Sony losing mad loot on each PS3
Posted Nov 16th 2006 4:52PM by
Paul Miller
Filed under:
Gaming
We all knew Sony was
dropping a fair
bit of cash on each PS3 sold, but we suppose we got a bit too hung up on the resultant pricetags -- the
notorious $499 and $599 SKUs -- to give the actual losses much of a thought. Well, worry not Sony,
iSuppli's got your back. Turns out Sony will be losing change to the tune of $241.35 for every "premium" (WiFi and 60GB HDD) console, and a whoppin' $306.85 for the bargain-basement 20 gigger. In comparison, Microsoft loses $75.70 per 360 it sells, while Nintendo is laughing all the way to the bank with a profit per Wii sold. Just in case you missed it the first time around, or fell off your chair and forgot what you were reading about
: Sony will
lose the equivalent (or more) to the retail price of a competing console every time a cash register rings up a PS3 sale this holiday. We suppose it's for the best, then, that Sony
won't have a whole lot of 'em to hand out, since we're sure Sony's own costs will start to drop as production really ramps up next year. Be sure to peep the read link for a full breakdown of the costs.