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Xbox 360 manufacturing costs drop by 40% |
Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: Microsoft, price drop
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That hot new MP3 Player you need cost a bit too much for you? Don't worry. Wait a year or something. Of course by, then there will be a new MP3 player out that makes yours look like a pet dog's chew toy. But you don't mind. At least it's economic.
A year ago it was generally believed that the components to make an Xbox 360 cost around $525. Some believed that Microsoft sold at a loss of US$ 124 per unit. It's a different story now though, as the component prices for the console have dropped. Analysts believe that Microsoft could be saving as much as 40% on manufacturing costs. This gives Microsoft a profit of around US$ 75 per system sold.
So what does this mean? Well for one thing, Nintendo isn't alone in the profit-per-unit sold pedestal anymore. *chuckles*
What else? Well some people think that Microsoft might want to keep the current price and just add in more stuff to their console. Some think that a price drop would be better. Imagine: a Core system that's cheaper than a Wii? Sounds nice right?
Of course Microsoft could just choose to get as much profit as they can and just focus on selling more consoles so that they can earn US$ 75 per box.
If you were a Microsoft exec, what would you do right now?
Via 2old2play
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make a silver and a gold pakage
silver 250$
20GB HDD
Wired Controller
Componet HD AV Cable
Ethernet Cord
XBL silver
A free Marketplace game dl
Composite AV Cable
Gold 300-350$
100GB HDD
Wireless Controller
XBL Headset
Componet HD AV Cable
XBL Gold 5 Months
and I would offer different colors or something along that lines like a free faceplate
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I do not think that MS are doing a profit on every 360 sold. But a pricecut would be, and will be very nice to see. Problary around januari-februari. But I would rather see a 360 with integrated wifi and hd-dvd with sustained price than pricedrop.
MS and Sony has changed roles with eachother since last generation. The xbox was 1 year late and that must have been a pain in the ass for MS, since everybody was comparing the PS2 with Xbox. And the killer was that when the Xbox launched, Sony did a pricecut on the PS2, making the Xbox an even less interesting product. This time MS has learned for their mistakes in many ways, and when they are making the pricecut for the 360, Sony will lose even more consumers.
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