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wongarsu • today at 8:35 AM • 1 reply • view on HN

Lower up-front cost because of the subsidized hardware. Also games exclusive to your favorite console

I don't own a console, but the offer of saving money now at the expense of spending more over time is still a solid business model


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swiftcoder • today at 9:28 AM

> Lower up-front cost because of the subsidized hardware

I do not believe any current-gen console is subsidised? Though old stock thereof is probably cheaper because they locked the component prices in before RAM prices started going crazy