| ChichiriMuyo said: You mean, sorta like the PS3 is doing? Reports already indicate that Sony has halved the cost of the machine since its launch and they haven't come close to finishing the cost cutting process. They are still using 65nm cells and 90nm RSXs, but intend to drop those to 45nm and 65nm in the near enough future. By sometime next year at the latest, every PS3 will be sold at a profit. So, again, how is the PS3 any different from any of Sony's other systems? |
No reports actually by sony themselves.
Besides that what makes it any different? Blu-ray and being a multimedia device is the PS3's main focus. Not being a games system. Even when they start making a profit on it the PS3 it is likely going to be out of reach of your poorer countires persons budget and wouldn't be practical due to the fact that an HD Tv is neccessary to get anywhere near most of the value out of the system.
Not many people in poorer countries are going to have HD TVs and even richer countries have fairly low HD Adoption. The greater HD adoption in richer countries means it's likely the sales may be centered more in richer countries since most people in poorer countries can't even make use of more then half the systems capabilities and likely won't be within 5-6 years before Sony releases a new console. (The 10 year console obviously took into account the PS2 being a 7-8 year console.)
Well that and unlike something like the PSP PS3 games are HUGE. So you would need on top of the huge investment of the PS3, to drop in a mega harddrive to get any use out of it at all. Something that is going to be way cheaper and done more eaisly in 3rd world countries. I mean Heavenly sword had something like 10 Gigs of audio alone... and Heavenly Sword is a short ass game. Sure that doesn't stop the burning of games... but for that you need blu-ray burners which are also likely going to be well out of the price range of most poorer countries, and unlike the PS2 you couldn't sell a disc with many many game son it, just a few.
Making the benefits of piracy in the third world extremely limited. Further making it more likely for piracy to be centered among countries that could afford it more likely.
