Any Body Know how much a ps3 actually cost sony to produce?

[Seihyouken]

321tttrini4everz said:

Seihyouken said:

321tttrini4everz said:
at release,about $800
now, around $550


think they loosing about $130 each console for the least

You're wrong. Everyone who thinks that PS3s are still selling at a loss is wrong. PS3s cost about $400 to manufacture back in JANUARY. There is no way it costs more to manufacture them now than it did 9 months ago due to the lower prices of hardware components, it must cost a good amount LESS than $400 to manufacture them nowadays.

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/ps3-production-costs-halved-says-analyst

 

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/05/15/sony-losing-260-on-each-ps3-sold/1

posted on may 2008

The numbers in that link are estimates based off of Sony's financial reports of 2007 that don't appear to take into account software or development costs, nor does it take into account the fact that the former 60GB and 2007 80GB cost Sony more than the current 40GB models. If all that weren't enough, it only makes rough guesses as to how much PS2 and PSP factor into the numbers.

That $260 "estimate" is 100% worthless.

My previous link stating that PS3's cost Sony about $400 to manufacture in January still stands.