nordlead on 12 November 2010
| greenmedic88 said: The PS3 initially cost an estimated $840 to produce. They were sold at over a $200 loss per unit. The Xbox 360 initially cost an estimated $550 to produce. They were sold at a $150 loss per unit. Despite inventory shortages during the debut year. |
Because if they actually tried to sell a PS3 at $900-100 no one would have bought one at all and max production would be sitting in warehouses. Same with the X360 if it was sold at $600-700 while the Wii was sold at $250.
People need to get this in their heads. Sony & Microsoft were not looking out for you. They were both looking out for their bottom line with maximum profit and profit potential. However, Nintendo screwed both of them by sweeping in with a $250 system that made billions.
