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Psyberius said:
silicon said:
Psyberius said:
BHR-3 said:

2 bundles vs 1

 

dont know why sony didnt release 349 160gb with move

i believe the whole move starter pack cost about $50 to manufacture

a ps3 320gb probably cost around the same as the 160gb i would guess thats like $280

so its more of a trick b/c people think there getting a console that cost $350 since the 320gb replaced the 250gb that were $350 months ago and there getting the move starter pack for another $50 instead of the stand alone price of $100

when in reality is just a trick by sony to profit more so there probably making a $70 profit on those $400 move console bundles compared to a $20 they would had they bundled it with the 160gb

so i guess i answered my own question

but it still doesnt make sense arent they not profiting much with the stand alone 160gbs? they wouldnt be losing any more had they bundled move with it for $349

Sales of the hardware profit wise are pointless to discuss...the real importance is getting your hardware in peoples hands so that they can buy your games....the profit is in the games/online presence(content), not the hardware.

No.  It's never pointless to discuss the profit of hardware.

It is when it revolves around console hardware, if the makers could produce $0 consoles in order to sell their software and make their investors happy, we'd all be sporting $0 consoles.

The money in games is online content and software, it is not in making $20 off of 500,000 console sales.


I beg to disagree. While selling consoles is the number one priority, add on hardware is also important, especially when considering how a lot of Move (and all Kinect) titles work only with the add on. The companies need to quickly establish a large install base that will encourage developers to make quality games which in turn will expand the base even further.  And that is when the mega bucks start rolling in.

In any event the numbers dont lie. MS is currently whipping Sony in the motion controls renaissance of the 7th generation of console gaming.