| CrazzyMan said: 60GB model $599=>$499 Had ONE price cut. 80GB model $599=>$499 Had ONE price cut. If you don`t understand that, then you are DUMB. |
Regardless of whether you call it one or two price cuts it is misleading because it is not that simple ...
The PS3 launched with a 60GB model for $600 and a 20GB model for $200
The 20GB Model was discontinued
The 60GB PS3 saw a price reduction to $500 and Sony introduced an 80GB model for $600
The 60GB Model was discontinued and the 80GB model saw a price reduction to $500
Sony introduced a 40GB Model for $400
That's a lot of changes in one year...
Anyways, the original poster has a point (and one which I have made before) ... If you look at the difference in hardware components of the original 60GB PS3 and the 40GB PS3 [without considering the cost reductions of making the components] there is not a lot taken out which can justify a $200 price difference. So, in order for Sony to be losing less than they were on the 60GB they would have had to save about $200 on what it costs to manufacture the individual components; it is possible that they're losing less but they are still a very long way from making a profit on the system.
