"Budget!" is the section of this site dedicated to planning your purchases. Let's face it, most of us don't have unlimited budgets and whether its your parents or your significant other - sometimes they take some convincing to "green-light" the endeavor. We calculate the total cost, lay out some suggestions and point out things to avoid. You'll come away with a clear understanding of how much your purchase will cost you and how to get the best value at check-out.
PlayStation 4, you beautiful black box. I want you but you're going to cost me, especially if I want to take advantage of your new shiny features. Let's break it all down - here's the Necessities:
- PlayStation 4 Hardware - ($399.99) - This goes without saying. Unless it needs to.
- PlayStation PLUS subscription - ($49.99 per year) - Already APPROVED!, this service allows for online play and will instantly provide you with free full-fledged games the moment you sign-up. At launch they will be RESOGUN™from House Marque and DRIVECLUB™from the makers of the MotorStorm® franchise. With free games each month and access to exclusive discounts and deals, as well as online-play - PS Plus is a no-brainer.
To recap, the above gets you the console, one controller, one headset, two games and access to online-play. Now, you gotta ask yourself: am I going to play with anyone else locally (in the same room)? If the answer is "No", then you're fine but if you answered "Yes" - an Extra PS4 controller will be necessary, which brings us to our ancillary purchases.
Here's our Extras:
- Extra PlayStation 4 Controller - ($59.99) - So you can play with someone else. (If you want)
- Extra PS4 Game - ($59.99) - If you're not quite taken with the free entries, several known franchises are launching along side the console including : Call of Duty®: Ghosts, Battlefield 4 and Assassin's Creed® IV: Black Flag (Shark-Assassin).
- PlayStation Camera - ($59.99) - Vocal Recognition as well as controller-free navigation, the PlayStation Camera serves as a really cool support device that will grow in usefulness over time.
Adding it all up for the Necessities:
($399.99) + ($49.99) = ($449.98) * Sales Tax 10% (estimate) = $494.98
Adding it all up for the Necessities + Extra PlayStation 4 Controller OR Extra PS4 Game:
($399.99) + ($49.99) + ($59.99) = ($509.97) * Sales Tax 10% (estimate) = $560.97
And finally adding it up for the "I-don't-care-how-much-it-all-costs" total with all of the above:
($399.99) + ($49.99) + ($59.99) + ($59.99) + ($59.99) = ($629.95) * Sales Tax 10% (estimate) = $692.95
Ready, Set, BUDGET!
@techandjunk
