Re:The looming software kill-switch lurking in aging Playsta...
by iso1631 on Thursday April 15, 2021 @02:49PM
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I'd love to know who would willingly pay $234.65 for a console with "value engineed" nickle and diming rather than paying $238.87 for a few decent components
You don't decide to buy an xbox rather than a playstation because it's 5 bucks cheaper.
Right now I can go to the store and grab a console. If I'm not alright with a car on the lot of a dealer, I'm selecting exactly what I want, paying a bunch more, and waiting many weeks to take delivery. It's hugely more complicated from a manufacturing and supply chain standpoint - simply a different operating model.