PS3 Manufacturing Costs Down

[Demon_Skeith]

According to TVG, Sony Corp's CEO and Executive Vice President Nobuyuki Oneda mentioned on an overseas investors call that the manufacturing cost of the PlayStation 3 has been reduced by 70 percent since the original launch of the console.

"The cost reduction since we introduced the PS3 is very substantial and this is on schedule," said Oneda. When further inquiries were made, Oneda continued: "about 70 percent, roughly speaking."

If this information is indeed correct, than this is fantastic for Sony, as the PS3 was rumored to cost a tremendous amount of money to manufacture when it was first released. This cost reduction would also make the rumored price cut -- or the launch of the possible PS3 Slim -- seem like inevitable events. We contacted a Sony representative for further confirmation regarding Oneda's supposed comments, but we had yet to receive anything official at the time this article was written.

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great, now I am not getting a decent made PS3.

 

[GracefulAssassin]

QUOTE (Demon_Skeith @ July 31, 2009 05:50 pm) Great, now I am not getting a decent made PS3.
Not really. I mean they could stıll be good, but just cheaper.

 

[froggyboy604]

My best bet is they shrunk the size of the CPU die like how the Xbox 360 uses a 65 nm CPU instead of the 90 nm CPU on the original 360. This means the CPU runs cooler, uses less power, and does not use as much power. Plus, Blu-ray lasers are not as in-demand anymore since they been out for awhile, so the price of blu-lasers probably drop a bit by now.

I hope Sony does not use poorly made parts to save a few bucks.

 

[NBK*Twitch]

QUOTE (froggyboy604 @ August 01, 2009 05:19 pm) My best bet is they shrunk the size of the CPU die like how the Xbox 360 uses a 65 nm CPU instead of the 90 nm CPU on the original 360. This means the CPU runs cooler, uses less power, and does not use as much power. Plus, Blu-ray lasers are not as in-demand anymore since they been out for awhile, so the price of blu-lasers probably drop a bit by now.

I hope Sony does not use poorly made parts to save a few bucks.
I don't think Sony would do that.

Microsoft sure,but not sony.

Ofcourse they could still do it lol.

 

[froggyboy604]

I think it is best to wait a few months or years to see if the new Slim PS3 are reliable before you buying one if a lot of users say their Slim PS3 is failing after a few month then it is better to buy a Wii.