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[-] MohammedTheCommunistPalestinian@hexbear.net 9 points 4 days ago

I remember the backlash to the PS3's price but why the fuck was it that expensive

[-] Speaker@hexbear.net 20 points 4 days ago

It was basically a pilot for Cell processors, which weren't especially cheap to produce until quite late in its lifecycle
Blu-Ray diodes were not cheap, either, and the format was still competing with HD-DVD. A Blu-Ray player in 2006 cost more than a PS3
The original PS3 models also had an Emotion Engine onboard for backward compatibility with PS2 games, which was later replaced with much cheaper software emulation.

[-] sisatici@hexbear.net 8 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I think they were also too confident about their status as monopoly but you know it better

[-] MohammedTheCommunistPalestinian@hexbear.net 5 points 4 days ago

thanks

[-] KnilAdlez@hexbear.net 6 points 4 days ago

The console was expensive, but you saved a lot on the games because there weren't any to buy, so it evened out

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