NJ5 on 25 August 2009
Sony's PS3 "cost to build" had, as of July 2009, dropped by roughly 70 points since the system launched in 2006. GameSpot's estimates are that it costs Sony around $252.10 per unit (down from original launch cost estimates of $840.35 per unit). If that's roughly accurate--packaging, transportation, and miscellaneous costs notwithstanding--there's every reason to believe the $100 price drop won't snap Sony's back. If the Slim sells well, it should be a bottom-line booster, as opposed to a Pyrrhic sales generator.
That is assuming the 70% drop in production cost doesn't refer to the cost in Yen... which is a long shot considering this is a Japanese company and it was the CFO (Chief Financial Officer) who said that.
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