Playstation 3 price rumors: $599 for Blu-ray movies?

Since there's nothing for a slow news day like a wild unfounded rumor, let me make sure you've seen this one. Gamerandy is reporting that Gamestop and Electronics Boutique will start taking preorders for the Playstation 3 for $399. The kicker is that if you want to play more than games, i.e. Blu-ray movies, you'll need the $599 version, or possibly an unlock of some kind.

A large part of the PS3's appeal is as a low-priced Blu-ray player, and while $599 would still put it well below the standalone players already announced, it's still a bit rich for many gamer's blood. If this is true, or at the least, Sony copies Microsoft's dual-SKU strategy, does this affect whether or not you will buy a PS3 at launch?

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 7th 2006 3:47PM]

Come on guys, this is A RUMOR and won't happen. Don't be so desperate that it scares people.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 7th 2006 4:55PM]

With rumor in the title and wild unfounded rumor in the first sentence, I think its fair to say we've disclaimered it up. That said, it's an interesting possibility, if not the price, the potential for a dual SKU.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 7th 2006 7:47PM]

Even at $599, I will buy a PS3 that includes the Blu-Ray player (as long as in November when it comes out, it still seems that Blu-Ray is going to be the winner, which to me seems to be true).

If so, then $600 for a next-gen system + next-gen DVD player is only $200 (or $300, depending on which level) more than the next-gen XBox.

Thus, for $200-$300 getting a Blu-Ray player when the current estimates are talking $1500+ for a player that won't ship until May.

Finally, getting the game system and player in a single cable to my Panny 50" Plasma which only has 3 HD inputs (1 HDMI and 2 component). That saves me an input on my TV which currently only has 1 free (Cable STB & xBox360) and not having to buy a separate switch-box...

Sign me up. (whew, sorry for the long post)

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 7th 2006 8:56PM]

At this point I'd pay most anything for a PS3 if it blows the Xbox 360 out of the water

[WAldenIV Posted Feb 7th 2006 10:21PM]

That's a big if, Dillon. If past history is any indication, Sony will release a console that is about one-half a generation behind the leading console, yet dominate the market share. Consumers are often sheep, lemmings, insert other mindless drone here.

The one big ace up Sony's sleeve is that the console will function as a Blu-Ray player. I'm hoping that the PS3 will lower the prices of standalone Blu-Ray players.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 7th 2006 11:34PM]

Really... no matter how much it costs... what happens if Blu-Ray is a failure? I think it is a really bad idea on Sony's part to build a system that is has a optical drive in it that might not even be adopted... basically Sony is using the PS3 to sell Blu-Ray to the masses... that is just dumb... how good is the gaming machine going to be??? So far the biggest hype around the PS3 is the drive... we have already seen with the 360 that we don't need TONS of room to create great games... even the good games still to come will easily fit on a standard DVD... The only thing you need all that space for is FMV and who cares about that in games? The realtime movies created with the games engines themselves don't require a ton of storage... they are just scripts that run in the engine...

Look at the UMD's... how many companies are ever going to make something that uses UMD's? None? So if you buy them for a PSP that is the only thing they will ever play in... there is a danger of that happening with Blu-Ray or HDDVD... why build a machine around something that may not survive past a few months after its release?

[Edward351 Posted Feb 8th 2006 10:31AM]

In a previous post I mentioned that I expect the PS3 to be a sub-par Blu-Ray player, like the PS2's poor DVD player (initial units anyway).
If Sony really want's to use the PS3 to leverage the Blu-Ray format as a high-definition video format, they need to stick to one SKU, and make them all video players. Large installed user base means more consumers for your product, which is what the content providers want.
I'm betting this won't happen.
Then again, there's memory stick, umd, beta...

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 17th 2006 6:56PM]

The Blu-Ray player function is the main reason I would consider the PS3. Just got lucky enough to grab an elusive Xbox 360 at a store, so another next-gen game machine is not high on my list for awhile. But with the first Blu-Ray players seemingly destined to list for north of $999, then the PS3 just as a Blu-Ray disc player is attractive at $500 or below.

I think Sony's announcement from the get-go that they would include Blu-Ray in the PS3 is clearly intended to drive adoption of Blu-Ray as THE HD disc format. The PS2 had a similar effect on DVD adoption in Japan almost 6 years ago.

I don't expect Sony to offer two SKUs like MS did with the 360 though, unless... the Blu-Ray movie playing feature really would drive up the cost of the PS3 to more than $500. Then they are going to want to have a SKU at under $400 to attract gamers who could care less about Blu-Ray movies and to offer something on the same price level as the 360. This would split their ultimate installed base somewhat, but as the difference only applies to movie playing, then it won't have the same impact that the two versions of the 360 could.

At this point, with all the rumors flying around fast and furious, and with Sony remaining so very tight-lipped on everything - still no pricing and no set launch date - I think anything could happen.

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