, probably Q3 2008, sony will start to release 'greatest hits' titles of the first gen games for as low as $25-$30 compared to $60 most of the games cost now.

 

I downloaded a few games off the Wii Shop today, and indeed, the prices do sting!

 

I agree with this. I started as a PC player but I soon got annoyed with the constant need of upgrading my PC to be able to play new games without issues or quality loss.

The prices are a bit high, that's true, specially software as PS3/360 games are being sold here for 65-70€ (that's even higher when you compare them with US prices). Those prices where only reached by some cartridge SNES/N64 games, like RE2 for N64, here in Spain iirc. I just hope both Platinum and Classics lines get more games more often (last I remember Nintendo decided not to continue the Player's Choice line).

 

I think the PS3 is overpriced from a hardware standpoint, but as far as software goes, it's basically the same as its always been.

 

My point before was that you can argue that they are not just consoles now, they are music/movie players, media centers ... All of which "add value" to the item. A megadrive is just a megadrive a Ps3 is more then just console.

 

You sound like a SEGA spokeperson from the Saturn days:lol: