There is not a $100 difference in cost between a 40GB and 80GB drive. If the rumour is true, Sony would be losing much more money on each cheaper unit they sell! They'd have to sell a lot of games to buyers of the new system if they expect to ever make a profit, but the PS3 attach rate is very low (possibly because many people are buying it as a Blu-Ray player and don't plan to buy any games). I'm not saying Sony won't release a $400 PS3, but if they do then it is a desperate move!
They make loads of money back because of the still awesome PS2 attach rate, and the hotly selling (but not nearly as well as the DS) PSP.
It HELPS (notice I said helps) offset the loss of the PS3, instead of just a flat out crap loss like the 360.
I suspect they lsoe a couple hundred million dollars, hard to chew, but any billion dollar corporation as large as Sony could take the hit and sustain themselves effectively.
and they did take that 2B or whatever IPO not long ago didnt they?
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There is not a $100 difference in cost between a 40GB and 80GB drive. If the rumour is true, Sony would be losing much more money on each cheaper unit they sell! They'd have to sell a lot of games to buyers of the new system if they expect to ever make a profit, but the PS3 attach rate is very low (possibly because many people are buying it as a Blu-Ray player and don't plan to buy any games). I'm not saying Sony won't release a $400 PS3, but if they do then it is a desperate move!
Well aren't they kind of in a desperate situation right now?
I bet they're not losing $2B like Microsoft is on their extended warranties...
The 80GB also pack in Motorstorm which is a great game.
"I bet they're not losing $2B like Microsoft is on their extended warranties"
Nor are they making money like Nintendo. Just because Microsoft is losing billions of dollars doesn't make it okay.
They make loads of money back because of the still awesome PS2 attach rate, and the hotly selling (but not nearly as well as the DS) PSP.
It HELPS (notice I said helps) offset the loss of the PS3, instead of just a flat out crap loss like the 360.
I suspect they lsoe a couple hundred million dollars, hard to chew, but any billion dollar corporation as large as Sony could take the hit and sustain themselves effectively.
and they did take that 2B or whatever IPO not long ago didnt they?