PS3 production cost cut could reach up to US$ 100
Here’s yet another reason why there could be a PS3 price cut in the near future: Blue-ray diodes are not only getting cheaper, but they’re being produced in increasing quantity as well – so much that Taiwan-based game console makers are predicting no less than a US$ 100 production price cut of Sony‘s shiny black console, as Yen Tin Cheng and Adam Hwang of Digitimes reports.
With Sony Shiraishi Semiconductor’s announcement of expanding its monthly production capacity of blue-violet laser diodes to 1.7 million (as well as beginning production of 240mW blue-violet laser diodes), it’s not hard to connect the dots: increase in supply means decrease in price, which should affect the PS3’s production price tag a hefty 0’s worth.
It’s also something to note that besides this potential drop, the Xbox 360 Elite’s production cost has dropped down to 3.30, based on latest estimates by iSuppli, a research firm, which could mean that price drop we’ve been waiting for can’t be all just wishful thinking.
And for your reading convenience, we’ve attached the production cost breakdown of both the Sony PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360 Elite.
PS3 and Xbox 360 Elite Breakdown of production costs:
Item PS3 (60 GB version) Xbox 360 Elite
Motherboard, CPU, 352 204
graphics processor,
chipset, etc.
Hard Disk Drive 125 19.45
Power supply 54 43
Bluetooth, 19.60 N/A
802.11 b/g
network modules
Other components 150.50 N/A
Chassis and related 61.75 25.25
Assembly 40 6.10
Total cost 840.35 323.30
Retail price 599 399
Will the PS3 ever get its price cut we’ve all been waiting for? Updates as they happen!
Here’s yet another reason why there could be a PS3 price cut in the near future: Blue-ray diodes are not only getting cheaper, but they’re being produced in increasing quantity as well – so much that Taiwan-based game console makers are predicting no less than a US$ 100 production price cut of Sony‘s shiny black console, as Yen Tin Cheng and Adam Hwang of Digitimes reports.
With Sony Shiraishi Semiconductor’s announcement of expanding its monthly production capacity of blue-violet laser diodes to 1.7 million (as well as beginning production of 240mW blue-violet laser diodes), it’s not hard to connect the dots: increase in supply means decrease in price, which should affect the PS3’s production price tag a hefty 0’s worth.
It’s also something to note that besides this potential drop, the Xbox 360 Elite’s production cost has dropped down to 3.30, based on latest estimates by iSuppli, a research firm, which could mean that price drop we’ve been waiting for can’t be all just wishful thinking.
And for your reading convenience, we’ve attached the production cost breakdown of both the Sony PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360 Elite.
PS3 and Xbox 360 Elite Breakdown of production costs:
Item PS3 (60 GB version) Xbox 360 Elite
Motherboard, CPU, 352 204
graphics processor,
chipset, etc.
Hard Disk Drive 125 19.45
Power supply 54 43
Bluetooth, 19.60 N/A
802.11 b/g
network modules
Other components 150.50 N/A
Chassis and related 61.75 25.25
Assembly 40 6.10
Total cost 840.35 323.30
Retail price 599 399
Will the PS3 ever get its price cut we’ve all been waiting for? Updates as they happen!
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