Posted by WinField on 02/22/07 02:12

Brenden D. Chase wrote:
> "Winfield" <doghouse@operamail.com> wrote in message
> news:io0Dh.3687$6L3.688@newsfe08.phx...
>
>>JoJo#1MSFanboy wrote:
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>>>It's [PS3: Edit] simply not selling near as well as the PS2. Not even
>>>close.
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>>http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=37771
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>>- winf
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> "Cost is the more interesting one of the two mainly because price is
> artificial, almost every console maker subsidizes the initial cost of a
> console in order to sell more. The PS3 was stupidly expensive at $600, but
> even at that, Sony was eating about $200 putting the cost at around $800.
> They plan to make it up by getting a kickback of $10-15 per game sold, so if
> the buyer buys 15 or so games over the life of the console, Sony will break
> even."
>
> You dont think that's possible??

Yes, it's possible. Even probable.

Then there's the Blu-ray movie playback potential of the PS3 in the mix,
in addition to being just a gaming console.

There's a lot of gamesmanship to be played out here. On both sides.


- winf

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