Path: chuka.playstation.co.uk!news From: "Derek da Silva" Newsgroups: scee.yaroze.freetalk.english Subject: Re: Portable Playstation at E3 Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2000 20:35:03 +0100 Organization: PlayStation Net Yaroze (SCEE) Lines: 194 Message-ID: <8dsut8$18r1@chuka.playstation.co.uk> References: <38FF30DE.7BAA6F31@easynet.co.uk> <39007ee6.812409@www.netyaroze-europe.com> <8dq5um$3js2@chuka.playstation.co.uk> <8dqo5v$6dl1@chuka.playstation.co.uk> <8ds0hj$6m1@chuka.playstation.co.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: usr1252-kno.cableinet.co.uk Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001B_01BFAC9A.3CD07A20" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001B_01BFAC9A.3CD07A20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi George > Nonsense, GB original can still be bought at EB an other electronic = stores. =20 > They still sell them at Dixens in Heathrow Airport! They are having = difficulty=20 > because of the Pokemon craze. Do you mean GB Pocket? The machines you've seen are old stock - = remnants that EB, Dixons for some reason still have lying around. They = still sell Saturn at my local Dixons and Virgin Megastore - go figure. > GameBoy original is over 10 years old. Why are they stocking this = still? > Because they have built to many of them! =20 They've built too many? What are you talking about? Check out this = week's MCV. > Nobody knows when we will stop stocking PS1 hardware, but I don't see=20 > SCE selling them after 10 years! You seem to be hugely irritated Nintendo have the nerve to sell a 10 = year old console. GB is more popular than ever; it has massive = developer support. As long as this is true, and irrespective of it's = age, Nintendo will continue to support GB. It would be insane not to. > Do you know that Nintendo still sells Nintendo 8-bit and Super = Nintendo still? =20 > They haven't even phased these systems out. They still officially = support 5 different > systems!=20 Yes. Consumers, "brain dead" or otherwise, still own and want to buy = these systems. Is this a problem? > Well, if a PS2 is selling at 200 and a PS1 at 100, I would spend the = extra 100 and=20 > get a PS2. It really is that logical No, It really isn't that simple George. PS and GBC will be repositioned = as budget systems - people will still want to buy these machines if only = because they'll be cheap and the software will be cheap. I expect PS2 = will initially sell for at least =A3250 (I'm an optimist), while PS is = cut to =A350. The few who don't already own a PS won't necessarily make = a "logical" decision in the face of this huge difference. If they = choose PS/N64/DC over PS2 it won't necessarily be because they're stupid = either. Derek :-) ------=_NextPart_000_001B_01BFAC9A.3CD07A20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi George

> Nonsense, GB original can still be bought at EB = an other=20 electronic stores.

> They still sell them at = Dixens in=20 Heathrow Airport! They are having difficulty

> because of the Pokemon craze.

Do you mean GB Pocket? The = machines you've=20 seen are old stock - remnants that EB, Dixons for some reason still = have=20 lying around. They still sell Saturn at my local Dixons and Virgin = Megastore - go figure.

> GameBoy original is over 10 years = old. Why are they stocking this still?

> Because they have = built to many=20 of them!

They've built too = many? What are you=20 talking about? Check out this week's MCV.

> Nobody knows when we will stop stocking PS1 = hardware, but=20 I don't see

> SCE selling them after 10 = years!

You seem to be hugely irritated Nintendo have = the nerve=20 to sell a 10 year old console. GB is more popular than ever; it = has=20 massive developer support. As long as this is true, and = irrespective=20 of it's age, Nintendo will continue to support GB. It would = be insane=20 not to.

> Do you know that Nintendo still sells Nintendo = 8-bit and=20 Super Nintendo still?

> They haven't even phased these systems=20 out. They still officially support 5 = different

> systems!

Yes. Consumers, "brain dead" or = otherwise,=20 still own and want to buy these systems. Is this a = problem?

> Well, if a PS2 is selling at 200 and a PS1 at = 100, I=20 would spend the extra 100 and

> get a PS2. It really is = that=20 logical

No, It really isn't that simple = George. PS=20 and GBC will be repositioned as budget systems - people will still want = to buy=20 these machines if only because they'll be cheap and the software = will be=20 cheap. I expect PS2 will initially sell for at least = =A3250 (I'm=20 an optimist), while PS is cut to =A350. The few who = don't=20 already own a PS won't necessarily make a "logical" decision = in the=20 face of this huge difference. If they choose PS/N64/DC over PS2 it = won't=20 necessarily be because they're stupid either.

Derek :-)

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