Wednesday 20 November 2013

The construction cost of PS4

According to research firm IHS, the construction cost of the PlayStation 4 reaches a total of $ 381 , the price is just $ 18 less than the retail selling price . Indeed, the information and report details the cost of hardware console and more specifically the processor (AMD) costs $ 100 and the 16 memory chips $ 88. Additionally, the hard drive that incorporates the next-gen console (Seagate) costs $ 37 , while the Wireless Marvell and Skyworks chips and optical drive cost the Sony about $ 28.

Also, IHS says that the construction of DualShock 4 cost the Japanese company $ 18 and this includes : the motion sensor from Bosch, Bluetooth chip from Qualcomm and an audio chip from Wolfson Microelectronics. Note that the DualShock 4 sold separately from the console over $ 60. Finally , the IHS notes that the cost of building the PlayStation 3 reached the $ 805, while the suggested retail price started at $ 599, which means that the Japanese company - the next generation - will have profits initially mainly from the games will be sold .

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