Why PS4 'Neo' is a natural evolution of the console cycle

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aLkaLiNE said:

Ruler said:

Sony or any console manufacture make 0% profit of the console unit sales themselves. 

Sony does it for the loyal fans who are ethusiasts on their console, just like with any hobby or product

Sonys made profit off the hardware for PS4 since almost day one. At launch, tear down estimates had the console pegged at $381 excluding any royalty or licensing fees but including logistics. I'm certain within the first year the console was sold at a profit.

Pretty much this.

 

It was stated that the PS4 was actually launched at a profit, and as tech got stronger and Sony not lowering the price for quite a while, those profits increased.  The X1 was also priced to sell at a profit, but they had to cut the price due to lagging behind in sales.

 

The architecture for these consoles is very simple and cheap to make when compared to previous gen installments.  The PS4.5 will be underpowered for its time just as the PS4 was claimed to be (I am not going all PC elitist here, that is another topic) in the eyes of the public because they will once again price it where they make a profit, but build it not to be insanely expensive.

 

It is the start of a very bad console cycle for the consumer if this becomes the norm, and I refuse to support it.