| Viper1 said: I arrive at the costs I did as follows: The PS3 in Japan cost ¥59,980 at launch. But it cost much more than that to build because of the Blu-ray drive and the CELL processor. So Sony took a huge loss...even at ¥59,980. If we were to remove the CELL and Blu-ray drive, they could have sold the PS3 at ¥59,980 and broke even. Let's say the PS4 cost is like the PS3 costs only minus the expensive Blu-ray and CELL. That would mean they could sell the PS4 in Japan for ¥59,980 and break even. But if they did that, it would require the PS4 to be sold in the US for $766 to also break even using the current 78.6295 Yen to 1 USD exchange rate. Does that make more sense now? |
Yeah, thanks.
The problem I have is you're assuming I think the PS4 cost will be as you described.
