Was considering a PS3 in a month or two, after my finances recover from Christmas etc. However just seen this: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7848591.stm which reckons Japanese consumer electronics prices are set to rise due to the strength of the Yen. Does this mean the cost of a PS3 is likely to rise in this country?
PS3 price rise?
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Unlike most consumer electronics, the PS3 itself isn't where the profit comes from; it's the games that make the money.
While things like televisions are a one off sale and therefore need to make the most of that profit margin, the PS3 needs to get into peoples' houses so Sony can bring in the profit from games and therefore that profit margin isn't so important. It has been sold at a loss since release (may just about be breaking even now) so i don't see how continuing to sell it at a loss for a while longer will be impossible.
It may put back the price drop, but i very much doubt we'll see a price rise.
While things like televisions are a one off sale and therefore need to make the most of that profit margin, the PS3 needs to get into peoples' houses so Sony can bring in the profit from games and therefore that profit margin isn't so important. It has been sold at a loss since release (may just about be breaking even now) so i don't see how continuing to sell it at a loss for a while longer will be impossible.
It may put back the price drop, but i very much doubt we'll see a price rise.
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I think the most likely scenario is they'll sweeten the price by including more stuff, an extra couple of games, an HDMI lead, a Bluetooth Remote, stuff like that.
I mean on a per-unit basis. Last i heard when they introduced the 80gig they were losing around £15 per unit, i don't find it unfeasible that production costs have fallen by that amount since then.
Overall they've lost millions, especially if you take R&D into account.
Sony still make some money out of blu-ray sales being part owner of the technology and a publisher. It's one of the main reasons they went with blu-ray in the PS3; get players in the home to make it more likely blu-ray would succeed over HD-DVD.
The PS4 wasnt planned for release until 2013 anyway(which has been stated by Sony several times)
the economic climate will kill off the PS3 if anything - not in particular the high cost, which I personally think was the right thing to do at the time of release (include the BR drive and the cell cpu)
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