In the same interview Sony Entertainment boss Kazuo Hirai had with Times Online which put a date on the Magic Wand, the man also revealed that they are still selling the Playstation 3 for less that it costs to make and ship it even after the 'Slim' revamp.

It's not all bad news as this is only true for the core hardware. The total package of console, peripherals and software, dubbed the 'PS3-Platform' does manage to deliver a profit to Sony abeit only since the last fiscal year.

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