PS6 Won't Sell At A "Significant" Loss, Even With A Massive $1,000 Production Cost

Right as a reliable insider has claimed that the PlayStation 6's production cost has risen to nearly $1,000, Sony has confirmed that it doesn't plan to sell hardware at "significant losses".

As the worldwide component shortage continues to raise the prices of pretty much everything to do with gaming, the subject of the next generation of PlayStation and Xbox consoles has become worrying instead of exciting. Nearly everyone agrees that Project Helix and the PS6 aren't necessary right now, and won't be accessible to most gamers.

These fears were compounded earlier this week when reliable tech insider KeplerL2 shared a report on the PlayStation 6's bill of materials cost, which was risen by $200 in the past few months and is now dangerously close to $1,000. That meant PlayStation would have to sell it at a big loss for it to be anywhere near affordable for most, but that's apparently not going to happen.

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As pointed out by VGC, PlayStation executives were asked for an update on their approach to the price of hardware and profitability during a Q&A session held at a recent meeting. In response, the executives confirmed that it's "not realistic for us to absorb all component cost increases", pointing out that it's already raised prices due to the ongoing issue.

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PlayStation believes that this price raise hasn't "led to a decline in customer demand", despite pretty much everyone agreeing that this is an unsustainable future for gaming. Sony's response continues with it saying that, "as a principle", it doesn't "intend to sell hardware at significant losses", and that it's monitoring the market to evaluate its approach.

As pointed out by Insider Gaming, PlayStation has previously sold its consoles at a loss to get them out into as many hands as possible so that hardware can make up for it. That apparently isn't feasible anymore, though.

All of this is to say that PlayStation doesn't plan on selling the PlayStation 6 for a big loss and wants to make sure that it profits on each console sold. With the production costs reportedly going up and potentially rising even higher in the future as the RAM shortage continues, it's looking more and more likely that the PS6 is going to cost consumers close to, if not more than, $1,000.

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