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ggrobot · Elite Member Joined: 28 May 2004 Posts: 53567

In the latest public blow against Sony's upcoming Playstation 3 console, the editor of the US Official Playstation Magazine,

Dana Jongewaard, has admitted in her official blog that she won't be buying a PS3 on launch day thanks to the $600 price:

$600 might be worth it if there were several huge titles on the

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miglaugh · Elite Member Joined: 02 Feb 2005 Posts: 367

She should lose her job.

darknothing · Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2006 11:21 pm Post subject:

anyone that pays 600$ for the ps3 is a tard .
I have seen all the vids for that system and nothing looks GREAT at all .

just go buy a xbox and wii

yhancik · Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 12:06 am Post subject:

well Sony will buy her a PS3 and that's all, nothing to worry about Wink

Jarhad · Contributor Joined: 23 Feb 2006 Posts: 24

miglaugh · Elite Member Joined: 02 Feb 2005 Posts: 367

Editors average $40-65,000, so don't say she couldn't afford it.

I'm just saying if the gaming industry is the industry she chose to edit for, and she happens to work for "playstation" magazine, then if for nothing other than marketing purposes and selling more of her magazine she should have to buy one and act like she likes it.

KingArthur · Contributing Member Joined: 21 Jun 2005 Posts: 78

Cant blame her for not wanting a PS3 right away, $600 is stupid, she said she wants one but not at that price

She shouldn't lose her job she's not a reviewer just an editor she doesn't need one to full fill her job, and last I checked its not called "Playstation 3 Magazine"

Lose her job, you should lose YOUR job for being dumber than Sony.

Jarhad · Contributor Joined: 23 Feb 2006 Posts: 24

miglaugh · Elite Member Joined: 02 Feb 2005 Posts: 367

I'm just sick of people bitching about the price. For the hardware that gets put into a console, it should be considered a deal. Think about it, your getting the power of a modern multi-thousand dollar computer, for quite a lot less. Also, If microsoft didn't have the deap pockets it has due to its windows domination, the X360 would cost a lot more than it does. For a PC gamer an X360 is a waste since the only good games on it have already come out for PC.

My thought was that if anyone should be a SONY fanboy, it'd be the editor of said magazine.

I myself wont be getting one, unless they start supporting mice and keyboards. I just don't get immersed with a regular controller, and immersion is the only reason I play games. The wii controller seems cool but the lack of graphics power will start to look plain too soon, and nothing curbs immersion like dated graphics.

xxxx · Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 3:20 pm Post subject:

PS3 or Xbox isn't a computer. It's a gaming machine. Purely gaming. And you are contradicting yourself. You say it's a computer and then you say you demand a mouse and keyboard...

Console is a console. It play's games, it doesn't do word processing or spreadsheets.. It's merely a very nice gaming system. It's a system as well that provides a gaming solution that is WAY CHEAPER than PC.

djRom · Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 4:21 pm Post subject:

Hate to correct you xxxx..But the PS3 will be able to have Windows or Linux installed on it. Without hacking it. It is...A PC, as if we didn't see this coming back when they lauched the Xbox (1).

Anyway, good for her for voicing her opinion. She probably will be given one anyway. Is it expensive? Yes. Is it feature packed? Yes. Will a lot of people go bankrupt buying it? Probably. Will I be getting one? No (but I'm sure my Dad will, to play Madden).

xxxx · Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 5:25 pm Post subject:

OH! Oops! Hehehe, haven't followed PS3 very much.. I'm more interested in the Xbox360...But I'm still waiting on the price drops. I'm in no huge rush for a console yet.. a few more PC games yet to go before I commit myself to console.. My PS2 will have to cope for now!!