ps3fanboy.com - 12/23/2008
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It's well known that Sony's latest console is a powerful, expensive piece of tech. When Sony launched the PS3, it lost over $200 on every unit sold -- in spite of its $600 price point. However, over time Sony has been able to reduce the costs of manufacturing the system, by removing PS2 ...
online.wsj.com - 12/29/2008
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online.wsj.com —
TOKYO -- For most of this year, Sony
Corp.'s PlayStation 3 videogame console seemed finally to be
taking off after a slow start. The PS3, trailing Nintendo Co.'s Wii and Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 consoles, was closing in on the No. 2 Xbox 360, with ...
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Hope Fades for PS3 as a Comeback Player
alleyinsider.com - 12/17/2008
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alleyinsider.com —
Reports that game publishers are already working on
a "PSP2" are flat-out false, Sony (SNE) executives say.
Speaking to SAI earlier today, Sony Director of Hardware Marketing John Koller said he's familiar with Internet reports PSP2 game ...
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Exclusive: Sony PSP2 Rumors Bogus, No New Handheld ...
businessweek.com - 12/23/2008
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PS3 Cheaper Than Ever to Make, Sony Still Losing Money on Every One [PS3]
Gizmodo —
... of $200 a pop. By stripping out over 1200 parts and features like PS2 backward-compatibility, Sony has cut their costs to just $445 per PlayStation 3. Which they sell for 400 bucks, meaning they still lose about $45 a system. That, friends, is why you didn't see a cheap PS3 for Christmas, and why you won't see one until deeper into next year at the earliest, even as the Xbox 360 outsold it 3-to-1 on Black Friday. [BusinessWeek via PlayStation Forums via PS3Fanboy]
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Sony could break even on PS3 in '09, finally get agressive with pricing
Joystiq —
... [Via PS3 Fanboy] Sony could break even on PS3 in '09, finally get agressive with pricing originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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