| Who doesn't love games?!? I don't think | | | | "limited" game. |
| I can name one person that is my age who | | | | So, what exactly are people supposed to |
| doesn't enjoy playing video games online | | | | do? Just not buy these consoles or |
| or offline, it's just a fact of life! | | | | games? No! Here's what I do, I visit |
| Between the DS lites and the Xbox 360s | | | | sites that have cheap or discount games |
| there's no denying that gaming is a | | | | and consoles. This allows you to buy the |
| large part of a lot of people's lives. | | | | same exact quality assurance product at |
| According to market researcher David | | | | a store such as Best Buy but not pay an |
| Cole, who runs the firm DFC | | | | arm and a leg for the product. For |
| Intelligence, his best estimate is that | | | | example, a PS3 at a discount store will |
| 40 percent of U.S. households own a | | | | cost somewhere around $284 compared to |
| working video-game console. Michael | | | | other predecessors such as Best Buy for |
| Pachter, an analyst for Wedbush Morgan | | | | $400. That is sick! In this case, you |
| Securities, estimates that 52 percent of | | | | could buy a discount PS3 for you and a |
| households own consoles. Neither Cole | | | | friend and just top the price of one PS3 |
| nor Pachter is counting handheld | | | | at Best Buy. The same goes for the top |
| devices, such as Nintendo's Game Boy or | | | | PS3 games. For example, Gran Turismo 5 |
| Sony's PlayStation Portable (PSP). | | | | Prologue (PS3) cost about $40 at Best |
| Whether it's 40% or 52% those are still | | | | Buy, and at discount stores about $20! |
| pretty large percentages regarding | | | | That's a $20 savings difference! |
| ownership of gaming consoles! | | | | Alright, let's try for top PS3 |
| The only downside to teasing us with all | | | | accessories. The Logitech Driving Force |
| these new gaming capabilities is the | | | | Pro Wheel (PS3) From Logitech (yes the |
| price. Wii, for example, has been out | | | | discount sites sell everything the |
| for a while now and it still costs a few | | | | regular stores do) which cost about $150 |
| hundred bucks to buy one of these | | | | in retail stores and $75 in discount |
| things. I even tried eBay, one of my all | | | | store. That's pretty incredible. |
| time favorite stores and the price can | | | | So, really, which choice is the best |
| go up to $4,000 when bidding! That, to | | | | choice? Really, I would go for the |
| me, is just ridiculous. I would never | | | | discount store. You can have all the |
| pay that much for a system, ever! Sony | | | | same high quality products the regular |
| Playstation 3 comes in at around $400 on | | | | stores sell, for a fraction of the |
| a site like Best Buy, and Xbox 360 comes | | | | price, and who doesn't love saving |
| in at around $260 for a regular Xbox 360 | | | | money?!? Try it out for yourself so you |
| and at around $400 for an Elite. The | | | | can see exactly what I mean. Have fun |
| games aren't much better heading in at | | | | and if you get stuck on any of the games |
| around $40-$100 per game depending on | | | | you can always look for PS3 cheats |
| its popularity and if it's a special | | | | online, there are plenty around! |