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Sony loses a ton on each sold PS3
Gamespot is reporting that apparently, Sony is losing quite a lot of money on each Playstation3 that gets sold
Meanwhile, Microsoft lost about $126 on each Xbox360 Premium Pack in the beginning. Quite a difference with Sony loosing between $240 and $300 on each PS3. Also, the losses on each PS3 do not include the costs for A/V cables, power cord, or Sixaxis controller that come bundled with both models of the PS3 nor the Will Ferrell comedy Talledega Nights Blu-Ray disc.
Estimates are that currently, Microsoft is earning about $75.70 on each sold Xbox360.
According to the study, the hardware for the 20-gigabyte PS3 costs $805.85 alone--$306.85 more than the stated list price of $499. The 60GB model hardware costs $840.35, $241.35 more than the $599 sticker price Sony announced at the Electronic Entertainment Expo earlier this year. (Note: Sony did not announce price points of $499.99 and $599.99 at E3, although some retailers list the consoles' prices as such.)
Meanwhile, Microsoft lost about $126 on each Xbox360 Premium Pack in the beginning. Quite a difference with Sony loosing between $240 and $300 on each PS3. Also, the losses on each PS3 do not include the costs for A/V cables, power cord, or Sixaxis controller that come bundled with both models of the PS3 nor the Will Ferrell comedy Talledega Nights Blu-Ray disc.
Estimates are that currently, Microsoft is earning about $75.70 on each sold Xbox360.
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NINJAFISH
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NINJAFISH
Who said their going to win? Sony is in debt big time, and software sales aren't going that well.
You know what would have been a crazy strategy, if they had made a $300 console, and sold it for $75. Same loss, but I bet everyone would buy one and almost guarantee 100% market saturation.