[QUOTE=Lord Kuat]1.) If people want to waste their money, sure, it's their money. 500 isn't pocket change, no matter how you slice it. People are extremely irresponsible with their money; what, is that a good thing?

2.) My cellphone has those features. I don't use them. I find no use for them. It's just extra fluff. "Extra crap" is NOT always a marvelous advancement that is to be awestruck by. It's extra crap.

3.) You know, you can buy the PS3, and I'll stick by my PC. We'll still be on this forum. Let's see how that turns out.

4.) I thought it was 13 dead pixels. "They lead the industry in tech prowess".

Debating you will obviously go very, very far.

A "Hmm, this ham and cheese sandwich needs more mayo"
B "MAYO IS THE SPAWN OF SATAN! IT KILLS BABIES"

Me trying to convince you of anything is like A trying to convince B that mayo doesn't steal the souls of virgins. True, yours is based in more logic... slightly... but same principle.

That and you know more than I do on this, heh.[/QUOTE]

1) You're right, it's not nothing. But people need something to use their money on. The American people ARE irresponsible with their money. But they also know their limits.

2) Neat--you don't need to use them. A lot of people do though. It may not be amazing and great for you, but did you ever consider you're still living in the 90s? Or that you're not everyone?

3) I'm sticking to my PC mainly. But if I do get any consoles it'll be the PS3 and the Revolution.

4) Officially, it's a "substantial amount" (reports say like 4 or 5). It's not 13. As a PSP owner, I know these things. But either way, I know people with ONE dead pixel who had theirs replaced. And they DO lead the industry in technical prowess. They have the best LCD screen out on something that size, with those capabilities. They have the best processor out on the market. They practically pushed the media center ability of consoles (a really popular ability) into the industry as it is today with the PS2.

And you're damn right I know more about this, because it interests me. I made sure Sony had cleaned up their act after the PS2 release fiasco before I got a PSP. Since I have a PSP, I'll let you decide how that went.

Sony's standard for dead pixels on PSPs is 13 dead pixels. I know this for a fact, I hear about it all day long at Best Buy.

Usually Sony will take the repair if it is below this amount anyway, but I do know of a few cases where people have sent them in, only to be rejected for not having enough dead pixels.

When the PSPs first came out, Sony was really good, and fixed them all. That's changed now, now that the dead pixel issue isn't getting any press.

[QUOTE=Cool Matty]Sony's standard for dead pixels on PSPs is 13 dead pixels. I know this for a fact, I hear about it all day long at Best Buy.

Usually Sony will take the repair if it is below this amount anyway, but I do know of a few cases where people have sent them in, only to be rejected for not having enough dead pixels.

When the PSPs first came out, Sony was really good, and fixed them all. That's changed now, now that the dead pixel issue isn't getting any press.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, they have changed, but there's not nearly as many dead pixels now either. Their standard may be officially 13 now. But back then there wasn't a set standard.

And like you said, they fixed it when it was important. But seriously, people that haven't used PSPs don't understand--you only notice a dead pixel once in a GREAT while. I had two for a year, and never noticed them.

quote some misguided fanboy from another console and insert fanboy comment retort to show the superiority of my console of choice.

[QUOTE=Blood Asp]quote some misguided fanboy from another console and insert fanboy comment retort to show the superiority of my console of choice.[/QUOTE]

omg i hate mayo, it sucks. anyone that likes mayo must therefore suck at life.

No way i'm spending that on the PS3. I'll be damn happy enough with the Revolution

PCs will always be one step ahead, by-jingy.

I want a PS3 more than a 360. I'm used to the PS2 controller and I assume the PS3 will have a similar configuration. But I think I'll wait to buy one because I am NOT going to spend 600 to 700 dollars on a console.

No, they won't. Not for a while at least.

Also, you guys are taking this price way too seriously. There's been conflicting rumors of prices (including two game dev firms in Cali getting the 500 price the same day) for months now. Just hold out and wait for something official.

Besides, France

The price will probably surrender OMG