Sony gets closer to making a profit on each PS3
NewsPosted 08/02/2010 - 2:03pm GMT
Is now losing $18 per unit.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Sony Computer Entertainment is edging ever closer to making a profit on each PS3 console sale, with the latest figure reducing the loss on each unit sold to only $18.
Sony estimates that by 2011 it will be making a profit on each PS3 console sold. At launch it was estimated Sony was losing approximately $250 on each PS3 console sold, even with the high $599 price point.
Via Kotaku
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Also as I pointed out this is a different model with different costs and also we don't see their management reports, I don't think anyone outside the company does to be fair, so to say they are full of crap is a bit of a cheap shot considering the amount of variables that need to be considered.
As the article says, "Precise manufacturing costs aren't known". So to put a lot of stock in the precise $18 figure might be quite a rash move.
Clockpunk@ Karlius
Although I may be a relatively new member, but guys - don't let the troll fanbois tear the community apart - that is all they exist for. And, as Neon and the guys said in the anniversary podcast, with no commnity, there really is no site. And I joined for the lols (and podcast punishments... ;)). And I like it here, on a British gaming site, dammit!
Karlius@ II-Rossco-II
MS advertisement sucks equally as much as Sony. Generally hate the stupid he said, she said, we did, you did, bull sh!t that keeps coming from the two companies. It's Sony's turn this week. Come back next week when MS return the favour.
II-Rossco-II@ Karlius
Why in every post i read about you karlius do you cry/whine/complain about people either upsetting you or arguing about how bad the sony are??
Karlius
However like I said I'm talking directly to a person who writes interesting stuff sometimes on the verge of controversial which is brilliant for discussion. So my beefs not with you lol.
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El-Dev@ Karlius
No, that day you were up to your antics. Calling people twats and fanboys and generally not being very nice. Though in fairness you seem to have cut that behaviour out a good bit now, well done.
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I however see the best in most and think there are a core set of people here that seems to grow daily with more gamers joining the ranks weekly and not just those that talk a good game. I rip the piss out of Richard sometimes for not playing games. In reality Richard plays a load of games he's not as committed as myself and some of our friends playing to completion but non the less in reality he does follow the scene and plays a lot of games on multi platforms.
TD is a good tool if used well. I remember as a new user El Dev miss used the system and I pointed that out, since then I think we have good banter but I like reading your posts as they're always interesting. At the moment there's two other fanboys "Recon" and "Doomed89" dishing out TD that's right I worked it out lolnot difficult. Doomed however typically only TD in his own thread or one he writes in where as Recon TD anyone who says anything remotely anti Sony without responding. Rickitis this includes your hilarious "Close but no Cigar" comment.
TD for comedy posts or even constructive debate are retarded. If I think something and you think something else raise a point. I and everyone else is interested in valued comments. It enriches the site.
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too bad ps3 is catching up despite this, more people are starting to realise the extra costs they need to put to make the xbox match ps3 and yet it will still never have a blu-ray player.