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As Production Costs Decrease, PS3’s Outlook Improves
playstationlifestyle.net - 5/16/2009
As Production Costs Decrease, PS3’s Outlook Improves
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Nowadays, it’s rare when a videogame console manages to sell at a profit rather than a loss. Many of you may remember the days of when game consoles were priced as high as $500 simply because that’s how much they cost to build. It made absolutely no sense from a business ...
playstationlifestyle.net - 5/15/2009
Sony Ignores PS3’s Sales Stumble
— playstationlifestyle.net — Sony only sold 127,000 PS3 in April, instead of revealing that in April's NPD Report, they concentrate... on the future of PS3. (more) Sony Ignores PS3’s Sales Stumble

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andriasang.com - 5/15/2009
Sony Still Takes 10% Hit on PS3 Systems (andriasang.com blog, 05.15.2009)
— andriasang.com — This is something I failed to notice in my couple of reports on Sony's earnings report yesterday.... ITmedia , covering Sony's Tokyo earnings briefing from yesterday, has a quote from CFO Nobuyuki Oneda stating that the PS3's cost to Sony is still about ... (more) Sony Still Takes 10% Hit on PS3 Systems (andriasang.com ...

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edge-online.com - 5/11/2009
Sony CEO Talks PS3’s Evolution
— edge-online.com — Speaking in a recent interview Sony CEO Howard Stringer outlined his vision for the evolution of the... PS3 and the PlayStation Network. “We developed brand new, absolutely incredible technology for the PlayStation 3 (PS3), but the cost was ... (more) Sony CEO Talks PS3’s Evolution

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