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Taking off our version of sales tax the PS3 retails here for US$378 that's a $40 excess over the PS3 manufacturing cost. That $40 will be chewed through pretty quickly with packing, distribution, controller, cables, marketing, retailer cut and subsidising the US consumer.

If the 120Gig HDD is $38 whats the 250Gig? $50? $60? They are sure breaking even, or better, with the $250Gig sku.



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