Sony loses on PS3 pricing

By Staff -- Purchasing, 12/14/2006 2:00:00 AM

Sony Corp. is losing more than $300 for every PlayStation 3 it sells. According to a “teardown analysis” by iSuppli, the materials and manufacturing cost of the PlayStation 3 is $805.85 for the 20 GB version and $840.35 for the 60 GB version. “Materials and manufacturing costs for the 20 GB model exceed the suggested retail price of $499 by a total of $306.85,” iSuppli said in its report.

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