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EricHiggin on 07 October 2025
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Chris Hu said:
EricHiggin said:

Tariffs are going to add some cost, but nothing compared to the savings of mass manufacturing. This is part of the reason why PS5 can remain cheaper. They're still having parts mass manufactured for them due to strong sales, so the pricing for those PS5 parts remains very low.

Non mass manufacturing vs mass manufacturing, can cut the cost of parts for a product in half. Now MS shouldn't be facing quite a doubling in price due to far less parts being needed because of very poor sales, but it's going to be considerably more expensive than it was back when XB Series sales were decent.

The main way Sony is keeping manufacturing cost down is not by making more of them but by making constant revisions and using cheaper parts on newer consoles.  Downgrading also works with the decrease in the HDD size on the PS5 slim digital version being the latest example.  Other downgrades that saved them money is removing backwards compatibility on the PS3 and then turning the last version of the PS3 into a manual top loading disc drive instead of a slot drive.   

Why doesn't MS do that with XB Series?



PS1   - ! - We must build a console that can alert our enemies.

PS2  - @- We must build a console that offers online living room gaming.

PS3   - #- We must build a console that’s powerful, social, costs and does everything.

PS4   - $- We must build a console that’s affordable, charges for services, and pumps out exclusives.

PRO  -%-We must build a console that's VR ready, checkerboard upscales, and sells but a fraction of the money printer.

PS5   - ^ -We must build a console that’s a generational cross product, with RT lighting, and price hiking.

PRO  -&- We must build a console that Super Res upscales and continues the cost increases.