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Wagram on 27 January 2012
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michael_stutzer said:
Wagram said:

Whether that $160 figure is actually true or not is beyond me, but Sony doesn't actually make $299.99 off of every PS Vita sold. They sell to retailers for a discount, then you have to add on shipping fees, taxes, currency exchange rates, and all that stuff. I hope they profit from the Vita, and I am certainly buying one.

I wasn't serious. Of course there are a lot of other things that affect the cost of an electronic device. Hardware cost is only one of the many things, you mentioned some of them. They don't profit from the hardware that is for sure, but I guess with the memory cards it shouldn't be too bad. The cost mentioned seems believable though, generally high end phones cost about $150.

I am definitely buying one too. I am actually surprised how it sells this bad in Japan, what can you ask for more? It is my dream handheld, jope it starts better in everywhere else.

The lack of Japanese oriented software is the only thing that comes to mind. That time also had Final Fantasy XIII-2, Monster Hunter 3G(3DS?), and I believe a Mario game, so it's not suprising it didn't do amazingly. It will do better in time.