Sony Says It Won’t Sell the PS6 at a Loss, Fueling Fears of a...
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The Sony PlayStation 6 is already in the making. Now there are subtle hints at price and also the features. In a conversation with investors the management of Sony has been asked whether the PlayStation 6 should be offered with profit or loss. As a result, speakers of the Japanese manufacturer replied that the coming next-gen console should not be brought into the market with "significant losses". However, one will of course observe the market e…
For the first time, Sony commented on the future price strategy of PlayStation hardware. Managing Director Hideaki Nishino explained that Sony would no longer want to sell consoles with high losses in the future. This could have a particular impact on the next generation of PlayStation 6 consoles, which is expected to be launched in the coming years. Read more
Manufacturing the upcoming PlayStation 6 already costs nearly $960 in components alone. And Sony has just warned its investors that it does not intend to sell its hardware at a loss.
The rising cost of memory and other components has reignited speculation about the price Sony might set for its next console. In fact, the Japanese company addressed the issue during a Q&A session related to its Game & Network Services division, where a participant asked executives if the next PlayStation hardware would maintain a pricing policy focused on profitability. The response can be described, at the very least, as prudent, since the Jap…
Sony doesn't think the price hikes on PS5 consoles has led to a decline in demand
This console generation will go down in history as the first that ended up wildly more expensive than it was at launch. The increase in prices of components has led to gaming getting slowly pushed out of an everyday hobby and into a more expensive niche, as console costs are steadily increasing at quite a scale. Sony isn't alone in its increase on the price of its PlayStation consoles, but it also doesn't think the price hikes have done much dam…
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