Why do people think the Ps5 costs more to manufacture?!

[DonFerrari]

drkohler said:

Fei-Hung said:

Also, why not just put the psu outside for burn consoles if it saves heat and cost? Is there a reason why people prefer it all internal?

a) it requires extra casing

b) extra casing requires additional cooling solution

c) extra casing requires additional rfi certification

d) extra casing requires additional plugs/cables

e) extra casing requires additional supply chain management

Hint for you: Every time you see the word "additional", it means "adds costs to the product"

It is injeted plastic, I don't think it will cost as much as you think it will. And Not sure why you think it is extra casing just because it have a lot of curves and possibly a little more volume than Series X. We have plenty electronics with bigger size and oddier style still it isn't the plastic that make the cost grow.