Sony Slashes Production Cost Of PS3 In Half
Sony is happy this week after they were able to find a way of manufacturing the PS3 with less than half of what it usually takes. Sony usually spend $800 to build each PS3 – but they have worked things out to the point that they only need to spend $400.
Although most new consoles are sold at a loss in the initial months, companies are usually able to gradually reduce production costs as components become cheaper and manufacturing processes are streamlined. Nikko Citigroup’s Kota Ezawa has stated that thanks to the redesigned 40GB PS3 Sony has whittled down the amount it costs to manufacture its console from $800 to around $400.
Rumors are flying all over the internet that Microsoft may be planning on formatting the Xbox 360 for Blu-ray instead of the usual HD-DVD that they are known for. We would love to say that we know exactly if this is true or not.
Sony’s PSP is popular – but last year it always seemed to be trailing behind Nintendo’s DS. Sony has finally had enough and is teaming up with Skype to improve the PSP by adding an internet phone feature.
Don’t you hate it when you get your hopes up for something great only to have them dashed when it’s taken away from you? Well it seemed to be the job of the New York Times to do just that to us. The famed newspaper had printed a story stating that Nintendo would be making a way for the Wii to download full DS games.
