Xbox 360 Elite Rival: $400 40GB PS3 Coming This Christmas?
Filed under: Sony Playstation 3, Xbox 360 | By: Ryan
Posted on: September 12, 2007 | 23 Comments
According to a reliable mole who apparently has a “great track record”, the 80GB model may be taking the price point of the current 60GB model at $499 once all the stocks have been juiced out, which should be very soon indeed. Not only this, but the 80gb price reduction would also allow a 40GB console to be born, costing $399.
The price cuts aren’t the only good news with the new packages reported to be coming with Spider-Man 3 on Blu-ray, which is hardly surprising seeing as Sony had been throwing Spiderman 2 in with the PSP value pack for years.
In the UK the 40GB model is said to be around about £350, which funnily enough, would make it a much closer rival to Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Elite console, a crucial move.
Finally, the PlayStation 2 will receive a further price drop, bringing it down to the bargain price of $99. Now if you ask me, at the moment the PS2 looks like it has a better selection of games than the PS3, so this will ensure Sony that the cheaper console will continue to sell well.
Do Microsoft have a reason to be worried?
Which do you prefer? The Xbox 360 Elite? Or the Sony PlayStation 3?
Let us know how you think the changes could affect the market.
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@ Mick actualy i do own both consoles but yes i am a fanboy. i never deny it. i am a fanboy but i won the xbox 360 im a raffle at my supermarket. believe me or dont but i do own both consoles and even if my vision is clouded by my fanboy status i am unchanged. i much prefer the ps3 and havent touched the 360 since i bought it.
My 360 is quite old (before the ps3 launch) and it is not one of the newer models with better cooling and HDMI. that said i dont have a hd tv so HDMI isnt much use to me at the moment for either console.
I have seven titles comming to ps3 that i want (some are multi platform such as devil may cry 4) the only game i realy want on the 360 is Tenchu Z and that got bad reviews
Shaun im sorry this thread tuned to fanboy arguments but if called a lier i will defend myself.
Perhaps Mick you are the one who’s shirt isn’t quite as safe as once thought
@Mick
so a fanboy is more pathetic than a owned troll who their job is making FUD, PR terrorism, tell lies, biased stories, biased comments, etc… so he can eat.
so cool job… they must scream it out in family reunions.
at least a fanboy speak from himself and with the heart.
a troll is just a pathetic person with a pathetic job that consist of write passed scripts or support ideas and products.
You can see a stupid troll a mile away…
a) They always use the word “we” or “our” to exprese ideas. (like “technology WE dont need”)
b) Or by the use of line scripts of enfatised biased ideas. (like “give us the option and dont forze to us unproven techonology”)
c) The use of propaganda in comments and list of games so they can create hype (like “xbox live is the best online service”, “Gears,Halo,Bioshock,etc ARE MUST HAVE TITLES for a xbox owner”)
d) Always talk bad of enemy fanboys, or praise other trolls (like “I AGREE with you someXtroll” who may be their launch budy in the troll department)
e) Always backup their comments with other owned troll site (wich could be to propagate a rumour, over talk all over the web some fact, or just gain “credibility”)
There you go… you can see a troll a mile away if you see the little details.
As when you see the TV, and i think more often online, DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU READ ON INTERNET.
By the way Microsoft is the company that pay more for trolls than any company in the world, and thats a fact, you can see any financial report from microsoft.
When i read troll stories or comments like this…
“Halo fans will forget hardware problems when halo 3 arrive”
“halo fans dont bored by hardware failures”
“i already sent 3 xbox to microsoft, im happy with their support”
“all consoles have hardware problems not just the xbox 360″
“you havent played (xbox game that released this month) you must buy it and try it, its the best xbox 360 game” (and that comment i see every month when axbox game is released)
i just lol, but the comment that make soda out of my noise evry time is
“Microsoft didnt forze to us UNPROVED technology (mostly about blu-ray)”
maybe if microsoft really dont FORZE us UNPROVED technology, the xbox 360 wont break on every user.
@Shaun
“Ugh! I am getting so BORED of the PS3 fanboys vs Xbox 360 fanboys arguments EVERYWHERE on the web”
Yer me too, It’s good to read peoples opions be they pro Sony, pro MS or pro Wii but what i object to is when these guys start fabricating stories where they own more than one console just so they can rip on the others without being accused of bias. Some people have more than one console and prefer one over the other and that’s fine but it’s easy to spot BS most of the time.
And for the record i thought this thread was looking pretty reasonable until Rorkimaru waded in with his make believe scenario.
I have yet to buy a console this generation and come to these forums to help me choose so it is very unhelpful to me when i see comments that are clearly dishonest, so attack me if you want but all i want is honest opinions from REAL console owners to help me choose, if i could afford all three i’d buy them all.
@jaime
“so a fanboy is more pathetic than a owned troll who their job is making FUD, PR terrorism, tell lies, biased stories, biased comments, etc… so he can eat.”
No but a fanboy who is making FUD, PR terrorism, tell lies, biased stories, biased comments, etc… for free IS.
They are both losers but who’s more pathetic those that do it to put food on the table or those that do it because they want to?
“By the way Microsoft is the company that pay more for trolls than any company in the world, and thats a fact, you can see any financial report from microsoft.”
You know i’ve seen both sets of fans claim the other uses paid shills but i don’t remember reading any financial reports that list troll wages, if you want to say it’s a fact that Microsoft pay more for trolling you should name you sources.
I know that threespeech self promote Sony by reviewing their own games, Sony ran a bogus PSP viral ad and i’ve heard that Major Nelson trolls for MS but i’ve not read his blogs yet.
Now if people stuck to commenting on the console\s they own instead of ripping on the ones they don’t forums would be all the better for it.
i bought a ps3 60gb model 2 weeks after release. i have never owned a xbox 360 until the other week when i bought the elite model. i prefer the ps3 but play the xbox a lot more as most of mates have xbox’s which i guess says it all really. the xbox £300 + wifi adaptor £60. which is not far off what payed (£425) for the ps3 with blu-ray + wi-fi. graphics are both very similar at the moment.the ps3 does have a real feel of quality about it. and you can use a normal usb keyboard and allmost any bluetooth head set. and install linux on it. i guess it all aout the games and the cost of the games and seeing as the xbox has been out longer this battle may already be over
guys… I am really getting tierd of all the OMG PS# IS SOO BETTER……………………………cuz its not its all about the games and game systems should be bought of games not blu-ray or all this crap…..xbox 360 won…. thats common sence
@ Mick: Fine Mick, refuse to believe i own both consoles. i really don’t care. Like i said i prefer the game selection on the PS3. Halo3 is the flagship game of the moment, fine. its not to my taste. i don’t like shooters. the only one i have finished is Half Life.
You Clearly like the 360, so i assume that is the console you will buy. I do have one but i don’t play it. i know you don’t believe me but try to remember i don’t like shooters. you can be happy with your 360, ill be happy with my ps3. maby some day you will get a PS3 through a weird twist of fate and not play it, then you might believe me.
if you want advice that is un-bias here it is:
-if exclucivity is your major intrest the 360 wins.
-if money is the deciding factor buy a 360 but keep in mind you will have to pay a subscription for the online play. that said the Xbox online is better than the ps3 online as a result.
-Rumble or tilt you decide (though its believed the ps3 will have both come TGS07, go fig)
-If you are a big fan of shooters then the Xbox is the way to go. on most other game types both preform equally though many say the ps3 has better racers, which may be hearsay
-If you are interested in HD movies the PS3 is the cheaper option.
-If you want a media hub my recomendation is the ps3 for its superior sound processing but others testify the 360 is also adept.
-if you have no PC (how are you reading this!?) then the PS3 comes with an internet browser and can run linux
-If you have been following staple series of one or the other such as tekken (PS3) or halo (Xbox) then you need said console to continue suport.
-If apearance matters most to you then you must look at your home setup, if you have a 42inch black glossy Bravia TV then the dark shine of the PS3 will match but if you have a silver or white TV in a bright airy room the 360 works best, and remember the 360 can interchange faceplates for different looks, the ps3 cant.
-if you own a PSP then the PS3 adds value to that console with classic game downloads and wireless streaming of media and selected games (only Lair as of yet) over the internet.
-if you like second life but find it overly pornographic the cleaner Home service for ps3 will attract you, if you just want to play the faster xbox live service is more suited to you.
thats all i can think of right now, it is based on my experiance with both consoles. take it or leave it but its honest advice and i think i made a fairly balanced argument for each console.
REMEMBER!!! the most important thing is they are games, play them and enjoy them. it doesn’t matter what anyone else thinks!
i’m tired of hearing that all the 360 have is fps when the truth is that only 16% of the games on the 360 are shooter and that’s almost 300 games,so people need to checkup on their information before they post crap on here that they no nothin about,all they do is post crap that they heard before but the truth is that the 360 has a wide selection of games.
I’ve read some post on this site where sony fanboy claim that he has both systems but his 360 just sit there and all he play is the ps3 because it has a better selection of games then the 360,well the truth is that he might just play his ps3,but he can’t say with a straight face that the ps3 has a better selection of games,the truth is that everybody is complaining about the ps3 not having games,the only ones not complaining is people like this guy who’s a sony fanboy and will make any excuse he can so the ps3 looks better then the 360 wich i think is just childish,i will never say something is better just because i’m a fan on the system or i have one because it’s just stupid,but the fact is that the ps3 can’t even be compared to the lineup of games the 360 have because it’s not even a contest,all people have to do is look at the games that’s out on both system to see that the 360 is the better choice for games then the ps3.he mention that lair and warhawk,but lair got some of the worst reviews i’ve ever seen even the game programer apologize for the game,the only ones saying thatit’s good is sonyfanboys.
i’ve read anoth post on here where one sony fanboy was so call complaining about trolls,but mostly the 360,but after you read his first sentence you could tell that he’s just the biggest troll on the net,all he did was complained about the 360 and how bad it is,and he has the nerve to talk about trolls when like i’ve said he’s the biggest one that i’ve ever seen.now this is what i can’t stand,a hipacritthat complain about something but at the same time he’s doing the same thing that he’s complaing about.the sony fanboys alweays talk about how the 360 fanboys are alway lieing and getting paid by microsoft to say good stuff about the 360 when the truth is that noone is getting paid,just because someone wrote a good article about the 360 and not the ps3.the ps3 fan boys need to remember that the ps3 isn’t god and it has problems just like the 360,as a matter of fact the ps3 has bigger problems right now then the 360 and that’a a fact.
unlike these guys that posted the crap that i’m talking about,i’ll admit when something is good.i think that the 360 and ps3 are both good systems,and the ps3 isn’t that much more powerful then the 360.as a matter of fact the majority of game programers said that they are really equal in pure power because of the way that they are made and the ps3 might be a little more powerful but it’s so little that people want beable to tell the difference.the only people that claims the ps3 is a lot more powerful is sony and people that has a lot of money invested in it,and the ps3 trolls that are brain washed by sony.like i said they are both good systems but as of right now the ps3 can’t touch the 360 for a gaming system,if you want a br player instead of a gaming system then get the ps3 but if you want a gaming system get the 360,because as of right now the ps3 can’t even come close to the 360 in the game department but latter on things might change but as for right now the ps3 can’;t comw close to the 360
@ Scotty; “as a matter of fact the ps3 has bigger problems right now then the 360 and that’a a fact” Id like some sources on this. im not saying you are wrong, i’m just saying i havent heard of them. could you give some examples (im genuinely interested)
What I mean by the 360 only having FPS fames is that the only really popular games for it are FPS games.
I’m not an idiot, i know there are platformers such as Lara Croft: tomb raider and RPG games like Kameo and Blue Dragon. the thing is they arent very good.
I have legend on ps2 and played the Demo on my 360. they are the same game with better graphics on the 360. IMO the tomb raider controls sucked on both systems but thats just because i liked the old tomb raider games, besides legend was too short and anniversary was buggy as hell (might be sorted for 360 version but knowing eidos it wont) besides that they were both far too short. (one level of the remake that took half an hour to run through on ps1 was a single 2 min room on ps2!)
As for Kameo and blue dragon, BD got poor reviews and i hated the demo of Kamio.
That said some of the cheaper games (such as the Prince of Persia remake) are great. PoP was one of the best remakes i ever played (up there with the Resident evil remake on the cube).
In my eyes the PS3 is better but yes i am a huge sony fanboy, I own all the Playstations (eccept psx which was a crappy ps2 mash up).
The truth is (with a few exceptions, Halo/MGS4) the best games are the non exclusive multiformat games. but as i said in my first post they cant be used to talk up a console.
you watch ps3 rule in 2008 Killzone + cheaper price of ps3 + Dualshock 3 = dead for xbox 360 and your stupid RROD!