Path: chuka.playstation.co.uk!news From: "George Bain" Newsgroups: scee.yaroze.freetalk.english Subject: Re: Portable Playstation at E3 Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2000 21:04:21 +0100 Organization: PlayStation Net Yaroze (SCEE) Lines: 216 Message-ID: <8dt0ht$18r2@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> <8dsut8$18r1@chuka.playstation.co.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: scee-gw.scee.sony.co.uk Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0117_01BFAC9E.54919320" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2919.6600 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2919.6600 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0117_01BFAC9E.54919320 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This is pointless..........because I know that I'm correct :) George "Derek da Silva" wrote in message = news:8dsut8$18r1@chuka.playstation.co.uk... 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. =20 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 =20 =20 They've built too many? What are you talking about? Check out this = week's MCV. =20 =20 > Nobody knows when we will stop stocking PS1 hardware, but I don't = see=20 > SCE selling them after 10 years! =20 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 =20 =20 Yes. Consumers, "brain dead" or otherwise, still own and want to buy = these systems. Is this a problem? =20 =20 > 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 =20 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. =20 =20 Derek :-) ------=_NextPart_000_0117_01BFAC9E.54919320 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

This is pointless..........because I know that I'm = correct=20 :)

George

"Derek da Silva" <dasi@eidosnet.co.uk> wrote = in message=20 news:8dsut8$18r1@chuka.= playstation.co.uk...

Hi George

> Nonsense, GB original can still be bought at = EB an=20 other 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=20 you've seen are old stock - remnants that EB, Dixons for some=20 reason still have lying around. They still sell Saturn at = my local=20 Dixons and Virgin Megastore - go figure.

> GameBoy original is over 10 years=20 old. Why are they stocking this = still?

> Because they have = built to=20 many 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,=20 but I don't see

> SCE selling them after 10 = years!

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

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

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

> systems!

Yes. Consumers, "brain dead" = or=20 otherwise, still own and want to buy these systems. Is this a=20 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. =20 PS and GBC will be repositioned as budget systems - people will still = want to=20 buy these machines if only because they'll be cheap and the = software will=20 be cheap. I expect PS2 will initially sell for at = least =A3250=20 (I'm an optimist), while PS is cut to =A350. The = few who=20 don't already own a PS won't necessarily make a "logical" = decision=20 in the face of this huge difference. If they choose PS/N64/DC = over PS2=20 it won't necessarily be because they're stupid either.

Derek :-)

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