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Blu Ray drives will skyrocket the PS3 price
Sony's decision to equip the Playstation 3 with a blu-ray drive is one that makes the console future-proof. However it also has its downsides:
If the PS3 would be available in the first half of 2006, the cost at Sony's side would be aprox. 100 dollar per console, to equip it with the drive!
And as the discs can hold up to 25gb a layer, this is a big decision to make. Hopefully the cost at the customers' side will be minimal, or just maybe the drives might be cheaper than expected.
BLU RAY drives for the Playstation 3 will cost Sony a small fortune. It turns out that at the release of the console in the first half of 2006, Sony will have to pay more than $100 per drive it builds in Playstation 3. This is a lot of money, because even in retail you can buy a DVD +RW drive for less than $50 now. This means that Microsoft can get it much cheaper than $50, maybe even half that price, due to the enormous quantity it needs to buy for millions of XboX 360 consoles.
If the PS3 would be available in the first half of 2006, the cost at Sony's side would be aprox. 100 dollar per console, to equip it with the drive!
And as the discs can hold up to 25gb a layer, this is a big decision to make. Hopefully the cost at the customers' side will be minimal, or just maybe the drives might be cheaper than expected.
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