Mmanufacturing cost of the PS3 vs. 360. repost?

[Kunmui]

Got it from eetimes.com

Optical drive and manufacturing costs.

 

[whomeohno]

It is but how did they did the math it shows it as a positive.

Holy mobo costs. Hopfully they can cut the costs down in that area.

 

[kburg2516]

I had heard the 360 was still losing money but I have no idea for sure.

 

[Kunmui]

MS makes the 360s in Mexico, right?

That would be a good reason CoP is so low.

 

[E.A.]

I'm assuming it's an average between the percentage of 60gb ($600) and 20gb ($500) systems being released.

$805- $500 = $305

$805- $600 = $205

$240 works out to approximately 47% of the release units being 20gb, and 53% being 60gb.

 

[dapo00777]

hahahah sony

 

[SexyIAm]

Of course the optical drive for 360 is going to be cheap. DVDs have been out since 99-00.

 

[Kyleee]

The 360 is moving to a 65nm process early next year (January), which will really reduce the cost of 360 even further (more chips per wafer). I fully expect a price drop by no later than May 2007.

Also, those costs don't include the cost of shipping, packaging, cables and manuals included in the box, etc. I would guess the 360 after all costs makes a tiny, tiny profit, or a very small loss.

The PS3's loss per console is even greater than that chart shows after you include the same additional costs. I doubt we see a PS3 price drop for at least 2 years. The technology is just too prohibitively expensive for Sony to have much price flexibility anytime soon.