Intrinsic said:
Panicradio said:
Reportedly, in 2013 Sony had a $45 profit on each console sold when the PS4 was $399, yet alone comparing to manufacturing costs. That should be some reliable data to be able to find Sony's profit today.
Source: https://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1320199&image_number=1
I am from Germany, I don't think we've had any price tag just in the near of €199 since 2013. At least to me, Sony is still selling the PS4 at a above average price tag here, between €279 (not for the PRO, though) and €449 for bundles. The PRO, unless discounted, is still being sold between €349 and €399. And that's €.
Sony is probably making the best money right now.
EDIT and sort of correction of myself: Right now the two biggest retailers in Germany are selling the standalone 500GB Slim at €199, the standalone 1TB PRO (no bundle) at €299. But that's got to be the very first time I have ever seen it that low.
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From my most recent BOM assessment
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2013 PS4 |
TODAYs PS4 |
| HDD |
$23 |
$16 |
| BRDrive |
$25 |
$20 |
| RAM |
$62 |
$28 |
| APU |
$121 |
$55 |
| Other |
$126 |
$75 - $100 |
| TOTAL |
$357 |
$194 - $219 |
So yh, I guess its safe t assume sony is making alot of money on each unit right now.
It should be noted that at this point even the use of 7nm fabrication won't result in much of a drop. Thats because there are a number f things that just can't really et any lower. So 7nm will only bring about a further $40 or so price reduction (APU, Ram and Other will be the only things that et cheaper) which means the lowest price we may see of the PS4 is around $169 at some pint in the future.
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Thank you for that update on it. 🙂 So, then, approximately, Sony is still [only] making something between 45€ and 95€ profit on each standalone console being sold (not the PRO). But figuring profits from PSN subscriptions and at least from 1 game being sold along, well, yeah, Sony's revenue must be in good shape. 🙂
