makingmusic476 said:
Sony is a CE manufacturer. It's their area of expertise. It's the same reason that XBL is so advanced compared to the PSN. MS = software, Sony = hardware. The fact that most of Sony's manufacturing is done in-house (Blu-Ray drives, etc.) whereas MS's manufacturer is almost exclusively 3rd party (BenQ disc drives, etc.) helps to keep costs down as well. Also, because Sony uses more advanced technology, their expenses have more room to fall. For example, DVD drives can't get much cheaper than they already are, but Blu-Ray drive costs have been droppign like made as mass production ramps up. It's estimated that Sony already cut over $400 off of the initial manufacturing costs of the ps3 because of things like this. |
Absolutely agree with that. On top of all the reports of shrinking Cell and RSX and reducing costs AFTER they dropped the price the first time.
