alt Hacker NewsThe large upfront cost is lower than it would be because its subsidized by buying the games for it!
Sony does make the games, they have many excellent first party studios!
What are you talking about!
Replies
braiamp • yesterday at 11:36 PM
The PS5 was breaking even less than 6 months after its release. They don't subsidize anything. BTW, Nintendo also don't subsidize it. The BOM of the Switch 1 and 2 is lower than the total price including the margins for retailers!
➕ show 2 replies
ytoawwhra92 • yesterday at 11:18 PM
> The large upfront cost is lower than it would be because its subsidized by buying the games for it!
This isn't true anymore.
➕ show 1 reply
They make games, they just don’t make all the games. Similar like a grocery store having their own brands in the shelves, you don’t expect to be able to buy these at other shops.
And yes the upfront costs being subsidized is exactly the point.