haxxiy said:
Well, we also have a reliable estimate that the XSX's BOM is $460 - $520. Unless MS is spending their bucks on another Kinect or some exotic RAM solution (which, to be fair, has happened in the past), it doesn't seem like Sony is buying anything ressembling or exceeding a ~ 360 - 400 mm2 APU. This is broadly consisent with what leaks have stated about these consoles (as in being fairly similar except for a larger GPU on the XSX). |
460 to 520 is Zhuge estimation, not a confirmation . Also Sony usually pay less due to some parts are manufactured by Sony it self, and Sony also has better bargaining. There are others X factor that we still don't know. For example there are other bargaining beside money could happen behind the scene like tech bargaining, patent bargain, long term research and other bargaining payment that could happen. Beside Zhuge considered PS5 as high end along with Xbox X, while lockhart low to mid. I can assure you both will be the same. Also 9.2 teraflop are not possible in every way . Bigger APU is much more cheaper then small but faster. Especially on console.
