I think people complained about the high PS/3 prices because it's a game console. You use it to play video games. And that's not worth more than a couple hundred dollars to most families when they can buy an X-box or Wii for a fraction of the cost. Heck, they can even buy a PS/2 and play 99% of what you can play on the PS/3. The people that bought a PS/3 are people that convinced themselves that the fancy DVD player would be worth the investment.

Now if you'll excuse me, I just finished downloading Tekken 5 from the PlayStation Network and I have a date with Jinpachi Mishima.