| ssj12 said: The reason I can come up with this conclusion is the fact the price is set at $499 and the individual components of the 80GB model cost $448 according to iSuppli. Using resources like NewEgg.com I compared the prices of a 80GB HDD and a 160HDD and found at most there is a $10 difference in cost. Add in Uncharted: Drake's Fortune's disc cost at about $1* or less and Pain's price of $9.99 than adding isuppli's 80GB model cost, and $10 for shipping and $30 for the retailer's pocket and $15 for assembly costs (includes machine related costs and labour) and $15 for a share of the total advertising for the PS#
I can estimate the cost of the 160G model costing Sony about $539. So doing quick math $499 - $539 = $-40.
So Sony makes roughly $40 loss off of every 160GB model sold.
* - estimating replication costs due to the game making a profit. |
Fixed, sorry champ, the isuppli numbers are not the whole story
Disclaimer: All the numbers I used were pulled out of my arse, I do not infact assert that Sony loses exactly $40 on each 160 gb PS3 sold, or even that they do for certain lose any money. My point is that the $30 figure and the method upon which the OP arrived at it are invalid
