Nope, the PS2 has a $129.99 msrp. A rip off is an Arcade unit for $200. Your going to be paying a lot more accessories and then the $50 for online multiplayer.

thats peoples choice if they want to be cheap

I see your point, but there is a place for the arcade console. if not MS would have got rid of it. I would have thought a cheaper PS3 with no Wifi, card slots, BC, and a wired pad in the box would sell pretty well.

That was a little redundant and fanboyish. They will sell better if the price drops, no matter what the quality of the system is. Also, are you banished to the open zone? It doesn't matter anyway, because there's no difference between them now :P

How did my comment get above The Mikester's? Also, I just wanted to say something. Yes, The Mikester, HOME will pwn more than it's getting credit for (^-^)--b

Everything MS does is in reaction to Sony's Ultimate Power and domination of the industry and thew world as a whole as a whole?? lol It is so simple to you guys it is sad sometimes.

fanboys and their one track brand whore minds, you enjoy you linear world of one console to rule them all, I'll enjoy my world where I actually acknowledge the fact that it is possible to have a few thriving consoles with a sh*t load of great games across all platforms...I win! Gamers win! Fanboys lose...as usual.

edit: How did that happen? I'm stuck between two 10+ hours comments, weird.

no! how you figure? when the xbox reaches 200 mark the ps3 wont be to far behind it, maybe 250. When the ps3 hits 250 it will be over for the xbox, 250 for a blueray player and a game system is going to be insane.

You know they're dropping the price b/c PS3 if totally dominating them in sales right. And you think that if they drop the price they're going to sell more?! I don't think so. You'd think that if they were to cut the price down to $199 that they would sell more but i highly doubt they will b/c of how good the PS3 is getting. And the PS3 has sold so much and the Xbox is losing sales. 54 games have been confirmed and only 1 good will be coming out for the 360 and that's FF13. Not only that but the PS3 is also coming out with FF13. And once HOME comes out the 360 will be done, finshed, out of the race, and Sony will win.

I WISH I could get a BR player for $250. However i just don't see it dropping as quickly as the 360 is able to. The 360 is FAR cheaper to manufacturer. I realize that initially console makers lose money. but I just don't see the PS3 production costs dropping fast enough to catch up with the price drops of the 360. I could be wrong though. It all depends on the rest of the BR market and how fast people adopt. A lot of people (mostly older folks) still don't even know what a BR player IS.

Underrated comment. I used to hate that game so much that any time my siblings asked me to play it, I just picked Hom and shut myself down mid-match.