How long until a ps4 level $400 hybrid is possible?

[The_Liquid_Laser]

Conina said:

The_Liquid_Laser said:

The retail price is what this entire thread is about.  Sony would have no problems getting to a $400 price point for a hybrid.  That is my point.

Your points were that the same hardware will cost Sony less than Microsoft or Nintendo in manufacturing costs AND that Sony has no reservations about selling their hardware at a loss.

I agree to the second point but not to the first point.

Ok, I am going to explain this the best I can and hope you are asking sincerely.  (Some people like to argue for the sake of arguing, and I am not really down with that.)

Sony is an electronics giant, and they have a huge vertical monopoly.  This means that they own certain things that give them an advantage.  For example they own the Blue Ray format which means they can make anything with a Blue Ray drive cheaper than any other company.  In fact, they own so much, I could not even begin to tell you everything they own.  (That is why arguing the details of stuff like this is kind of dumb.)

It should not be surprising that large corporations like the big 3 console makers have resources, capital, that give them advantages.  Sony has the most advantages with hardware.  Microsoft has the most advantages with making software like an online service or operating system.  Nintendo has the most advantages with pairing unique hardware with their games.  This really just has to do with understanding how capitalism, and specifically capital, works.

So if you were asking sincerely, then this is the best answer I can give.  If you want to argue this stuff, then I'm done, because that is not why I'm here.  Some people on the internet can argue that the Sun is blue, and of course you cannot really argue with someone like that.  I hope you are not one of those people.

Last edited by The_Liquid_Laser - on 31 January 2018