NGP wi-fi for 250$ , 3G for 350$ ?

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kitler53 said:

NYANKS said:

italo244 said:

NYANKS said:

fwap said:

$250 would put a lot of heat on Sony too, for the amount of loss they would be selling it at!

Not necessarily.

Why "not necessarily"?

Well, I gave just as much proof as him.

We don't know, maybe they have found a way not to lose a ton.  They stated they realized pricing errors this gen.  Truth is, we don't really know.  My speculation was merely more optimistic than his.

sony has made several vague comments about NGP pricing saying they build the NGP with affordability in mind as well as being profitable on both hardware and software.  At the same time they suggested that at least at launch the NGP hardware will be sold at a loss...

my 2cents: if we assume that the prices in the OP are true facts then the NGP probably cost sony around $300-320 to manufacuture so that the low end model is sold at a loss, the high end model is at a profit with expectations of overall (but managable) initial losses.

Sounds very plausible. A lot like what MS did when they first released the X360 Arcade for $199.