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Re:PS4 hack: Fail0verflow demonstrate Linux and Steam runnin... by zanny on Saturday December 31, 2016 @07:37PM (#13294057)
Interestingly enough, none of the consoles in the most recent generation (PS4 / Xbone / WiiU) were ever sold at a loss leader price. They were all profitable at their release prices (400 / 500 / 300) from the get go.
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Re:PS4 hack: Fail0verflow demonstrate Linux and Steam runnin... by gild on Saturday December 31, 2016 @08:41PM (#13294245)
Source? I seem to recall that the WiiU was sold at a loss from the get-go, but I may be confusing that from around a year later when they cut the price down to $250.
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Re:PS4 hack: Fail0verflow demonstrate Linux and Steam runnin... by qbrass on Sunday January 01, 2017 @12:53AM (#13294849)
The hardware cost less than the retail price, but they had to recoup development costs. They claimed that the purchase of just one game was enough to make the console purchase profitable.
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Re:PS4 hack: Fail0verflow demonstrate Linux and Steam runnin... by ekianjo on Sunday January 01, 2017 @02:16AM (#13294979)
The WiiU hardware is previous generation class of hardware and nothing it uses would cost the price they sell it for. Same thing for the Wii at the time, it was never sold at loss.
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Re:PS4 hack: Fail0verflow demonstrate Linux and Steam runnin... by mynameisvlad on Sunday January 01, 2017 @03:58AM (#13295162)
> it was never sold at loss.

That is incorrect: http://www.theverge.com/2012/10/25/3552686/nintendo-wii-u-lo...

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Re:PS4 hack: Fail0verflow demonstrate Linux and Steam runnin... by jsnell on Sunday January 01, 2017 @11:30AM (#13296192)
The PS4 hardware became profitable after about 6 months, at launch it was described roughly as a loss that'd be offset by the buyer also getting a PS Plus subscription.
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