PS6 will cost Sony £750 just for the raw materials says insider
An insider estimates the raw materials for the PlayStation 6 could cost around $960 (£730), significantly increasing the potential retail price. This surge is attributed to rising memory and hard drive costs, driven by demand for AI data centers, impacting all hardware manufacturers. Sony and Microsoft may face difficult decisions regarding console pricing and profitability.
- Entities
- Topic: Component Shortage
- Platform: Steam Deck
- Company: Microsoft
- Company: Sony
- Company: Valve
- Topic: Artificial Intelligence
- Platform: Nintendo Switch
- Company: Activision Blizzard
- Platform: PlayStation 5
- Company: Apple
- Platform: Xbox Series X
- Company: Nintendo
- Topic: Hardware Production Costs
- Topic: Next-Generation Consoles
- Platform: PlayStation 6
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