08-17-2005, 12:01 PM
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Does this open the door for a PS3 that sells for more than $399?
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Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang has hinted at this possibility in this statement regarding the GeForce 7800GTX for the PC and the $499 MSRP:
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I'm not even too sure there is a perceived barrier at $499. We need to price it at a level the enthusiasts will buy it at, that's the way that we think about pricing. We think about the pricing of this in the same way that Sony thinks about PlayStation 3's - its not about how much is costs, its about what is the price it needs to sell at, and we need to figure out how to make money underneath that.
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MS' pricing of the premium 360 system at $399.99 makes it somewhat easier for Sony to set an equivalent, if not higher, price point for their console. I think a PS3 price point of $499 (or even as high as $549) isn't out of the realm of possibility.
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