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Unless the price of the tech within the system, don't expect a change in price for the system itself. As was stated earlier, at the most, don't expect anything greater than a $100 decrease. Anything more, and it WILL put a strain on the company already struggling as it is.

blackhorsemen

but a 100 dollar price drop would drive sales a lot faster .

While at the same time driving the company out of the gaming business. As I said in my revamping of my prevous post. This isn't a simple machine to just make, and ship out there. Everything in it costs money. Money that the company has to pay from their own pockets. Huge pockets they may be. But, it's still a pretty penny nonetheless.

Unless the price of the tech within the system, don't expect a change in price for the system itself. As was stated earlier, at the most, don't expect anything greater than a $100 decrease. And, even THAT is stretching it. Anything more, and it WILL put a strain on the company already struggling as it is. Anything more, and they may as well go bankrupt. Yes...Sony does have the cash. But, to make up for the cost of producing such a serious machine as this? This isn'tsome cheap toy that can just be made, and thrown out there.

Anyone who has played wither this or the previous ones know that VF is about quick reaction, and by quick I mean really quick, you cant have lag even if its minimum. In and FPS you can help yourself even with lag, but here, a minimum lag could cause a defeat. kenshinhimura16

 See, that's where the ignorance in the lot comes in.  They simply choose not to want to understand the concept of quick reactions.  The problem with many is that they see VF an equal to DOA.  They choose not to understand one game as being about precise button presses, to a game that caters more to button mashing.  But, hey...To each their own, I suppose. 

Then again...Even if it did have online, you can rest assured that there will be others complaining about this, or that.  People need to just get over it, and move along.

Or perhaps some green was thrown Epic's way, to keep the silence.  Either way, makes no difference.  I've played Gears myself.  And, dispite it being eye-candy, the gameplay alone felt like deja-vu for me. (Ah, yes.  Takes me back to the good ol' days of Kill.Switch.)

Let me get this straight.  Ahem...You want Sony to drop the price of a product, that's already causing some severe losses on the company's part, so that they can dig themselves even deeper into the hole?  From a company's standpoint, it would be wise to find the product is actually selling, be it well, or just well-to-do, before ANY company can think of a price drop.  What would be the point in dropping the price of a product if it isn't selling as well as it should?  Besides, with the amount of technology being placed within the system itself, unless the price of said technology falls, don't expect the price of the system to fall either.

As for games releases.  You would do well to put those complaints where they actually belong.  Within the developing parties.  Not with the system, to which these games are aimed at.

As for the one citing for Sony to get rid of the Blu-Ray player?  Sure.  They can do that.  If you want a current gen system, and NOT a NEXT-GEN system.  DVD = Current Gen...Blu-Ray = Next Gen.  Get the picture?  As for the price of the Blu-Ray.  Since it's new technology, one should come to understand why the price is as it is.  And, as I said...Unless the new technology (all of the tech, not just the Blu-Ray player) unless the price drops for these items within the system, don't expect a price drop for said system.

Now, for the one saying to get rid of the Emotion Engine, Already done for the European version, as I understand it.  As for the U.S. version.  It may happen, down the road.  But, don't expect it any time soon.  Keep in mind, it's the EE that makes it possible for those of us whom still hold onto some of the last gen games, both PS 1, AND PS 2.  Thus, allowing for FULL-RANGE of backwards compatibility.  Whereas, at least to my knowledge, those systems that have had the EE stripped from them, have only but a limited number of backwards compatible games available to the system.  Some of us aren't willing to give up our games from last gen.

 Anyway, I've said my peace.  But, as was stated already before, even if there was a price drop, or this, and/or that, people will still find something, no matter how miniscule, about the system, to complain about.  So, all-in-all, it makes no difference what Sony does, people are critics.  Harsh ones at that.  And, for many, there's just no satisfying them.