2006-11-29 15:01:19 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Consumer Electronics ➔ Games & Gear
the reason you hear that it retails for 600 and in reality its' more expensive is because there isnt' many of them. supply and demand.
lets pretend that they only made one ps3. and you got it. ok, it's possible that you might play it, but lets look at the ps2 and the technical problems that had in its first wave.
thousands of people are sending you emails, asking if you want to sell it. one guy offers to buy it for a thousand. another guy hears him and says he'll buy it for 1050. some lady decides she'll top this and offer 1200. etc..
that's why the price goes up. that's also why other things are worth so much. gold. diamonds. oil.
i don't think it will ever be much cheaper for 600 dollars, but it won't even settle down to that price until it is readily available to the public. when there are enough that there isn't a craze like this, then it will go to a normal price. but with the expense it costs to make them, they shouldn't drop much lower than the posted 600.
expect that late next year to the middle of 2008.
2006-11-29 19:13:09 · answer #1 · answered by Jim 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't buy it from a private seller because they are jacking the price to take advantage of people. Come on $1500 for a game console- I can get a great notebook pc for that price. While I'm at it, I'll buy that $300 TMX Elmo that cost the seller $40, and a $500 Nintendo WII, then all my friends and family can call me an idiot for giving away my money. No way, I wait, thank you.
Realistically speaking, wait a while and then buy one at a legitimate store for $400 (20gig) and $600 (60 gig). Besides this will give Sony time to fix the problems that plague first edition systems and allows for more game titles to be released.
2006-11-29 15:38:14 · answer #2 · answered by dazedreamr 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
PS3? No, only $1500 and up for PS3.
There will be no more PS3s for almost 9 more months. Expect the PS3's to reach about $10k each eventually. If the lawsuit goes forward, then there will be no more PS3's at all, so they will be ultra rare and impossible to get.
Better to get a Wii. You can get that for $500 to $600.
2006-11-29 15:04:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Your only going to pay 1500 for it if you buy it off of ebay...but you wont be able to get it for 600 (in stores) for a good while...
2006-11-29 15:10:50 · answer #4 · answered by Joel H 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yah, it is the case whereby there is an understock and people takes advantage of selling it at a very high price due to xmas.
the price will drop like ps2 has over the years. save the money now as there aren' many good games out as well.
2006-11-29 15:59:36 · answer #5 · answered by viper0419 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it would be best to not buy it now it is really pricey and the price will soon dropp but i know for sure it is not 600 dollars it is from 1400-2000 here check on amazon
2006-11-29 15:04:34 · answer #6 · answered by andrew 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
hey... well there always the possibility of e-bay but i know lots of people that have been screwed there... including myself once... i did stumble across this other website that has TERRIFIC deals and gives good info on the products... u shud definitely check it out... after seeing the prices, u'll want to mark my answer as best answer! the website is minbid.com
2006-12-03 08:55:54 · answer #7 · answered by lahuretz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just buy at walmart u could ebay also cause i think there sold out in stores but im not sure
2006-11-29 15:07:25 · answer #8 · answered by Liz L 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋