[fenixdown110]

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Originally Posted by smrtby123 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Wow that is quite a difference. I guess they make out well with the Sony hardware subsidy. I am sure Sony is not happy they won't sell 2200 sets of games this xmas.

They made a gripload of money of the systems though.

2200 at 300 a pop is no pocket change.

 

[appophylite]

Sony PSPs enlisted as study aids by the Royal Navy -- Engadget

Meanwhile, it would appear that the British Navy, not to be outdone decides to purchase 230 PSP's as study aids for their personnel.

 

[dj_mocok]

And the North Korean Army, not wanting to be outstaged, bought 1,000 used NES and 58 Gameboy Advance to compute their Nuclear missile system.
Meanwhile Swedish Army was just too busy watching pron.

 

[Maxvla]

At that quantity I'm sure their actual cost is more like $150 or less, each.

 

[fenixdown110]

Interesting. Sony's having a great year then.

 

[wantmyf1]

Don't know that 2200 PS3's are going to make that much of a difference in Sony's bottom line. But just think of the LAN parties!

 

[fenixdown110]

The marines are facing off the air force. First Warhawk, then Modern Warfare 2. LOL

 

[apnk]

I bet Micro$soft is going to be mad! Japanese company over an American company! lol

 

[Redcarmoose]

I hears Canada had one Play Station on order but then had to cancel when they sold the plane.

 

[smrtby123]

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Originally Posted by fenixdown110 /img/forum/go_quote.gif They made a gripload of money of the systems though. 2200 at 300 a pop is no pocket change.

From what I read they actually lose money by selling the systems, and then assume they can make the difference in software. Actual PS3 costs were pegged at ~$800 probably around ~$600 maybe now with the manufacturing refinements.

I didn't see how much custom programming has to go into this. I wonder if Sony issued them a SDK to do this lol.

 

[fenixdown110]

lol you have a point there. And the military won't buy games.

Right?

 

[earthpeople]

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Originally Posted by smrtby123 /img/forum/go_quote.gif From what I read they actually lose money by selling the systems, and then assume they can make the difference in software. Actual PS3 costs were pegged at ~$800 probably around ~$600 maybe now with the manufacturing refinements. I didn't see how much custom programming has to go into this. I wonder if Sony issued them a SDK to do this lol.

Actually, I recall reading that production costs were $400 at the start of 2008 and earlier this year down to around $200. They haven't been losing that much money for some time already.

 

[fenixdown110]

Well technology only gets cheaper and cheaper to make. I'm just not sure how fast raw costs are dropping.

 

[Stereo_Sanchez]

Talk about a massive parallel computing platform...

 

[cswann1]

OMG, I bet this is exactly how Skynet started!!

Speaking of Skynet, I hope Christian Bale got paid a lot for that last Terminator abortion, because he may have just sunk his career.