Re:Sony reveals PlayStation 5 details
by save_ferris on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @12:02PM
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not to mention vendors typically sell the hardware at a loss (or at least they used to), and make up those losses via higher margins on content and service sales. I'd be curious to know if that's still the case.
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Hasn't been the case this generation from what I remember. Brief google search gives me:
https://www.extremetech.com/gaming/251038-theres-no-profit-m...
https://attackofthefanboy.com/news/microsoft-small-profit-ma...
https://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2013/11/20/at-399-r...
Seems like Sony was the only one selling at a slight loss (compared to the PS3's heavy 200+ USD loss per unit) and it's most likely improved for everybody since.