superchunk said:
That is everyone's folly. It its 12th year it won't have reached 95m let alone 102.49. PS3 is not PS2 or PS1. It has a major component that will likely prevent it from being profitable enough at low production runs to be at a $99 price point. The CELL is not owned by Sony anymore and I don't think it can be futher reduced in die size. Thus no more capability exists to reduce its raw costs. Kinda a reason Sony moved to more general platforms for processing in its portable and home console lines. |
99 might be impossible, but a 149.99 should be realistic.
I see no reason killing it, given the more PS out in the world the more PSN users the more digital sales the more PS+ subscribers the more controllers and what not sold. More markets with PS brand awareness more PS owners looking to upgrade to PS4 in the distant future.
It could equate to it being barely breaking even on the consoel yet overall very lucrative keeping it going, for gods sake PS2 got Fifa 14
Is there any idea what the superslim costs are ?
