The general assumption is that portables are always
cheaper than consoles, because portables have inferior hardware.
Not exact matches
It's possible that set - top box, dongle and
console manufacturers could try the same unpopular moves as Samsung — indeed, Microsoft generated similar privacy concerns last year with voice recognition on its Xbox One — but their devices are typically much
cheaper than televisions and therefore more easily replaceable.
You may recall when the PlayStation 3 launched in 2006, it was actually
cheaper to buy the
console to watch your Blu - Ray movies
than a standalone player.
Warner Bros Games have confirmed that the upcoming Batman Arkham Origins will actually be
cheaper on the Wii U
than on other current gen
consoles.
I felt the dash should have had more luxurious materials that would have accentuated a style of Class, and something other
than the aluminum trim around the
console as it makes the car look
cheap.
While the interior is comfortable, attractive, and easy - to - live - with, the center stack and center
console materials feel a bit
cheaper than what you get in a German or Japanese luxury sedan.
Though the Lincoln does admittedly have a few premium additions to differentiate it from the donor car, the prevalence of
cheaper -
than - we'd - like - in - a - $ 38,000 + - car plastics and a control layout on the center
console that's been lifted straight out of the Ford Edge do eliminate the more upmarket sheen in the MKX.
In the cabin, a new dash and centre
console design are far more upmarket
than before but there are still some
cheap - looking plastics lurking around, and there are clear carry - overs from the related Renault Twingo.
The average standalone device, be it a flip camera, GPS or handheld
console, is quickly getting absorbed into the all - encompassing smartphone, as it becomes sharper, clearer, faster and
cheaper than the thing you bought a few years ago.
there are also drm free sites for pc gamers like gog and guess what, those prices are on average
cheaper than they are on
consoles.
@banana PC has the most games...
Cheapest games... Games look better... PC is way more free
than any
console... More free games... Better features.
The following details come from a Nintendo - Online article... — developed by the 40 - man R&D 1 team with Gunpei Yokoi handling the system's design and Satoru Okada working on the hardware — goal was to combine the concepts behind Game & Watch and NES — system had to be small, technically on par with the NES and
cheaper than the NES — to archive this, the team had to use a black & white LCD display; a color screen would have increased the power consumption and thus made the system more expensive — system was codenamed «Dot Matrix Game», hence the
console's model no.
The
consoles don't even really need to be
cheaper as they're far better
than their successors at the moment.
I appreciate that Nintendo's online service will be much
cheaper than Microsoft and Sony's versions, but we won't be getting the sort of recent releases gamers are given on those
consoles in Games with Gold and PlayStation Plus, there are far far fewer games to play online (and generally, the online experience on Switch is much lower quality), and Microsoft and Sony have features such as the incredibly generous ability (/ sarcasm) to backup your game saves (to USB at least) available as standard.
The game that comes with a headset and awesome multiplayer with dedicated servers (Resistance and WH are the 2 best online
console games, no question) and it's
CHEAPER than a full priced game off PSN.
Maybe it's just
cheaper to build one machine with different sized HDDs in it, rather
than seperate
consoles with added / missing features.
The DS in general is
cheaper than the PSP or the three
consoles mentioned earlier, games included, so it makes for good gift ideas such as cases or fancy styluses.
The relentless progress of technology is what made the # 300 Digital Foundry PC so much more capable
than current - gen
console, and a great jumping on point for
cheap, quality PC gaming.
@ 31 yeah, you can get any of these
consoles cheaper than MSRP if you catch the right sale... including this one I'm sure.
NB: the Nintendo 3DS's market share is lower by revenue, due to Nintendo 3DS games being
cheaper than home
console games.
Since then it's stuck at that price, and although the
console was $ 50
cheaper than the Xbox One when that launched, since the removal of Kinect, the Xbox One has had a $ 100 price cut for...
While the
console aims to deliver high - end 4K performance considerably
cheap, the performance it has may actually be much better
than we initially thought.
Download services like Steam and Origin host frequent game sales, and offer games — even new ones — at
cheaper prices
than are available for their
console brethren.
Gamers aren't buying it because there aren't any games on the
console that can't be played on a different
cheaper console, and other consumers are more
than contempt with gaming on smartphones and tablets.
If you have a decent (read top spec) PC then await a steam sale and grab it on the
cheap, I enjoyed it far more on PC
than on
console (PS3 that is).
You are right in that all the PS4 sales weren't solely from loyal fans, they were from people who saw that PS4 was the most powerful
console, but also $ 100
cheaper than its competitor.
I always thought the idea of releasing a game globally on phone is easier
than it is on
consoles because of them being
cheaper.
Both
consoles are
cheaper than last year and have big games (Stars Wars, Halo).
Later on in the interview, Spencer also admitted that while Xbox One X is a «premium
console», he's aware
than that the much
cheaper Xbox One S will most likely sell much more
than the powerful X.
Firstly they built a
console that they wouldn't have to sell at a loss but was still at a great price and more importantly
cheaper than the PS3, secondly they created a lead over the PS3 and Wii before they launched which allowed for more third party support on the system and eventually a number of third party exclusives and even former PlayStation exclusives to launch on the system.
These micro
consoles may have the same games as mobile and PC and be familiar to Chinese users, they are also considerably
cheaper than a PS4, but the demand for living room gaming just isn't there and as such it's the TV streaming functionality that gets used more on these boxes.
While it doesn't come with a game, it is the
cheapest for a 3DS
console and is actually
cheaper than the best offer for a 2DS at the time of writing.
The Play edition of the
console will launch at ¥ 899 which is just $ 140 and considerably
cheaper than other
consoles on the market.
It seems bizarre to me that in 2017, we still can't buy digital games
cheaper on
consoles than we can in the store — where the price depreciates.
You also get the benefit of a larger catalog of games that are often
cheaper than what you'd see on
consoles.
Why is the Vita (a portable that could nearly push this gen's
console graphics) the one portable that should give you
cheaper games
than the rest of the market?
«Yes, it's
cheaper than the PC version, but it's mostly because the iPad has a smaller screen,» claiming people tend to pay less if the portable experience appears to be «smaller»
than their PC or
console counterparts.
The choice of Maxwell means that the Nintendo box will likely be a lot
cheaper than other brand - new
consoles (which typically debut at $ 400 to $ 600) at the outset.
Still both
consoles can often be found $ 50
cheaper than Nintendos hybrid
console, and on top of that often come bundled with a game like Uncharted 4 on the PS4 or Minecraft on the Xbox One.
Xbox 360 has a lot of things that it does far better
than the PS3 - Fast system and game updates - OPTIONAL full install for every retail game - Cross-game chat - Party mode with different voice chat options - Private voice chat channels - Voice messaging - Beacons - Multi-user logins system wide - Multi-headset support system wide - Live status updates for all games - Achievements that auto - sync without you having to pay - Cross-game invites in all games - Join session in progress in all games with multiplayer - Mute options in all games - Mandatory demos for all downloadable XBLA and indie games -
Cheaper prices for most downloadable games and DLC - Earlier access to many downloadable games and pieces of DLC - Windows Live Messenger integration, soon to be replaced by Skype (which is the world's largest IP based [voice] messaging service)- WAY more media apps and services - Far better privacy options - A WAY more functional website where you can queue up demos to your
console, etc - You get a license for every free game that MS offers and can redownload it even when your account degrades to Silver
Priced $ 100
cheaper than the Xbox One, the
console is also available for pre-sale on GameStop's website.
The company plans to outmanoeuvre Sony and Microsoft by bringing Chinese & foreign AAA games to their
console faster and at
cheaper costs
than PS4 & XB1.
Fortunately, it's currently
cheaper than ever to get a copy, since it's down to $ 19.99 on both
consoles now.
Another issues that comes under cost is that most core
console gamers in China may have already chosen to import a
console or will choose to import a
console as it is
cheaper than the official Chinese version.
It's one of the
cheapest prices we've seen for the
console version, and at the time of writing these Special Edition listings works out
cheaper than the best offers for a standard copy.
That makes the 360 the
cheapest console, as long as you're not planning to buy more
than five games and don't plan to play any of them online.
Initially, the price of PS4 was much
cheaper than other
consoles.
: Since when has any new
console released been
cheaper than the discounted price of the previous
consoles?
The PS4 used to be much
cheaper than the Xbox One, but in 2018 the
consoles are more evenly matched.
Sony PS Vita Price Far from
cheap, the Sony PS Vita price sees the
console land more expensive
than a new Xbox 360 or Sony PS3 device with the Wi - Fi only model to play host to a # 229.99 price tag.