Even though the new Sony ps3 does not hit shelves until mid November, consumers have known about the price for quite some time. The fact of the matter is that since Playstation has been such a big hit among consumers, Sony knows that they can charge an arm and a leg each time that they release a new console. For this reason, ps3 prices are among the highest in the gaming industry. You will have to shell out $499 at the very least if you want to buy a new ps3 when it is released in November. This is several hundred dollars more than what the competition is charging.

There is one very good reason as to why ps3 prices are so high. The simple explanation for this is that Sony can get away with it. As long as there is a huge demand for the new system and the hype is just as high, there will always be people who are willing to pay high prices for the new ps3. Does this mean that ps3 prices are legitimate? Well, this depends on who you ask. If you speak with somebody who only buys and plays on the Playstation systems, they will tell you that you have to pay big time money if you want to get the best of the best. But on the other side of things, if you speak with somebody who has a more open mind (or a smaller budget), they will tell you that ps3 prices are way out of hand. After all, you can buy the new Nintendo Wii for $250. This is half of what you will have to pay for a ps3.

In addition to ps3 prices being high at retail locations, the second hand market will also be booming. Do you remember what happened with the Microsoft Xbox in 2005? Since there was such a high demand for these units they began to surface on eBay for twice as much as the suggested retail price. Is this going to happen with ps3 prices? There is no way of saying for sure, but the fact of the matter is that there is a very good chance that this is going to happen. So as you can see, if you are not lucky enough to pay $500 at the store, you may have to expand your wallet a bit and splurge on the second hand market.

ps3 prices are among the highest in the industry. But with that being said you do get a high level of benefits for the money that you spend. Sure, ps3 prices are much higher than the competition, but you need to decide if this is something you are willing to deal with. If it is, you might as well get started and be in position to get a unit when they are released in stores. And if this does not work out for you, you can always pay a bit more on eBay.

Nintendo DSi improvements

The new Nintendo DSi console boasts larger brighter screens than its predecessor and two motion sensing cameras. The new screens are 3.25 inches versus the 3 inch screens of the DS Lite. The audio (mic and speakers) is also improved and with a set of headphones the DSi can double as a personal music player. The GBA slot (used for playing older Game Boy Advance games) has been replaced by a SD card slot for memory expansion. It also has a faster processor and Nintendo have managed to squeeze all of this into a thinner case.

DSiWare and Nintendo points

DSiWare is Nintendo’s online store for DS software where you will be able to download games and applications for your new DSi console. During a keynote presentation by Satoru Iwata at the games developer conference in San Francisco, Bill Trinen demoed a DSiWare game called WarioWare Snapped, a camera based Wario mini-game. In anticipation, Wii Points have been renamed to Nintendo points which can be spent on either Wii or DSi software

The DSi has already sold over 2 million units in Japan and is expected to do just as well in Europe and North America.

DSi stock and preorders

Three years ago the wii-console stock locator site was created to find Wii consoles in stock for people in the UK searching for this hard to find item. As well as tracking stock for other Nintendo products such as Wii Fit, the website also has a stock tracker dedicated to tracking stock for Nintendo DS consoles. These handheld consoles can be particularly hard to find in certain colours, especially at Xmas time. Now with the launch of the new Nintendo DSi console another stock tracker has been setup to help people find stock of this new handheld console from Nintendo.

Many people search the Internet for “free downloadable pc games”, “full pc game downloads” and even “legal download pc games” hoping to find some free sites offering full games for download.

Unfortunately entering a free site involves a few risks. Sometimes along with parts of the game you’ll be downloading dangerous viruses, spyware and adware. As you can see the “free” tag has its cost and if you’re not careful the worms can corrupt the Windows registry and endanger the files on your hard drive.

In time the computer will move very slowly and you won’t be able to download anything. Also if you loose important files you might never get them back. In case of crushes the repair will cost you from $100 to $1000 depending on the damage.

Despite that, sometimes you will use your entire bandwidth just to download a full game and in the end you discover that it’s just a trial copy, a pirated version or a corrupted file.

That’s why it’s recommended that you download online only from reliable sources. In exchange for a small fee you will be able to legally download movies, TV shows, games, software, videos, wii media, etc. the process involves no risks, no spyware, no adware and no viruses that will endanger your PC.

The list of available items is very wide and you can very easily find everything you want from rare old games to hot new videos. It’s all safe and legal and most important you’ll be able to sleep well at night without worrying about files being deleted or corrupted on your system.

EDIT: 360 is the best and the RROD problem is over with anyways Just keeping this up here for the lawls and cuz it has so many views and stuff.

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