HappySqurriel on 28 August 2008
| LOL MATURE said: Nice. There goes the "blu-ray is still too expensive and isnt getting cheaper" arguement people use for why ps3 cant get a price cut. |
Realistically, the Blu-Ray drive in a stand-alone Blu-Ray player probably accounts for around 75% to 90% of the manufacturing costs associated with the product. In a device like the PS3 which includes an (relatively) expensive CPU, GPU, Memory, and Hard-drive (as well as tons of additional components not found in a Blu-Ray player) I would be surprised if the Blu-Ray drive accounted for more than 25% of the manufacturing cost of the PS3 today. If this drive costs $150 you can (easily) sell a stand alone Blu-Ray player for $300 with a massive profit, but this does not imply that the PS3 can be manufactured for less than $400.
