My Rant Against EA

TheGame · 09-22-2009, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by BreakABone

Well, you are looking at it in the current spectrum, but you got to realize in order to get all those features, the Ps3 had to come out 200-300 dollars ahead of the Xbox.. a year after the Xbox released.

So now it looks like a fine package, but up until the start of this month, it would have pretty much even out.

True, though I think the HD DVD player was $150 around Ps3's launch, the wireless router was still $100, and Xbox live was still $50. Though I don't know the price of the base unit that came with a hard drive back then.

BreakABone · 09-22-2009, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by TheGame

True, though I think the HD DVD player was $150 around Ps3's launch, the wireless router was still $100, and Xbox live was still $50. Though I don't know the price of the base unit that came with a hard drive back then.

Well we could also add 40-50 for a mic for the PS3 as it still doesn't come with one, and 50 bucks for the DualShock 3 controller, which I assume is the ones that comes with the PS3 now and not the SixAxis?

But we are getting off the talking point... though think one of the few times, the forum pretty much agrees down the line...

TheGame · 09-22-2009, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by BreakABone

Well we could also add 40-50 for a mic for the PS3 as it still doesn't come with one, and 50 bucks for the DualShock 3 controller, which I assume is the ones that comes with the PS3 now and not the SixAxis?

But we are getting off the talking point... though think one of the few times, the forum pretty much agrees down the line...

Yup, comes with DS3 now. And neither system comes with a mic.

But, setting all that aside, my point was more that, the gaming industry is going to (if it already hasn't) move towards selling watered down products and charging extra fees for little things that could have been included in the package int he first place.

MMORPGs might be the trail blazer for this one, now that I think about it. The mix of having monthly fees and tossing on expansions.. and charging for things like server changes, and character recustomizations.. And making the begining product so watered down that it needs countless updates just to make it feel like a solid game..

BreakABone · 09-22-2009, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by TheGame

Yup, comes with DS3 now. And neither system comes with a mic.

The Xbox comes with a mic unless that has changed recently?

TheGame · 09-22-2009, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by BreakABone

The Xbox comes with a mic unless that has changed recently?

Hmm, actually you're right it does come with a mic. I thought the mic was part of the Xbox live package like with the older xbox.

Thespis721 · 09-23-2009, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by TheGame

Hmm, actually you're right it does come with a mic. I thought the mic was part of the Xbox live package like with the older xbox.

The Arcade doesn't come with a Mic but that makes sense since it has no HDD and therefore not the BEST online gaming console.

They should have removed the Arcade and dropped the Pro to the Arcade's price. But that's getting off topic.