zorg1000 said:
zumnupy10 said:
IamAwsome said:
Zero999 said:
ethomaz said:
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Zero999 said:
omg, what are these people drinking?
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What?
Nintendo sells the standalone Pad in Japan close to $190... that the retail price... the replace using the warranty plus giving the old Pad is $85 in US.
Yeah... the Pad is funcking expensive... Wii U is sold at loss due that component.
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wrong, and the price it is sold separetely is irrelevant. nintendo could sell the controller at $1000 and it would be just as obvious that it costs a MAXIMUN of $70 to manufacture.
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I agree with this, the Wii U's Pad could retail for $80 bucks, and they would break even. Controllers are always sold at a high profit margin. I don't know what gives people the impression that the GamePad is so expensive when it's filled with ancient tech.
OT: I don't see how these consoles could retail for anything under $425 without taking a loss. If they want to match the Wii U price point, they'll come out better having a monthly subscription plan.
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Why is everybody assuming that Sony and MS won't take losses ?
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To my knowledge every console by Sony/MS have sold at a loss, obviosly they wont want to take a PS3 size loss but 50-100 loss per unit sounds reasonable to me. I doubt we will see a $349 priced console unless its severely gimped but $399 I think is possible with a $449-499 premium sku.
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If they want their consoles to be competitive in the market, they will need to take losses.
$399 will probably be the price of both consoles. But I wouldn't doubt the possibility of Sony or MS making cheaper consoles without the BD drive for exemple.
