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superchunk said:
$100 for APU
$100 for 8GB GDDR5 RAM
$50 for 1TB HDD (they'll need large HDD due to forced game installs)
$25 BR Drive
$25 rest of mobo and innards
$25 for 3D PSEye
$15 for DualShock4
$15 for various connectors and packaging
$5 for powercord/brick

That's about $360 in total parts for the package. Not including any assembly, storage, shipping, or retail margin.

AT A BEST CASE SCENARIO you'll see it at $399 for some base sku with no game and Sony selling it at a reasonable loss. More than likely we'll see it at $429 to $499. Same as neXtBox.

How much of those components are from AMD? Because, if I understood it correctly Sony has a deal with AMD for AMD to use PS4 parts for PC's, which should make the parts cheaper for Sony...



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superchunk said:
$100 for APU
$100 for 8GB GDDR5 RAM
$50 for 1TB HDD (they'll need large HDD due to forced game installs)
$25 BR Drive
$25 rest of mobo and innards
$25 for 3D PSEye
$15 for DualShock4
$15 for various connectors and packaging
$5 for powercord/brick

That's about $360 in total parts for the package. Not including any assembly, storage, shipping, or retail margin.

AT A BEST CASE SCENARIO you'll see it at $399 for some base sku with no game and Sony selling it at a reasonable loss. More than likely we'll see it at $429 to $499. Same as neXtBox.

I think you're overestimating the price of the GDDR5 memory a bit. A lot of videocards have 1gb and 2gb versions these days and the difference in price between the two is usually below $10. I would say 8gb GDDR5 wil cost them $70. On the other hand $5 is way to low for the power supply. The real question is how much loss will Sony want to take on the system but my guess would be the price will be $399 and $499, probably with a free game(probably more like a smaller game to that shows off feautures like Kineckt Adventure). I also expect 3 months of free Playstation Plus access.(not Gakai though, giving that for free from the start will put to much load on servers).



AnthonyW86 said:
superchunk said:
$100 for APU
$100 for 8GB GDDR5 RAM
$50 for 1TB HDD (they'll need large HDD due to forced game installs)
$25 BR Drive
$25 rest of mobo and innards
$25 for 3D PSEye
$15 for DualShock4
$15 for various connectors and packaging
$5 for powercord/brick

That's about $360 in total parts for the package. Not including any assembly, storage, shipping, or retail margin.

AT A BEST CASE SCENARIO you'll see it at $399 for some base sku with no game and Sony selling it at a reasonable loss. More than likely we'll see it at $429 to $499. Same as neXtBox.

I think you're overestimating the price of the GDDR5 memory a bit. A lot of videocards have 1gb and 2gb versions these days and the difference in price between the two is usually below $10. I would say 8gb GDDR5 wil cost them $70. On the other hand $5 is way to low for the power supply. The real question is how much loss will Sony want to take on the system but my guess would be the price will be $399 and $499, probably with a free game(probably more like a smaller game to that shows off feautures like Kineckt Adventure). I also expect 3 months of free Playstation Plus access.(not Gakai though, giving that for free from the start will put to much load on servers).

I think Plus will include Gaikai, I agree with pricing, and it'll probably be either Knack or KZ bundled (only would be KZ to get a large userbase for the series since Resistance sold 4m as a launch shooter and it was a new IP)




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When it comes to one of the services they'll offer, I think there will be a Gaikai subscription that will give you access to every games from the first 3 PlayStations via streaming. It's just a hunch, but I think that's what they'll offer.

It will create a really big incentive to get the PS4 if they do that. PS4 will be the one hardware to have. Of course, that's if the streaming is any good.



DanneSandin said:

MAJOR UPDATE: I've talked with my source and he has said that it's not a certainty that ALL megatons will be shown at e3 this year; some might appear at TGS as well - and this really sucks!

So, let me share with you my predictions for e3 AND TGS this year:

The price:

$349.99 EDIT: My source have now said they might not announce the price at e3, and that he wouldn't "make any bets on the price either" =/ Looks like I might be screwed!! And here is the reason why it'll cost $349: http://hexus.net/tech/news/graphics/52361-tired-unrealistic-hair-then-use-amd-tressfx/ - they made a deal with AMD.

The meltdowns:

A former Xbox exclusive will be shown!

The Megatons:

An old franchise from the PS1-era will return to Sony (1st party).

A PS2-era series will also return (1st party).

I also suspect that we'll see The Last Guardian will be there (but this I have no back up for, it's just a hunch).

But the best part is a game that will redeem a whole company (I've heard it's a boss fight they will show)(exclusive).

And PS4 is also getting a BIG online service that will kick ass. Part of this service has actually already been announced, but it's not obvious yet...

I hope you enjoy this years e3 Sony fans, because it will be a great one! I'm hyped to see all the awesome reactions already :D

 

These EDITS might make it into e3/tgs or it might not, they will how ever be announced one day:

EDIT: Naughty Dog is working on a new IP as well, not sure if that will be shown though...

EDIT 2: We might see some VERY cool saving and charging features for the new controller, as well as seeing other features for the consoles (tracking and measuring stuff).

EDIT3: I'm trying to sneak in another hint of possibly a new game, but I'm not sure though... Could have been announced or it might not have been, don't know actually... It's hard to keep it hidden.

EDIT4: Gaikai will be huge and awesome! It will blow your mind! I hope I can add some information soon.

 

UPDATE:

http://hexus.net/tech/news/graphics/52361-tired-unrealistic-hair-then-use-amd-tressfx/

AMD to sell a version of the PS4 APU to PC builders

In further AMD news it has been revealed that the company will be making available a version of the chip powering the Sony PlayStation 4 to ordinary folk and PC builders. The chip will be the same AMD Jaguar APU minus some Sony technology and custom specifications.

John Taylor, head of marketing for AMD's Global Business Units, told The Inquirer that the APU will be available to consumers later this year. The chip made available to consumers will be the based on the same technology but sounds like it will be cut down in several ways. Talking about Sony’s PS4 reveal AMD’s Taylor said “Everything that Sony has shared in that single chip is AMD [intellectual property], but we have not built an APU quite like that for anyone else in the market. It is by far the most powerful APU we have built to date, it leverages [intellectual property] that you will find in our A-series APUs later this year, our new generation of APUs but none that will quite be to that level of sheer number of cores, sheer number of teraflops.”

When AMD launches its third generation of APUs later in the year and the Sony PS4 is available it will be interesting to compare what differences and enhancements the Sony technology and chip specification makes to games titles across systems. However I’m sure both systems will offer nice in-game hair.

 

THIS IS THE REASON WHY PS4 WILL BE CHEAP! $349 ISN'T AN IMPOSSIBILITY!


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$350 number is absolute horseshit for multiple reasons, it reminds me of when everyone was saying the Wii U was going to be $200. Anyone seriously expecting $350 is going to be seriously disappointed, there's even a very good chance it'll be $450 (though I'm betting on $400).

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Well.. that´s hard to believe. Those new consoles will probably cost more than $ 400 for the basic versions. Anyway, these are just speculations. We even haven´t seen the console so far.