Bill Gates just had an orgasm.

[Mentalist]

PS3 $900 in 2007

Merrill Lynch suggests a 2007 launch is still possible and estimates further overtime for those who want a PS3...

Posted: 17:50 on 19 Feb 2006
By: Chris Leyton

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...

http://www.totalvideogames.com/news/PS3_-_$900_in_2007_9347_0_17.htm
http://www.totalvideogames.com/news/PS3_-_$900_in_2007_9347_0_17.htm

It's all over the tech and main news sites. Sony's shares have dropped, the PS3 is not having a happy time and they may have fucked this one up badly.


Boo hoo, Sony.

 

[BlazerBoy]

Anything that makes Bill gates smile makes me smile.

 

[Mentalist]

I wonder how many Sony fan bois kill themselves in the morning after reading this.



I'll get the video camera...

 

[BlazerBoy]

I will admit that I did want a PS3. However, I'm not paying $1000+ for one and all its accessories. Something tells me Sony is having many many closed session meetings with developers about coming down off some of those specs and chip expectations.

 

[Ishcabittle]

My landlord's a big PS2 guy, and he was saying that if they wait until 2008 they can make the price around $350 for consumers (293 euro). He's probably heard this from a rumor site or somethin', but it's plausible.

I guess now the pressure is off Bungie to make Halo 3 (the flagship Xbox franchise) in time for the PS3 release.

 

[Dark Link]

You know, this sucks. I wanted to get the PS3 mainly for MGS4, but if it's going to cost that much then to hell with it. I'll just find an emulator.