PS5 is being sold at a loss (officially confirmed)

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Sogreblute said:

SKMBlake said:

I believe the PS4 Wasn't sold at a loss

The PS4 was sold at a loss on day 1. Its total build cost was $381, but the additional costs involved such as retailer margin etc... pushed the total cost for Sony over $399. Took a few months for them to make a profit on that price. https://t.co/NbOSqKjUhU https://t.co/k9sQfLxGiL

— Daniel Ahmad (@ZhugeEX) February 14, 2020

Also it seems Sony was taking at most a $60 loss per unit at launch. https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-09-20-sony-expects-to-recoup-playstation-4-hardware-loss-at-launch

Yeah but there is "loss by adding extra costs" and there is "loss by the sole production cost exceding it retail price", and the second one is way worse.