SegataSanshiro said: I recall the PS2 chip cost Sony $27 to put in PS3 at the time so easy to see why they cut it. |
That is just the chip cost which doesn't account for the extra expenditure on PCB+traces, power delivery, controllers and so on which all add up.
The PS1 chip in the PS2 was essentially free as it replaced the job of another chip anyway.
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