See, the ps3 will sell to the following
Ken Kutaragi 9 year olds with rich grandparents (the kind of 9yr olds that are on a consoles online plan from day one)
Like mentioned earlier
lifestyle gamers who buy and play consoles because it is an important part of their life...
and finally
Me...
Eddie, the crazy arse Michigander who saved up for over a year only to realise he needs to save more for the optimal 60 gig box. (and on a side-almost angry-note, what percent of the world population will have hdtv' s by november? a friggin small percent, that' s what) that may have been sony' s dumbest move yet.
Hopefully the higher price tag means that many early adopters will be scared off so that I can snag a U.S. unit near launch without too much trouble ;)
Good luck, the pre-orders for Gamespot and EB start either early tonight, or early tomorrow, according to the manager i talked to. so unless you' re planning on buying one from a no-reserve first-come first-serve place, you' ll probably be screwed. but hey, it could be worse, you could live in japan where they' ll be jacking up the big-boxes price to insane amounts of yen.