PS4 Initial Cost Analysis (GAF / Beyond3D)

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scottie said:

ethomaz said:
I think the HDD ($20) and ARM ($5) is too high but they forgot the PSEye and the controls.

From my understanding, these things are based off costs on sites such as newegg?

 

The cheapest harddrives on newegg are $60 (for a 500 gb hard drive)

 

Now, of course there are discounts for buying in bulk, but that discount is at best going to take it into the $38-50 range, where are you getting $20 from?

Sony would purchase straight from the manufacturers. They don't just get bulk discounts. They get better than wholesale.