PlayStation 3 will cost a lot to make and the price for us consumers will of course reflect that. Exactly how muc hit will cost is impossible to say as we still have a few months left until the launch, but according to several analysts, your’s truly included, we’re looking at a price around 500$. That is quite a lot more expensive than Xbox 360 which was launched at the end of last year, but the question is if PlayStation 3 still doesn’t give you more for you money. In an article posted by CNN they’ve taken a closer look at all this and when it comes down to it PS3 has an integrated Blu-ray player and that is worth a lot. The frst Blu-ray players are expected to cost quite a lot more than $1000 actually. With PlayStation 3 this capacity is included for “free”. Microsoft will in turn release an external HD DVD player for X360 and this will have to cost just about 100$ or you will be up at the same price as Sony’s PS3.
An interesting comparison which may very well be the deciding factor to many who are also looking a player to handle next generation DVD format.Whether it be Blu-ray or HD DVD.
Source: CNN
