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GuyMcBeerdrinker
11-23-2005, 09:52 AM
okay, who picked one up? they are going for crazy prices on ebay :lookaroun
smokem94
11-23-2005, 10:02 AM
There is a guy here in Denver that bought one yesterday early am and gave a guy $50 to buy another one for him, then turned around and sold them both on Ebay for $2500 each!!!!
Can you believe the marketing strategy of Microsoft.......completly out in 12 hours and no more until after the holidays!!!!! That doesn't sound very smart to me?
Wasch_24
11-23-2005, 10:03 AM
I have heard in the past that hey loose money on the systems...this way they can manage that loss and rake in the profits on the games.
Jwrussell
11-23-2005, 11:23 AM
Actually I've heard their will be more filtering in over the next month Smokem'...don't know which is the case. I still can't understand people who would pay $2500 for one of these things. Hell, I wait a couple years just so I don't have to pay the full release price!
owljones
11-23-2005, 11:23 AM
I have heard in the past that hey loose money on the systems...this way they can manage that loss and rake in the profits on the games.
They do indeed lose a lot of money on each of the systems they sell. Also, supply shortages (chips, memory, etc) make it hard for Microsoft to manufacture them fully at once and the next allotment is scheduled for next year.
[Note to self] Reserve a PS3 and put it on Ebay when they come out [/note to self]
Doofus
11-23-2005, 12:30 PM
That is just crazy. I just looked it up on eBay and the entire first page of auctions is in the "<1 min" expiration. Is anyone who bought them NOT re-selling?
Capitalism is alive and well with the gamer set, at least.
caudio51
11-23-2005, 01:28 PM
Those are some crazy prices.
Just think we spend $ on cigars, they spend it on games...
CIGARHead
11-23-2005, 04:21 PM
[Note to self] Reserve a PS3 and put it on Ebay when they come out [/note to self]
No doubt Cliff. Already have my cousin in NY..who has connections for everything..on the job. We're going to preorder a few of 'em..then on to ebay they go.
joshua
11-23-2005, 04:57 PM
The specs on the machine look cool but the games do nothing for me. I am waiting for the nintendo revolution cause it will get all the crazy games with new ideas not the same old stuff with better graphics.
No doubt Cliff. Already have my cousin in NY..who has connections for everything..on the job. We're going to preorder a few of 'em..then on to ebay they go.
Hope to get about 2 or 3 pre-ordered or atleast have me and my g/f waiting inline to get'm. Just can't tell her how much money I'll be making :halfgrinw
Wasch_24
11-23-2005, 09:14 PM
Yeah, she'll spend all the loot on the way home! :hysterica
Yeah, she'll spend all the loot on the way home! :hysterica
Atleast in her mind :hammersma :innocent:
caudio51
11-23-2005, 09:52 PM
What's the release date on the PS3? I need to get on this wagon!
I've heard spring '06 :dunno:
tobby4
11-23-2005, 10:03 PM
there is no official release date yet... Everything is speculation, there is really no information on the PS3 on the Playstation website...
My guess is that it might be sooner than later, just b/c they want to edge the sales of the 360... just my opinion though, if i recall correctly they did that with the PS2
Here is some good info. that Circuit City has collected.
http://www.circuitcity.com/ccd/genericContent.do?oid=126197&c=1
tobby4
11-23-2005, 10:11 PM
bite me cliff
Dave - Please quit logging onto Clay's account....Geez :widemouth
GuyMcBeerdrinker
11-23-2005, 10:14 PM
Can you believe the marketing strategy of Microsoft.......completly out in 12 hours and no more until after the holidays!!!!! That doesn't sound very smart to me?
the marketing stategy is genius. creating an artificial shortage generates the camp outs that you see on the news and read about in magazines and even more hype. that translates to FREE publicity.
msft -- as allready stated -- doesn't make money off the consoles. they get money off licenses, the software sold to developers to create games, hardware accessories, xbox live. the hype and frenzy for them is golden. word gets out and brings more attention to their product.
tobby4
11-23-2005, 10:14 PM
you wouldnt catch me dead with hair like that old man.... :lookaroun :lookaroun
caudio51
11-23-2005, 10:19 PM
:rofl:
tobby4
11-23-2005, 11:11 PM
ha... yea yea... pretty soon we might have to start buyin him rogaine for his secret santa package....
caudio51
03-15-2006, 07:51 AM
Looks like you'll have to wait until November for the PS3
Sticks
03-15-2006, 11:38 AM
It's nice that Sony finally gave a more exact time. Although I'm a bit disappointed that we have to wait that long.
tobby4
03-15-2006, 11:50 AM
dissapointed yea, but i am not totally set that it will even be November... it will be interesting to actually see when they release it b4 that are a little later
Sticks
03-15-2006, 11:54 AM
Good point Tobby. I also wonder what the end price will be. The latest speculation seems to be that it will include a hard drive and be around $400.00. Sounds like the cost to build this thing is much more than that though - I wonder how big of a hit Sony is willing to take.
tobby4
03-15-2006, 11:57 AM
Yea I have heard everything from 350-600 ... a buddy of mine manages an Electronics Boutique and he seems to think it will be 600... hopefully i know him long enough to get on the list for a few....
tobby4
03-15-2006, 12:07 PM
it is also interesting to me that they are going to release the system simultaneously in Japan Europe and the US which they usually do not do
Sticks
03-15-2006, 12:40 PM
Hopefully they have more available than Xbox did at their worldwide launch. Either that or I hope I can get my hands on several and sell them on Ebay for some rediculous amount.
Damn that sucks...But it is a good strategy so they can get some Christmas sales.
tobby4
03-15-2006, 12:56 PM
They will get the Christmas sales no matter when it goes on sale honestly.... financially they want to get the thing out as soon as possible....
Jwrussell
03-15-2006, 01:22 PM
Good to know it's finally going to come out, but I won't even think about picking one up until they at least go through the first price drop. Most likely I'll wait a couple of years.
MichiganM
03-15-2006, 02:11 PM
I've always been a PS fan. Great games and the backwards technology always appealed to me since I couldn't give up FF7. Sometimes I regret trading away my PS2. The one system that isn't talked about alot is the Revolution. I'm not a Nintendo fan, but if it's going to have all the old games pre-installed like original Mario and all that then I think that thing will sell very, very well. The only Nintendo game I really like is Super Smash Bros. Can't deny the popularity of those original games though.
tobby4
03-15-2006, 02:15 PM
Those original games were/are awesome...
Contra being the best
98smokes
03-15-2006, 02:19 PM
up up down down left right left right B A select start
MichiganM
03-15-2006, 02:23 PM
Contra was pretty sweet. One game I loved was this game where your sword grew "branches" as you killed more skeletons and what not. For the life of me I can't remember the name...I remember the cover was like fire and skeletons and your character was a shirtless dude with a huge sword. I remember you could jump up platforms like infinitely high...you just kept jumping and going forward and jumping and killing. It was really fun though, very addicting. I'll try to remember the name of the damn game, cause now it's buggin me.
tobby4
03-15-2006, 02:24 PM
I got no clue....
oh yea and Double Dragon
Good to know it's finally going to come out, but I won't even think about picking one up until they at least go through the first price drop. Most likely I'll wait a couple of years.
Yea I won't buy one until the 1st pricedrop and that will give'm time to get the bugs worked out.
The one system that isn't talked about alot is the Revolution. I'm not a Nintendo fan, but if it's going to have all the old games pre-installed like original Mario and all that then I think that thing will sell very, very well. The only Nintendo game I really like is Super Smash Bros. Can't deny the popularity of those original games though.
Oh damn I hadn't heard of that! It would be worth it to get the Revolution if those old games are pre-installed on it.
MichiganM
03-15-2006, 04:12 PM
Yeah I've heard it comes pre-loaded with all the Mario's...1, 2 and 3...Donkey Kong...a bunch of games. That would be pretty sweet. Those games have nothin on games of today graphics wise, but they're still kinda addicting.
Damn Donkey Kong was THE SHIT!...and I would play it non-stop on summer break
tobby4
03-15-2006, 07:24 PM
I know that there is a site somewhere where you can download all the old games, i just dont know what it is
caudio51
03-15-2006, 10:52 PM
I know that there is a site somewhere where you can download all the old games, i just dont know what it is
There are some emulators our there. I used to have like every nintendo game but not anymore.
Contra was awesome! :thumbsup:
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