Those of you who bought the $600 launch PS3 - Page 11 - Blu-ray Forum

Verbal · 09-01-2009, 01:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Wolverine1980

Do you now wish you had waited since it's $300 these days? Or are you happy you jumped in at the beginning? I doubt I could pay $600 for a PS3 even though it's probably the best piece of technology I've ever owned.

I've had almost 3 years of PS3 goodness that those who waited can never make up.

Oh...and because I'm in Canada, I paid $700 for mine. Still happy I did it...wouldn't change a thing.

bl80 · 09-01-2009, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by xReiIGNx

(Even though it sounds like a hummer rolling down the street) lol its a friggin beast.

xbox360 sounds like a herd of buffalo, a rally car race and a airshow going on in your front room simultaneously.

davidxiphoid · 09-01-2009, 07:10 PM

Have Had my 60 GB PS3 since launch, never had an issue and think it was worth every penny of the $600 (more like $750 after also buying first game, a blu ray movie and HDMI cable I bought with it) I paid.

Just bought a sleek new 120 gb slim PS3 the other day so My ol' trusty 60 GB will now sit under a dust cover and be used as a back up if I ever need it to be.

I still have my OG PS2 that has worked for about 7 years as well. Playstation is the only way to go IMHO.

jono_0101 · 09-01-2009, 07:23 PM

i still miss my 80 GB motorstorm bundle, i liked having the memory card slots on the front and the backwards compatiility, (although mostly for god of war 1 & 2, and thats not going to be a problem much longer!!!) but sadly the blu ray laser stopped reading discs and i am now stuck with a 40 GB SKU with none of those features, although the HD is upgraded to 320 GB, but i prefer the look of the old ones to the slim, so i am still happy with my purchase

djasso69 · 09-01-2009, 08:14 PM

i have absolutely no regrets. aside from the 60 gb being the best model ever released (from the extra memory slots to the actual ps2 hardware inside for better backwards compatibility than later models) i dont see it as a bad deal having to pay an extra $300 dollars but having it a full 2 1/2 years longer than everyone else. the way i see, all the entertainment i got out its use in those 2 1/2 years was worth way more than $300.

coralfangs · 09-01-2009, 08:23 PM

I don't get the reason to "regret" for purchasing a new technology simply because the price drops in 3 years.
Basically, you ended up paying $100 to use that system and you get to enjoy the system for 3 years while the late boomers are only starting to catch up.

You just can't regret with consumer goods.

Even with mattress, you either buy it now and sleep on it, or sleep on the floor and wait for a sale.

davidxiphoid · 09-01-2009, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by coralfangs

I don't get the reason to "regret" for purchasing a new technology simply because the price drops in 3 years.
Basically, you ended up paying $100 to use that system and you get to enjoy the system for 3 years while the late boomers are only starting to catch up.

You just can't regret with consumer goods.

Even with mattress, you either buy it now and sleep on it, or sleep on the floor and wait for a sale.

Damn good analogy =)

Spyder-97 · 09-01-2009, 08:39 PM

Regrets?? Hell no! Like everybody else in this thread, I do not regret getting my launch 60GB back in 2006. I didn't do eBay. I did EBgames/GameStop. Probably the best consumer electronics purchase decision in my entire life... on second thought... it IS the best c.e. purchase decision I ever made

The 60GB PS3 is a digital media powerhouse, baby!

akadkins · 09-01-2009, 09:08 PM

Hmmm...I just wish I had waited until now to buy a PS2...$99!

Uxi · 09-07-2009, 09:30 PM

I would happily pay $600 again if I could buy one with SACD, Card readers, and PS2 BC. Preferably satin silver!

Loved my 60GB PS3... right up until it went YLOD on me.

JAS · 09-08-2009, 01:55 AM

No REGRETS HERE!!! Bought the original 80GB launched for $599.00 with resistance, conan, hdmi, and a extra controller. WORTH EVERY PENNY!! My back up ( if needed ) I also purchased the MGS 80GB bundle when those came out. Payed $499.00 + tax. Till this day I have never opened it, it is sittin inside my game room closet. HEHEHEHE!! NICELY COVERED!!
SO, I have 2 ps3's that play ps1, ps2, and ps3 games. DAMMMMN!!! HOW LUCKY AM I?

osmodiarshazbot · 09-08-2009, 02:05 AM

LOOOOOOOVE the 60GB! I would rather have the almost 3yrs experience with BD and games than wait and pay less. Also, use the card slots ALL THE TIME and it's nice having the four USB slots up front. Backwards compatibility is nice but not really needed for me... Once you play a PS3 game, there's no going back.

MAPdead · 09-08-2009, 03:12 AM

I got my 80gb for about 340 used and I am happy with it.

Alpha Sixx · 09-08-2009, 03:28 AM

I bought my 60 gig ps3 with 5 brand new games about 3 weeks after launch from a close friend for 500$. I even took it to a deployment to Iraq with me and it has put its work in. And like the guy earlier said I love that I have been experiencing blu ray, hd dvd and hd tv for over 3 years now. When most of my Friends don't even have blu ray players yet.

partridge · 09-08-2009, 04:58 AM

I'm really glad I have a launch day model; probably one of the few occasions when the initial release is actually better than subsequent revisions.

I do like the new slim though, but I have the card slots (yeah, they get used) and PS2 compatibility (yeah, my kid still loves War of the Monsters (a game that deserves a PSN release in HD))

Weirded Wonder · 09-08-2009, 05:28 AM

I guess we should ask the poster if they regret not buying a $600 PS3 at launch and getting a 360 instead that they then returned to MS 5 or 6 times.

Stephie_is_a_dork · 09-08-2009, 06:17 AM

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Originally Posted by JAS

No REGRETS HERE!!! Bought the original 80GB launched for $599.00 with resistance, conan, hdmi, and a extra controller. WORTH EVERY PENNY!! My back up ( if needed ) I also purchased the MGS 80GB bundle when those came out. Payed $499.00 + tax. Till this day I have never opened it, it is sittin inside my game room closet. HEHEHEHE!! NICELY COVERED!!
SO, I have 2 ps3's that play ps1, ps2, and ps3 games. DAMMMMN!!! HOW LUCKY AM I?

No regrets? Not even buying Conan?

(PS: It's paid, not payed. "Payed" is only used to describe a boat that's been waterproofed.)

Petra_Kalbrain · 09-08-2009, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Stephie_is_a_dork

No regrets? Not even buying Conan?

(PS: It's paid, not payed. "Payed" is only used to describe a boat that's been waterproofed.)

Hey... I knew that "payed" wasn't the proper spelling for that scenario. However, I did not know that it meant "waterproofing a boat."

You learn something knew every day.

swifty7 · 09-08-2009, 09:16 AM

I just went through my receipt box and found the ps3's with the extended warranty......hot damn!!!!!.......I paid $499...

......for some reason I thought I paid $399 for it. As long as it doesn't break on me, I have no regrets, it truly is one remarkable piece of equipment.

Stephie_is_a_dork · 09-08-2009, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Petra_Kalbrain

Hey... I knew that "payed" wasn't the proper spelling for that scenario. However, I did not know that it meant "waterproofing a boat."

You learn something knew every day.

Edit: Wait...you learn something knew everyday?!? You sneaky bugger, I almost didn't catch that! You did that on purpose, didn't you?

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09-01-2009, 07:10 PM	#203
davidxiphoid Special Member Member since:May 2007 Location:I live in D.C. Blu-ray collection:88 Trading Score:47	Have Had my 60 GB PS3 since launch, never had an issue and think it was worth every penny of the $600 (more like $750 after also buying first game, a blu ray movie and HDMI cable I bought with it) I paid. Just bought a sleek new 120 gb slim PS3 the other day so My ol' trusty 60 GB will now sit under a dust cover and be used as a back up if I ever need it to be. I still have my OG PS2 that has worked for about 7 years as well. Playstation is the only way to go IMHO.

09-01-2009, 07:23 PM	#204
jono_0101 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2008 Location:St. Louis Blu-ray collection:164 Trading Score:7	i still miss my 80 GB motorstorm bundle, i liked having the memory card slots on the front and the backwards compatiility, (although mostly for god of war 1 & 2, and thats not going to be a problem much longer!!!) but sadly the blu ray laser stopped reading discs and i am now stuck with a 40 GB SKU with none of those features, although the HD is upgraded to 320 GB, but i prefer the look of the old ones to the slim, so i am still happy with my purchase

09-01-2009, 08:14 PM	#205
djasso69 New Member Member since:Apr 2009 Location:Texas Blu-ray collection:138	i have absolutely no regrets. aside from the 60 gb being the best model ever released (from the extra memory slots to the actual ps2 hardware inside for better backwards compatibility than later models) i dont see it as a bad deal having to pay an extra $300 dollars but having it a full 2 1/2 years longer than everyone else. the way i see, all the entertainment i got out its use in those 2 1/2 years was worth way more than $300.

09-01-2009, 08:23 PM	#206
coralfangs Senior Member Member since:Dec 2007	I don't get the reason to "regret" for purchasing a new technology simply because the price drops in 3 years. Basically, you ended up paying $100 to use that system and you get to enjoy the system for 3 years while the late boomers are only starting to catch up. You just can't regret with consumer goods. Even with mattress, you either buy it now and sleep on it, or sleep on the floor and wait for a sale.

09-01-2009, 08:39 PM	#208
Spyder-97 Junior Member Member since:Apr 2008	Regrets?? Hell no! Like everybody else in this thread, I do not regret getting my launch 60GB back in 2006. I didn't do eBay. I did EBgames/GameStop. Probably the best consumer electronics purchase decision in my entire life... on second thought... it IS the best c.e. purchase decision I ever made The 60GB PS3 is a digital media powerhouse, baby!

09-01-2009, 09:08 PM	#209
akadkins Senior Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:San Diego, CA Blu-ray collection:2 Trading Score:2	Hmmm...I just wish I had waited until now to buy a PS2...$99!

09-07-2009, 09:30 PM	#210
Uxi Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Southern California 4K collection:14 Blu-ray collection:191 Blu-ray reviews:9	I would happily pay $600 again if I could buy one with SACD, Card readers, and PS2 BC. Preferably satin silver! Loved my 60GB PS3... right up until it went YLOD on me.

09-08-2009, 01:55 AM	#211
JAS Active Member Member since:Jun 2008 Location:San Anto, Tx Blu-ray collection:265	No REGRETS HERE!!! Bought the original 80GB launched for $599.00 with resistance, conan, hdmi, and a extra controller. WORTH EVERY PENNY!! My back up ( if needed ) I also purchased the MGS 80GB bundle when those came out. Payed $499.00 + tax. Till this day I have never opened it, it is sittin inside my game room closet. HEHEHEHE!! NICELY COVERED!! SO, I have 2 ps3's that play ps1, ps2, and ps3 games. DAMMMMN!!! HOW LUCKY AM I?

09-08-2009, 02:05 AM	#212
osmodiarshazbot Member Member since:Aug 2009	LOOOOOOOVE the 60GB! I would rather have the almost 3yrs experience with BD and games than wait and pay less. Also, use the card slots ALL THE TIME and it's nice having the four USB slots up front. Backwards compatibility is nice but not really needed for me... Once you play a PS3 game, there's no going back.

09-08-2009, 03:12 AM	#213
MAPdead Power Member Member since:Jun 2008 Location:North Carolina 4K collection:918 Blu-ray collection:2683 Blu-ray reviews:23	I got my 80gb for about 340 used and I am happy with it.

09-08-2009, 03:28 AM	#214
Alpha Sixx Senior Member Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Feb 2009 Location:Originally Houston Tx, Now living in Hawaii! Home Theater Gallery:97	I bought my 60 gig ps3 with 5 brand new games about 3 weeks after launch from a close friend for 500$. I even took it to a deployment to Iraq with me and it has put its work in. And like the guy earlier said I love that I have been experiencing blu ray, hd dvd and hd tv for over 3 years now. When most of my Friends don't even have blu ray players yet.

09-08-2009, 04:58 AM	#215
partridge Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Oct 2005 Location:England	I'm really glad I have a launch day model; probably one of the few occasions when the initial release is actually better than subsequent revisions. I do like the new slim though, but I have the card slots (yeah, they get used) and PS2 compatibility (yeah, my kid still loves War of the Monsters (a game that deserves a PSN release in HD))

09-08-2009, 05:28 AM	#216
Weirded Wonder Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:May 2009 Home Theater Gallery:17 4K collection:593 Blu-ray collection:1177 Trading Score:51	I guess we should ask the poster if they regret not buying a $600 PS3 at launch and getting a 360 instead that they then returned to MS 5 or 6 times.

09-08-2009, 09:16 AM	#219
swifty7 Special Member Member since:Sep 2007 Trading Score:3	I just went through my receipt box and found the ps3's with the extended warranty......hot damn!!!!!.......I paid $499... ......for some reason I thought I paid $399 for it. As long as it doesn't break on me, I have no regrets, it truly is one remarkable piece of equipment.

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