Shinobi-san said:
thekitchensink said:
This may be true, but they are still losing money. It still costs them money to ship it, and the $250 is how much customers are charged--the store pays Sony less than that.
Plus, if Nintendo's taking a loss at $170 on the 3DS, Sony are definitely taking one for the Vita. |
You can't really claim that with a 100% certainty though...sony have also said themselves that they do not plan on selling the vita at a loss. However the more latest comments suggests that they are selling it a loss but only slightly for the wifi model at least. I dont see them selling the 3g model at a loss though.
Also, as far as i know the 3DS has not been confirmed to be selling at loss, or has it?
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thekitchensink is right. This is just the components, shipping, advertisement and retailers also have to be taken into account. The 3DS was estimated to cost $110 or so in production and now Nintendo is making a loss at $169. Didn't Sony say they'll lose money on the hardware?
