Sony: Surcharge for PS3
As is the case with the introduction of next-generation consoles, the PS3 is only making a loss for the time being.
The surcharge, expressed in numbers, means that it is calculated that Sony will have to make a loss of $ 20 per piece for the 307GB version, and about $ 60 for the 231GB version. It is worth mentioning here that the current price of the console is $ 499 and $ 599, depending on equipment.
Of the PlayStation 3 components, the $ 89 Cell processor, NVIDIA’s $ 129 graphics controller and the Blu-ray optical drive itself are the biggest releases for Sony.
In contrast, rival Xbox 360, when it began marketing a year ago, suffered a "mere" $ 153 loss - piece by piece - of course, and then the situation reversed, so much so that it currently generates about $ 76 in profit for each copy sold.
It’s also worth mentioning the Nintendo Wii, which debuted last week and produced positive results already at the launch, as its $ 237,50 price far outweighs the cost of production, which is about $ 200. Of course, this gaming machine is far from as much as the Xbox 360 and PS3, so the use of more modest technology and the lack of some basic features - think here For DVD playback Allowed Nintendo the already financially favorable premiere.
