Xbox 360 vs PS3 - The Price So Far |
Ó

Here's what kotaku has so far on the price of the PS3 and the Xbox. We're putting them here side by side for easy comparison.
PS3
Playstation 3 standard: $599
PS3 Network Platform: Free
Wireless Networking Adapter: Built-in
Blu-ray player: Built-in
Second Wireless Controller: $49.99*
USB charge cables: FreeTotal: $648.99
Xbox 360
Xbox 360 Standard: $399.99
Gold Xbox Live Subscription: At least $49.99
Wireless Networking Adapter: $99.99
Second Wireless Controller: $49.99
Two Play and Charge Kits: $19.99 times two.
HD-DVD: $199*
Total: $839.94
The asterisk on the second wireless controller for the PS3 is there because kotaku just assumed that Sony will be pricing competitively against Microsoft when it comes to their peripherals. For the Xbox, if you don't count the much needed HD-DVD player, it'll only be around $8 more expensive than the PS3. Counting it though you can see the difference, $839.84 vs. $648.99. The PS3's package gonna be around $200 cheaper.
Some would say that the $50 assumption on the second wireless controller for the PS3 is a bad call, but if you think about how cut-throat the console war is right now, it's a good price to start.
With the HD-DVD, it seems that Xbox will win that price contest by 200 bucks. You could save on some money by not getting the Wireless Networking Adapter, and the subscription to Xbox Live. That will take a lot out of the Xbox experience though. If you're the type that likes to mold in your basement with your game, alone, unconnected, and satisfied with the glow of your TV, then more money saved for you.
What's good for those not eager to make the jump is that prices for the previous gen will probably drop.
Kotaku notes that this tally was made with intelligent guesses so conclude with caution. And we've yet to count in the HD-TV and the price for the games available. We think it's going to come down to the pricing of the individual games and how well run their online services are. Since both are pretty competitive with what they're offering, and how they're pricing, it's the games available for each system that's going to win the "value war".
Since this is a very touchy topic to end with just our opinion, start firing on the comments page people. You're very welcome.
Via kotaku
17 Jumps Dante's Inferno DLC release schedule
Best prices available for:
Price Range:
$60.00 - $85.00
$60.00 - $85.00
at 5 Stores
Price Range:
$29.00 - $49.00
$29.00 - $49.00
at 10 Stores
Contact Us:
The QJ.net Network |
|
| Site | Feed |
| QJ.NET | RSS |
| Nintendo DS | RSS |
| PlayStation 3 | RSS |
| PSP Updates | RSS |
| Wii | RSS |
| Xbox 360 | RSS |
| MMORPG | RSS |
| Personal Computer Games | RSS |
| iPhone - iPod Touch | RSS |
| QJ.NET Forums | RSS |
User Favorites - February
User Favorites - February
Categories
Archives
February 2010
January 2010
December 2009
November 2009
October 2009
September 2009
August 2009
July 2009
June 2009
May 2009
April 2009
March 2009
February 2009
January 2009
December 2008
November 2008
October 2008
September 2008
August 2008
July 2008
June 2008
May 2008
April 2008
March 2008
February 2008
January 2008
December 2007
November 2007
October 2007
September 2007
August 2007
July 2007
June 2007
May 2007
April 2007
March 2007
February 2007
January 2007
December 2006
November 2006
October 2006
September 2006
August 2006
July 2006
June 2006
May 2006
April 2006
March 2006
February 2006
January 2006



Comments
PS3 = $599.99
Wii & Xbox 360 = $599.99
ps3 is a failure.
Reply
Reply
Reply
Reply
Reply
Reply
Reply
Reply
Reply
Also what if you don't want hd-dvd since the reason i don't want a PS 3 right now because of blu-ray.
The 360 has a quick charge kit for $30 that allows you to have two battery packs no need for play and charge kits.
Also I only play online my friends have a 360 so all i need is one controller
Also I will never go wireless so no need for its adapter.
Reply
1)They didnt say that PS3 does not come with HD cords witch rang fom 30-150$.
2)Why would you need a play and charge kit?
3)HD-DVD and Blue-Ray are both crap....the first mastake people make is that you plug in PS3/Xbox 360 HD-DVD player and bam! your DVDs look great. WRONG! you need Blue-Ray movies/HD-DVDs or they look the same.
4) We dont Know the price of PS3 Games? Most likely 70$ because Blue-Rays movies cost 40$ and HD DVDs cost 25$.
Reply
basically a lot of people have been saying this all along, the one issue i have is that you can chose not to pay that massive amount all at once, so with 360 you can start off with less and build it up with time (preferrable for all those who don't get all their money at once - kids and adults alike)... so the better value is with ps3 but you have to consider that it's a lot of money in one big go, not over a prolonged period.
but ps3 is better, it has better games on its list and will have linux and xfire, it will play all my ps2 and ps1 games (that's over 100) it will link up to my psp and will gladly join my wireless network. it will support keyboard and mouse, it may even support homebrew to some extent. it will have a bluray player, so i won't have to deal with that in 2 years time.
it will cost a fortune, and will only be out in the uk in march next year, but i am going to get one.
- i implicitly trust sony and playstation, i don't like microsoft or xbox/360 so you can see where i fit in this battle -
Reply
Reply
Reply
Bluetooth is expensive so $49.99 for a controller with built in battery (what if the battery leaks??) you are talkin' maybe $59.99-$69.99 each.
I see they didn't mention PS3 games are all $69.99 or more for collectors versions.
Not everyone needs wi-fi and cat 5 cables are more dependable for online play anyway.
HD-DVD and Blu-Ray are an unnessessary medium and M$ only chose HD-DVD because its the "other" side (and it is the side that has better reviews than Blu-Ray anyway). If you want to get into it, movies will eventually be like the music industry is becoming. Downloads, not discs.
I also see that they didn't mention the HD only connections on the PS3. You dont have an HDTV then you cannot play PS3. And we all know HDTV's are -real- cheap, right??
All in all people will make their choice and buy whatever system they wanted to buy in the first place. The thing I am noticing is that 360 is in the same position now, that Sony was in the last generation. XBOX was a far better system (and cheaper if you add up multiplayer adaptors, online adaptors and hard drives you had to buy seperate to equal the XBOX) but PS2 had the year lead. Looks like Sony may have waited a year too long this round.
History -is- repeating, just with a changing of the guards.
-V
Reply
the two are only comparable when you make the 360 bundle match up with the ps3 set.. of course ps3 core costs more than 360 core - it has more stuff inside! so a more fair comparison is in fact to take the 360 core and add whatever tech bits it lacks wrt the ps3 core... then do the calculations. AND THAT's WHAT THEY DID HERE
yes, you may not want wireless or hd-dvd or wireless controllers or online... but you get them AS STANDARD with ps3. you may compare an inferior product with a lower price tag to ps3 but what the hell's the point in that!? compare equivalent offerings from 360 and ps3 and the prices show ps3 is better value. don't you understand!?
Reply
Reply
@#1
Xbox 360 and the Wii is 699.99$, the Wii is like 250-300$
the standard 360 is a 400 unless u are poor and want the core.plus the ps3's stocks arent coming anytime soon so by then i would be waiting patiently and even when its out. i wont buy it until its like a year or so, wait until all the console errors gets sorted out and maybe even overheat problems *cough* xbox 360*cough* and maybe even a price drop
Reply
yeah, digital distribution is the way to go but games and movies will take up more space in the hd era and there will always be a place for physical media. bluray is futureproof, in fact right now it's almost pointless, but as time passes it will be essential - and 360 will still be constrained to dvd9's.
oh yeah, the power unit is internal on ps3 and it's quiet...
as for the price of games, right now it's speculation - i would assume as bluraydisc is a new medium they will be costly... 60 or 70 dollars... but there you go, i guess 360 wins that round.
Reply
Reply
Reply
Reply
Reply
Sony may have said their online service is free but you may find that each game will require a fee that you pay to whoever made the game like Final Fantasy 12 or whatever. So it may not be "free" as we all know.
Reply
so you'd rather this comparison :
worse but cheaper vs better but more expensive
what the hell kind of comparison is that?!?
Reply
Reply
PS3 20Gb - $499 Xbox360 Premium - $399
PnP - Free XBL - $50/year $250 assuming 5yrs
Headset - $30 Headset - included
Controller - $50 Controller - $50
Charge cable - Free Play and Charge - $20
PS3 = $579 Xbox360 equivalent = $719
Before you say "But you can't compare the 20Gb PS3 to the Premium 360!", yes you can. There is not a single thing in the Premium 360 that the 20Gb PS3 doesn't have, except the headset, and I factored that in. Please, if the 20Gb PS3 is in any way inferior to the Premium 360, point it out to me.
Also, PS3 games will not be a single cent more expensive than Xbox360 games. While blu-ray disks are more expensive to make than dvd's, once they get into mass production costs will go way down. In the mean time Sony will pay for the difference in disk cost out of thier royalties so that publishers keep PS3 games competitively priced with Xbox360 games, at $60 a pop.
Reply
Reply
i mean, everyone has been complaining about ps3's price, but no one (in the media) really put it in a proper context... it seems like they've been reluctant or afraid to stand against the mass-ps3-hating crowd.
as sony say, ps3 is more like a high power pc without the restrictions of windows and without the freedom to alter the internal gubbins (though that means devs can make games well rather than all buggy - due to hardware specs).
Reply
Thank you very much, you may all shut the F-BOMB up.
Reply
there's the cheapo 'i haven't got the cash' console which you have to attach a bunch of wired things to which can only do one thing and you can only play lame out-dated games on and can't play hd movies on (now that you have a pimped up bachelor pad and have the hdtv and otherwise nice cool stuff)
or the more expensive but much cooler, higher kudos, more functional, tidier, better looking, quieter, friendlier and more well known one... you can have people round and actually not be ashamed of your choice if you have a ps3, if you have a 360 you have to pay for xbl gold due to the fact that the only multiplayer you'll be doing is over the internet.
seriously though, how many people play wearing headsets? i can't think of anything sadder than that... i'm not taking a side in this respect, there are headsets for ps2 and pc etc, i just don't believe anyone is sad enough to do it.
Reply
Reply
Reply
Reply
Reply
Reply
personally i would forego communication in order to retain my dignity... also, the only noise i ever hear from people using those headsets is rude language and insults, i'm not too receptive to those things.
there has to be a better way, headsets are dire. i don't think people should be allowed voice communication over games, it's very very annoying (i've played counterstrike for years now, and those people who make noises are such a pack of losers!!)
Reply
Reply
@comedy The proper context is that no matter which way you turn it a base ps3 costs more then a base 360, same goes for premium. You cant possibly think the ps3 will be anymore pc-like then a 360. Theres no reason to blend the two togther both companies would take a loss if they did that, they want you to need both a pc and your respective game console.
Reply
i think that a flame war or simply a straightforward argument is quite therapeutic.
every now and then it's a good idea to stir things up a bit, keep things lively and see how opinion appears to be split... it also gives you a chance to take a side and to see who else is on your 'team'.
let the argument continue... without me (it's late so i'm going to sleep.)
Reply
however no one compares the 499 ps3 sku to the premium 360, they should.
i want a ps3 and i have a feeling i will be paying less over time, with the price of live and all. i have a friend who payes for three accounts a year, his own and his brothers and sister that adds up.
i think peoples inability to look down the road always bites em in the ass it like put thing things on layaway, of write checks without cash in the bank. you pay more in the end
i will only be buy the AAA title for both systems so i am not worried about this gen.
Reply
however no one compares the 499 ps3 sku to the premium 360, they should.
i want a ps3 and i have a feeling i will be paying less over time, with the price of live and all. i have a friend who payes for three accounts a year, his own and his brothers and sister that adds up.
i think peoples inability to look down the road always bites em in the ass it like put things on layaway, or writing checks without cash in the bank. you pay more in the end
i will only be buying the tripple "A" titles for both systems so i am not worried about this gen.
just think the price of the system was annouced in may and hinted a year before so whats big deal about price.
Reply
ok the xbox 360 and stuff does not cost $840
this is what it usually costs
Xbox 360: $399.99
Gold Xbox Live Subscription: At least $49.99
Charge Kit: $19.99
A Good Game:$60
Friends to Play with:*Priceless *
Total: $530
Reply
Reply
Second of all, I think $50 for Xbox Live is worth it for a great unified service. Sony are not using a unified service, it has just been anounced that Untold Legends will be using XFire while it will be up to the other developers to chose how they will attempt online for their games. This does not bode well for Sony, they are aiming at the hardcore gamer market, but hardcore gamers would greatly prefer one excellent online service over many free clumsily organised messes of networks.
Reply
Reply
Reply
Reply
Reply
Reply
ps3 online = SUCKS
i'd rather pay 50 bux a year and actualy have FUN playing online.
and how do u know the prices for the wireless ps3 controller and the hddvd player? thats RUMORED information stupid ass
and who said the charge cables are free for ps3???
ASSUMPTIONS AND ASSUMPTIONS
exactly, now be quiet...if ur really worrying about price of next gen consoles and games, u probaly dont have a 1080p hdtv with hdmi....ps3 and 360 will be sitting next to each other in my house, people only take sides because they dont have money for 2 consoles...
Reply
Reply
Reply
BTW I love how #27 decided to pick 5 years so it would make it more expensive than 360.
Reply
Reply
Reply