| Lostplanet22 said: If you would buy a PS3 only for that price okay...But what about bundles, (controller, cables, game(s) ). That will make every bundle sold still a loss. |
Cables cost next to nothing, pads are few bucks to make, games cost them next to nothing as long as they are Sony games.
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About time! Good for Sony, as it won't have to count on Others only to at least break even or even better profit on HW.
This means that next Xmas each competitor, Nintendo, Sony and MS, will have at their disposal HW launches, big SW releases and, if needed, a price cut (or adjustments possibly needed to make bundles with new HW more affordable). Will it be an even bigger Xmas than the last?
| joeorc said: well here is some Q&A: A: If the serial number on the outside of box has "CECH-2001" it is the older revision, if it has "CECH-2101" it is the newer more desirable one. Q:If it's cheaper to make why am I still paying $299 for it? Q: Does it come in 250GB? |
These are some interesting facts thanks for the post :)
| Lafiel said: ehh.. engadget "assumes" a "sub 65nm gpu" could make the PS3 break even/profitable ... on manufactoring costs? do those calculations account for shipping, research and developement, marketing and do they take retailer cuts into consideration ? probably not even with quadruple the exclamation marks this headline won't become a "fact" |
R&D and marketing isn't, for sure, since the more consoles you make the lower that value becomes for each individual console, even ones sold 3 years ago. You can't have a moving figure like that for units already sold.
And retailer's cut isn't as big as you think it is, I remember reading somewhere retailers make $5-10ish for each console sold. No clue about shipping or packaging.
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thanks jeorc, i guess no price cut for a year then folks, which is good for sony profitability.
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chenguo4 said:
R&D and marketing isn't, for sure, since the more consoles you make the lower that value becomes for each individual console, even ones sold 3 years ago. You can't have a moving figure like that for units already sold. And retailer's cut isn't as big as you think it is, I remember reading somewhere retailers make $5-10ish for each console sold. No clue about shipping or packaging. |
Hum? You can simply calculate the share of marketing/R&D for the quarter, averaging it over the whole console gen makes little sense - of course that means in some quarters it's higher and in some lower depending on how many units are sold.
Especially the R&D share, for R&D costs are pretty constant over all quarters (you don't just hire/fire these guys) , while marketing has seasonal budget spikes (holidays/ big game releases / price cut / sports events/..) which coincide with console sale spikes.
"retailers make $5-10ish", yes some .. those with the lowest prices, which of course are way under the RRP, so plz don't just deduct $5-10 from the RRP and depending on the country the share is/has to be bigger
PS3 can have a profit so sony will make another 50$ price-cut in september just to make bundles PS3+MOVE 299
| joeorc said: well here is some Q&A: A: If the serial number on the outside of box has "CECH-2001" it is the older revision, if it has "CECH-2101" it is the newer more desirable one. Q:If it's cheaper to make why am I still paying $299 for it? Q: Does it come in 250GB? |
'Profit depending on some boring currency stuff' usually translates to EU users getting screwed over on price...
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| ps3_jrpg_gamer said: PS3 can have a profit so sony will make another 50$ price-cut in september just to make bundles PS3+MOVE 299 |
agreed.
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