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McClaren on 03 June 2009
coolbeans said:
Carl2291 said:
Id say it will cost about $100 at retail.


I'll probably agree that'll be the price also, $125 at the most IMO.

Microsoft make you pay $100 just for a Wi-Fi plug in. I expect $150.



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Cougarman on 03 June 2009
Millennium said:
PSEye x2: $30 each
Duct Tape: $5/roll
Total: $65

Yeah; I could see $70. That would give them a little bit of a profit margin.

duct tape for $5? where do you shop? i could buy one for 99 cents at 99 cent store



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Millennium on 03 June 2009
Cougarman said:
Millennium said:
PSEye x2: $30 each
Duct Tape: $5/roll
Total: $65

Yeah; I could see $70. That would give them a little bit of a profit margin.

duct tape for $5? where do you shop? i could buy one for 99 cents at 99 cent store

In more seriousness, if you consider the retail of the PSEye at $30, and figure that the two Natal cameras will probably be at about that level each, it's possible to start zeroing in on the upper bound for a  cost to build (Sony is, after all, unlikely to price the Eye as a loss leader). Add in a basic range finder and a decent mike, and you might be able to get something that could sell for $70.

The duct tape was a fudge factor and a reference to jokes about a certain other system.



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Strategyking92 on 03 June 2009
Millennium said:
Cougarman said:
Millennium said:
PSEye x2: $30 each
Duct Tape: $5/roll
Total: $65

Yeah; I could see $70. That would give them a little bit of a profit margin.

duct tape for $5? where do you shop? i could buy one for 99 cents at 99 cent store

In more seriousness, if you consider the retail of the PSEye at $30, and figure that the two Natal cameras will probably be at about that level each, it's possible to start zeroing in on the upper bound for a  cost to build (Sony is, after all, unlikely to price the Eye as a loss leader). Add in a basic range finder and a decent mike, and you might be able to get something that could sell for $70.

The duct tape was a fudge factor and a reference to jokes about a certain other system.

The ds phat?



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pbroy on 03 June 2009
Strategyking92 said:
Millennium said:
Cougarman said:
Millennium said:
PSEye x2: $30 each
Duct Tape: $5/roll
Total: $65

Yeah; I could see $70. That would give them a little bit of a profit margin.

duct tape for $5? where do you shop? i could buy one for 99 cents at 99 cent store

In more seriousness, if you consider the retail of the PSEye at $30, and figure that the two Natal cameras will probably be at about that level each, it's possible to start zeroing in on the upper bound for a  cost to build (Sony is, after all, unlikely to price the Eye as a loss leader). Add in a basic range finder and a decent mike, and you might be able to get something that could sell for $70.

The duct tape was a fudge factor and a reference to jokes about a certain other system.

The ds phat?

No, the GameCube

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Strategyking92 on 03 June 2009
pbroy said:
Strategyking92 said:
Millennium said:
Cougarman said:
Millennium said:
PSEye x2: $30 each
Duct Tape: $5/roll
Total: $65

Yeah; I could see $70. That would give them a little bit of a profit margin.

duct tape for $5? where do you shop? i could buy one for 99 cents at 99 cent store

In more seriousness, if you consider the retail of the PSEye at $30, and figure that the two Natal cameras will probably be at about that level each, it's possible to start zeroing in on the upper bound for a  cost to build (Sony is, after all, unlikely to price the Eye as a loss leader). Add in a basic range finder and a decent mike, and you might be able to get something that could sell for $70.

The duct tape was a fudge factor and a reference to jokes about a certain other system.

The ds phat?

No, the GameCube

I don't think the gamecube is two N64's duct taped together.



And that's the only thing I need is *this*. I don't need this or this. Just this PS4... And this gaming PC. - The PS4 and the Gaming PC and that's all I need... And this Xbox 360. - The PS4, the Gaming PC, and the Xbox 360, and that's all I need... And these PS3's. - The PS4, and these PS3's, and the Gaming PC, and the Xbox 360... And this Nintendo DS. - The PS4, this Xbox 360, and the Gaming PC, and the PS3's, and that's all *I* need. And that's *all* I need too. I don't need one other thing, not one... I need this. - The Gaming PC and PS4, and Xbox 360, and thePS3's . Well what are you looking at? What do you think I'm some kind of a jerk or something! - And this. That's all I need.

Obligatory dick measuring Gaming Laptop Specs: Sager NP8270-GTX: 17.3" FULL HD (1920X1080) LED Matte LC, nVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M, Intel Core i7-4700MQ, 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3, 750GB SATA II 3GB/s 7,200 RPM Hard Drive

pbroy on 03 June 2009
Strategyking92 said:
pbroy said:
Strategyking92 said:
Millennium said:
Cougarman said:
Millennium said:
PSEye x2: $30 each
Duct Tape: $5/roll
Total: $65

Yeah; I could see $70. That would give them a little bit of a profit margin.

duct tape for $5? where do you shop? i could buy one for 99 cents at 99 cent store

In more seriousness, if you consider the retail of the PSEye at $30, and figure that the two Natal cameras will probably be at about that level each, it's possible to start zeroing in on the upper bound for a  cost to build (Sony is, after all, unlikely to price the Eye as a loss leader). Add in a basic range finder and a decent mike, and you might be able to get something that could sell for $70.

The duct tape was a fudge factor and a reference to jokes about a certain other system.

The ds phat?

No, the GameCube

I don't think the gamecube is two N64's duct taped together.

2 GameCubes = Wii

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