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To: tejek who wrote (323984)1/31/2007 6:44:30 PM
From: combjelly  Respond to of 1576912
 
"Given the innovative technology, you would think the Wii would be the most expensive."

The only that is halfway innovative is the controller. The console itself is just a more integrated version of the Gamecube, which was a more integrated version of the Nitendo64. Both the PS3 and the XBox 360 are more innovative boxes, and the PS3 is probably too innovative.

As the tear downs I have seen, show. Nitendo is probably making somewhere around $50 a system. Microsoft is about the same, but it has a higher volume and has been out for a year. Sony, though, is losing between %150 and $165 per unit sold, losing the least money on the top end system.

Look for Microsoft to cut prices soon.



To: tejek who wrote (323984)1/31/2007 6:52:45 PM
From: bentway  Respond to of 1576912
 
The Wii uses less sophisticated and less expensive graphics chips. It's kind of last generation, as far as that goes. It's next generation as far as the user interface goes.


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