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Title: Microssoft loses lots of $ per xbox
Post by: 240 is Back on July 05, 2009, 08:24:04 PM

http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home/article/107263/consumer-electronics-teardowns.html

interesting...

Title: Re: Microssoft loses lots of $ per xbox
Post by: MB_722 on July 05, 2009, 08:52:00 PM

cool link thansk

Title: Re: Microssoft loses lots of $ per xbox
Post by: HammerThePro on October 19, 2009, 05:55:56 PM

Wow they just dropped the MSRP to $250 too

Title: Re: Microssoft loses lots of $ per xbox
Post by: 240 is Back on October 20, 2009, 06:18:18 PM

Quote from: HammerThePro on October 19, 2009, 05:55:56 PM

Wow they just dropped the MSRP to $250 too

they gotta be getting killed on an elective item like that. nobody NEEDS an xbox.

Title: Re: Microssoft loses lots of $ per xbox
Post by: Samourai Pizzacat on November 28, 2009, 10:03:43 AM

Isn't this very old news? Sony does this as well, only Nintendo seems to make a few quid off their consoles.

Title: Re: Microssoft loses lots of $ per xbox
Post by: loco on December 07, 2009, 08:52:53 AM

Yup, the PlayStation 3 initially cost around $805.85 to $840.35 to produce, but sold for only $499 to $599.  So Sony was losing about $250 per unit sold.

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/746/746482p1.html
http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/action/insomniacshooter/news.html?sid=6149470