Playstation 3 Cost Reduction Difficult; $521,600,000.00 Lost so Far
Ouch. According to The Daily Tech, Sony is taking quite the loss on each Playstation 3 manufactured. In fact, according to them they are losing $241 per 60GB console sold and $307 per 20GB Sold. Doing some simple math, with over 2 Million consoles shipped worldwide, and assuming shipment breakdowns of 60 GB/20 GB are 70/30.
(70% Sold are 60GB x Cost) + (30% Sold are 20GB x Cost) = $337,400,000+$184,200,000 = $521,600,000.00.
That’s quite the loss.
On top of this news, is the fact that the CEO and President of SCEA, Jack Tretton, as stated that cost reduction on the console itself is going to be difficult. Sony could be in for some serious trouble.
DailyTech - SCEA CEO Says PS3 Will be “Difficult to Cost Reduce”
