When it launched late in 2006 it was estimated that every PlayStation 3 console cost Sony around $805 to manufacture. The retail price of the console was $599, which meant that Sony was losing about $206 on every console sold.<\/p>\n
It’s common knowledge that consoles are often sold at below their cost price. This is because the likes of Sony and Microsoft make money off game sales and licensing fees.<\/p>\n
Therefore, it benefits console manufacturers to sell lots of consoles, even if they lose money on each sale. More consoles simply equate to higher software sales.<\/p>\n
Now that the console is selling for $299, iSuppli estimates that the total manufacturing cost is around $336 per unit. This means that Sony is effectively losing $37 on every console, which compared to its situation at launch, is not too bad.<\/p>\n
This of course is the base cost, and does not take into account other costs such as marketing, royalties, box content and other expenses.<\/p>\n
Before the introduction of the PS3 Slim the console cost an estimated $450 to manufacture. Selling at $399, Sony was losing around $50 on every sale. This means that despite the recent price cut of $100 Sony has managed to reduce its per unit losses on every PS3.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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