Weeeeelllllllll.....I'll be waiting a bit before I buy one.

I won't pay $500 for a console. MAYBE $300, and that's pushing it because you'll end up dropping $500 when all is said and done.

Well, these are the guys who told me that the PSP would come in at $250 - and they were right.

And they are Sony fans, so it's not like they're trying to dissuade pre-orders.

However, to put the Sony philosophy in perspective, I had a friend who attended E3 and other conferences when he worked for Babbages and he was told by Sony's rep at a conference held before the PS2 launch that "You're not gonna get the total systems you expect for launch." This is the same guy that pitched a fit when Babbages had stuff for the X-Box and GameCube pre-orders - the company had to take them down or Sony said they would get NO systems for launch or to sell...period.

Then, he is informed that he would only have THREE systems for launch. Literally - THREE. The store had been promised that they would be able to meet all pre-orders by Sony and then was told, literally, "Tough. You need us, not the other way around." So, for the longest time he only had 5 to 10 units every two weeks to meet PRE-ORDERS. Sony wouldn't let them do many pre-orders for Nintento or Microsoft yet, after all the fuss, they wouldn't even meet their own hype.

A year's worth of pre-orders and THREE systems for launch. They didn't meet all of their pre-orders until 6 months later, in April.

Nintendo and Microsoft met their pre-orders in his store - every one.

Even if it launches at $370, by the time you add memory cards or the non-equipped hard drive, you'll be pushin' over $400 easy.

I think the system looks great and has much promise, but I won't give Sony my money. Not after hearing their "We're better than you" philosophy with regards to the people who actually get consumers to buy their products.

Microsoft and Nintendo have been very good to my friends who work in these stores. They give cool gifts to the managers and always supply their stores with plenty of product. One of my manager friends gave me his super-cool F-Zero GX lantern badge and store rack display! Sony has done well with the PSP in supply, but that's only because it didn't sell as well as predicted, so they have several sitting on their shelves even as I type this. I love the PSP, but I'm not paying over $100 for ANY handheld. I don't care what it does, as I don't play with handhelds enough to justify the price.

Don't hold your breath for this system to launch at less than $350. Which means you'll have at least a year of waiting for a price drop to get it down to $299.99. They really can't launch lower than that because from what I've seen of the specs, they really can't afford to. The processor and technology is pricey stuff and you HAVE to make your money at launch because from there on out you're only lowering the price, so you'll lose it from there on.

As I said, play what you want. I just don't support people who've mistreated my friends. I guess I get too personal. But if you give my friends shoddy products (as I said, only three of my friends have their actual PS2s from launch), treat consumers poorly at launch and cause grief for my friends who work for companies that try to push their product, I have no love for you.

And about that PS2 launch - my friends received so many hateful calls, e-mails and faced many disgruntled customers for half a year, all because Sony couldn't meet their own PRE-DETERMINED launch with product.

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That's almost a monthly house payment for me!

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The PimpDragon Wrote:I pay $570 a month for a 3-bedroom, 3-bathroom, 3-level house in downtown Charleston, WV. I have a nice yard, a huge porch that allows for 4 comfy chairs, two tables and my grill! And my basement is finished and part of it is my Movie Room, which is carpeted from top to bottom...

Holy cow! What a deal! I'm movin' to West Virginia!

I pay a lot more than that... for monthly rent on this tiny little town house the wife and I live in. New York is not (generally) a very cheap place to live though... especially when it comes to taxes.

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The PimpDragon Wroteeople make fun of our state,

At least YOUR state doesn't have a skyrocketing crime rate, border drug battles, and will make you drink recycled effluent in, oh, about seven years.

What state is that, Boingo? That's pretty wild to hear!!!!

It's just sad because any time I tell someone I'm from West Virginia, I get the whole "so, did you marry your cousin?" or "Do you wear shoes?" or "Do you like sex better with your Mom or your sister?" or "what's your favorite roadkill to eat?" and the list goes on and on.

I always laugh when people talk about the movie "Deliverence" and tie it to our state because it actually takes place in Georgia. (no, I'm not making fun of folks from Georgia - just stating a fact about that movie)

Sure, there are stereotypes here, but there are the same stereotypes EVERYWHERE!!!!!

It's always folks who live in L.A., NYC, Chicago and other major cities that make fun of me (and all West Virginians) - people who have never been to my state or even met a West Virginian. (And I'm not lumping ALL people in these cities - it's just when I meet people online or in person it seems all of those who are jerks to me tend to be from major cities. I've met many fine, cool people from those cities as well - many right here on this site!)

I promise you I am married to a wonderful woman who was NOT related to me before marriage and my home has not only one INDOOR bathroom, but THREE! I wear all kinds of shoes and don't have a hick accent (most people never guess I'm from West Virginia). Any stereotype I've mentioned does not apply to me!

Oh, and if you see the movie "Wrong Turn" - which is supposed to take place in West Virginia - please know that it was shot in Canada. Our state doesn't look a thing like that! We're not a flat, swampy state!

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The PimpDragon Wrote:What state is that, Boingo?

Here in Tucson, Az. That's the plan. We already use recycled effluent for watering golf courses and such, but Tucson keeps growing and our water supply keeps dwindling. We can't keep getting it from the Colorado River (Have any of you seen the level of Lake Mead lately?) and because of droughts, our water table is shrinking.

What else is left? The plans, from what I heard, may be as soon as 2012. The plan is to pump it into the ground to "recharge" the water table. Still amounts to the same thing though

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