Squilliam on 15 December 2012
| HappySqurriel said: So a $600 multimedia focused system ... Sounds familiar |
Probably a $399 system. It is difficult to support both a HDD and an optical drive in a device under $299 whilst making money on the console itself. A few dollars in costs of manufacturing translates to a large increase in costs at retail. By the time you add up the extra cooling costs due to packaging, the extra shipping and handling expense and the extra retail margins to carry a larger box in stock with the margins cascading through the supply chain a small increase in size and cost at the console end translate into a big increase in costs down the line.
Tease.
