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

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.   

Not all b/c just PS2 in the early days. All PS3 models still have PS1 b/c. 

PS1 backwards compatibility did not require additional internal components to work that is why all PS3 models can play PS1 games.



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

Why doesn't MS do that with XB Series?

Because they have the Series S.  The original X Box got at least one revision where they decreased the size of the HDD.  The 360 had a ton of revisions some of them where due to the RROD fiasco and the X1 had at least a couple revisions.  Playstation always has more revisions than consoles made by their competitors even though the PS Vita wasn't selling well even it got a revision not to mention they tried to extent its life with the Playstation TV but that failed even harder than the Vita itself.

Because MS has a cheaper model this gen? So does SNY, the PS5 Digital.

Series S also started with 512GB then went up to 1TB. Series X is up to 2TB now is it not?

Why doesn't MS cut costs with parts and revisions like SNY is doing so the hardware pricing can be cheaper?

Maybe if XB tried harder and actually cared about their hardware, they could keep their prices down like SNY with PS5.

Fingers being pointed at the Trump tariffs when the main reason has been MS disregard for their hardware and consumers wallets.



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.