ironmanDX said:
GamersAreTrash said:
ironmanDX said:
Andrespetmonkey said:
ironmanDX said:
If it costs $500 to sell it at the same price would be a massive loss...One Sony just can not afford. A small loss they could but not a large one. It must cost a fortune to assemble millions of these things...
Do you think there will be more than one bundle? Say $450 and $499? Or $399-499 maybe?
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If it costs $500 to manufacture and sells at two prices, $399 and $499, that would be a small loss. PS3 profits, PS4 software/services profits, and potentially even Vita profits could cover that, or at the very least make it bearable.
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If it costs $500ish in parts alone, selling for $499 is a moderate loss. $399 is a big one....
Manufacturing the console will cost millions and millions. The amount of money it would cost for the salaries and factories to run would be a lot. Especially if paying another company to do it! Shipping, as you have said, is minimal to a company like Sony. But Advertising, e3 and the ps4 reveal type things like the assembly of the console will cost millions too.
Is the Vita actually profiting? That would help Sony a lot if it is!!
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Well, assuming Sony sells approximately 10 mill PS4 in the first year, that would be more than a $1 billion loss from just the hardware. The loss will probably be offset by software & accesory sales.
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Not likely. It is the beginning of the gen, a 10 million install base isn't enough for them or anyone else. The offset from software and accessories wouldn't be enough. It could take years like the ps3 did.
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Well, I understand that sales from software and accessories wouldn't be enough to offset all the loses, but it'll help in reducing the losses until manufacturing costs come down.
