PS3 Informer

iSuppli: Each 60GB PS3 costs Sony $840

After dissecting both the 20GB and 60GB models of the PlayStation 3, market firm iSuppli has made estimates on how much both PS3 models cost Sony to make. According to their research, the 20GB PS3 costs Sony $805.85 to produce, while the 60GB model comes in at $840.35. In addition, they praised the engineering of the machine, saying that it set a new high mark for price vs. performance.

“The reason why the PlayStation 3 is so costly to produce is because it has incredible processing power,” Rassweiler said. “If someone had shown me the PlayStation 3 motherboard from afar without telling me what it was, I would have assumed it was for a network switch or an enterprise server.”

While many fret over the high cost and price of the PlayStation 3 compared to the competition, iSuppli believes the console provides more processing power and capability than any consumer electronics device in history. Because of this, the PlayStation 3 is a great bargain, well worth its $599 price and $840.35 cost, iSuppli believes.