bunchanumbers said:
The ps2 had the advantage of being a dirt cheap dvd player. Streaming services killed the media advantage playstation had. Even if you factor in 4k bluray, the Xbox 1 S is a cheaper option. Sony's biggest advantage is the time gap between launches. |
PS4 had nothing of it and yet sold a lot more... so?
Pemalite said:
Sony might not have made the same deal with AMD+Global Foundries that Microsoft has, meaning their costs might actually be higher. |
You are surely assuming a lot. So since speculation is useless we can only go for the "real" differences.
If Sony start producing the same tecnology 1 year earlier they will have bigger improvements in cost.
If the power and frequency of the chip is smaller they will have better output rates on the dies.
By being a litle weaker it will drain less power, generate less heat, probably be smaller and cheaper as well (including power supply and cooling system).
All you put isn't exactly smaller cost but smaller margins or negative margins, so final price could be small for MS, but cost won't.
duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"
http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363
Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"
http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994
Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."