360 with 500GB and two pack-in CoD's: $250 MSRP (Technically, that's not out yet, so the 250GB version sans a pack-in is 300 bucks MSRP).
PS3 with 500GB and Last of Us: $270 bucks MSRP.
I don't want to bitch about the price: we all know it's ridiculous in light of the fact that the current-generation consoles are ~100 bucks more. I don't remember the price of the PS2 when the PS3 came out, but I can't remember it being an issue.
Rather than circle-jerk about how stupid it is, I want to know what people think about price cuts. First off, no mention of price cuts for either console at E3. With the holidays coming up, there'll be (temporary) cuts at the retail level at the very least.
However, what's the long-term plan? PS2 hit 100 bucks 10 or 11 years in. I don't know if they'll cut 150 bucks within the next three, but neither can I see this price disparity(?) continue to exist. At a certain point, it makes no sense to invest in the last-gen when games stop being ported down, and the current-gen has cultivated a healthy, growing library of games that are better in every way.
Now that I said all that out loud, would it be possible that they keep the price, and simply cut off production, a la Xbox-style? They'll let it last-gen dry up completely without hitting "spontaneous purchase price"?
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