why is the PLAYSTATION 3 so expensive

The proceesor which the ps3 runs is much more Expensive and greater when compared to the Xbox 360,The blue rays discs are expensive ,Dont worry the prices will come down soon ,It wont equal to the rate of an Xbox

It is basically because of blu-ray. Without that, it wouldn't be so expensive.

Sony said that the PS3 was going to be a generational leap, but it doesnt seem like that to me. Look at the graphics compared to the Xbox 360, its basically the same thing. The SIXAXIS controller bugs out on its own, plus you have to keep plugin it in to the system and take it out to use the wireless feature everytime you turn it on. Plus it has 8 freaking CPU's but it cannot multitask, not even custom tracks. The Wii seemd really fun, but you need money inorder to actually have fun with it. The batteries only last 20 hours max. The classic controller connects to the Wii-mote and contribute to the battery power life. The graphics arent that much big, but u can expect that from Nintendo. They could have atleast made it a little more detailed, only a handfull of games look clean. Most of the games are inresponsive to the wii-mote and that makes the game boring. There is no online multiplayer and wont be any for quite sum time. The 360 has been out for a year now and i've seen tons of games that are good for it. personally I would get that if you do not own it already. The controller is better, the graphics are clean, the frame rate is generally good for most games, good backwards compatibility, the best online multiplayer availible, and what more can I say. The Xbox 360 has my vote.

i think the playstation 3 is so expensive as it is such a hardcore console. much more powerful than the xbox360. and the hd drive also adds to the price. I know its expensive, but i'm sure it will be well worth it. only another3/4 months or so to go. d'oh!

i have heard about this but i dont know the exact details

Its very expensive, yes, but the funny thing is that they are losing money on it.

It's not just Blu-Ray, but that's a big part of it. Note that stand alone Blu-Ray players are going for like 1000 bucks right now. The PS3 is also the most powerful system on the market right now. It's a bunch of technical mumbo jumbo, that I don't know about. I agree that it's still to pricy. This is way to much for a video game system. This is why the PS3 really only has appeal to rich people and hardcore gamers. I'd rather get Wii60 then the PS3, right now, at least until the PS3 brings out it's big games like Final Fantasy XIII and MGS.