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PS3 - $900 in 2007 News
Chris Leyton
19/02/2006
Merrill Lynch suggests a 2007 launch is still possible and estimates further overtime for those who want a PS3...
With Xbox 360's still hard to come by and Nintendo continuing to tease with the Revolution, it's been less then a smooth transition between the 6th and 7th generation.
The situation has been further compounded with a recent Merrill Lynch report alleging that the Playstation 3 could slip into 2007 for North America, whilst making the claim that each unit could initially cost Sony $900 (£517) to produce. Suggesting the promise of new processor architecture in the shape of the CELL could cost close to $230 (£132) per unit at launch, the report also draws the conclusion that a blu-ray drive in its infancy will cost $350 (£201) to manufacture.
To compare, research firms prior to the launch of the Xbox 360 calculated approximate manufacturing costs for Microsoft's next-gen format close to $310 (£178) for the Core system and between $470-520 (£270-299) for the Premium pack.
Further doom and gloom is prophesised for third-party publishers and NVIDIA as a result of the delay, although some hope stems from the alleged reduction of total costs to $320 (£184) per unit after three years of the Playstation 3 being on the market.
Perhaps Sony just wants to give us more time to work hard and be able to afford the PS3 in 2007...
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