Perfect hope the price is reasonable.

hmm, does that mean that memory is ganna be internal?

It still has memory card support, though it's not clear what format Sony is going with yet. But yeah, this is a strong indicator of internal storage. I can't see why else they would have multiple versions of the non-3G variant otherwise.

It could go something like this,

Base model, no internal storage $299

16GB (maybe 32) storage model $349

Then the fully decked out 3G model for $399

All pure speculation but those price points would work nicely I think.

300$ would be perfect for a wi-fi only model

If they want to make a dent in the 3DS they're going to have to go lower than that.

Well the chances of that happening are slim to none. Still, at $299, Sony would be in a better position this time as Nintendo priced the 3DS higher. When the PSP launched, there was a $100 price gap between it and the original DS.

I disagree... With all the health concerns around the 3DS and the low batery life (5 hours max) this is the best chance Sony is ever going to get to putting a dent into Nintendo.

Nintendo's target market are oblivious to these 'health concerns'.

Initially the 3DS will sell like crazy, regardless of what Sony ends up pricing the NGP at, just due to the massive popularity of the DS. The long-term will be much more interesting though.

If the NGP ends up at only $50 more for the base model, I still think they have a great shot at putting pressure on Nintendo. I mean, look at the PS2. It was more expensive and obliterated the GameCube in terms of sales.

You might have a point there.

Their parents aren't though.

You overestimate the average working parent.

Get the health concerns into a tabloid and it'll surely affect sales.

And you underestimate the power of the media on the masses.

My point xD

The tabloid papers won't give a shit about the 3DS health concerns, at the most I can see a short two paragraph article reaching them but that will be it.

The media is still concerning, hard to tell if Sony is going for pure digital distribution or some sort of cartridge solution working alongside digital distribution.

I would not be surprised if sales are close to equal for both. Nintendo and Sony seem to be targeting the hardcore market a lot more with the 3DS and the NGP and a lot of people in that market like myself will want to buy both machines. Sony I doubt cares though what the 3DS sells though, because they have that deal with Android and the concept of the PlayStation Suite making them money on other platforms that are already widely popular. I don't see Nintendo branching out like that and it will probably be a good source of revenue for Sony.

I thought it was set in stone that they were coming in psuedo-cartidges/sd cards?

Indeed, they are releasing games digitally and on flash-based memory cards.

That. Short of it going into those gossip magazines not much will happen to make the health concerns known.

I didn't even know there were health concerns?

Nintendo actually warned about them a few days prior to the official reveal of the machine

What type of health concerns. Like major things, or is it the one that appears on every game saying a seizure can happen or something like that.

http://www.gametrailers.com/news/3ds-poses-potential-health/2236

Oh god... this is just what the world needs more of - people blaming other things for not curbing their own problems.

Your children are not Nintendos or anyone for that matters responsibility.

Isn't that what happens more often in the game industry? It's always the developers at fault, never the parents.

With games yea, not with devices. Nobody blames Ford for making cars that 7 year olds cant drive yet every child in the world has car toys and dreams of cars...

Where do we draw the line?

I don't see that being a problem at all.

I don't even know of a parent that would spend that much on a handheld for a 7 year old to begin with.

Agreed. Those cheap all-in-one gaming machines are more apt for a seven year old.

The article says it's the same for 3D movies, and we don't see any massive effect there.

Yeah you guys are most likely right xD

What truly matters to me at this point is the price of the NGP though.