So from the looks of it the PS4 is going to be affordable?

[Galaki]

osed125 said:

Flanneryaug said:
The price of the parts does not equal the price at retail. The original 3DS had $100 of parts, and Nintendo was taking a loss at $170. The Vita has $160 of parts, and Sony is taking a minor loss or breaking even at $250.

Pretty much this. When including all things together (packaging, shipping, etc) then the price of the console increases a lot. You could add $100 more to get a better idea on how much it will cost at retail.

Oh come on now. PS4 is so powerful that it assembles itself. Everybody knows that.