Sony is struggling to determine the price of its upcoming PlayStation 5 platform and reveal it to the public after Microsoft put it under pressure when it surprisingly revealed the shape of their next platform, xbox series x, at the annual Game Awards last December, in addition to some superficial information about the power of the device. According to a new report from Bloomberg, Sony is struggling to price the device due to its costly components, with the possibility that component supply shortages will delay determining the final platform price. The report stated that the cost of manufacturing the PlayStation 5 is about $ 450 at the present time, compared to IHS Markit estimates for the PS4, which cost $ 381 to manufacture, and sold for $ 399 when it was released in 2013.
Unless Sony is willing to sell the PS5 at a loss, the $450 build cost will make the new console much more expensive than the $399 PS4 Pro, which often goes as high as $299 at sales. It used to be common for consoles to sell at a loss but Sony designed the PS4 to be profitable from the start after losing billions of dollars on the PS3.
And some sources on social networking sites indicate that the reason for Sony's delay in disclosing the shape, specifications, and price of the PlayStation 5 is that it is waiting for their American competitor, Xbox, to announce its final price for the Xbox Series X. Accordingly, the price of the PlayStation 5 will be determined and the device will be revealed. Mark Cerny, who is responsible for developing the PlayStation 5 platform, confirmed in an interview with the wired that the PS5 will be built around the SSD storage unit, which is surrounded by problems in terms of availability and supply in large quantities, in addition to its high cost, and Sony’s plan to include it on the PS5 will affect Significantly on the price of the final device. In addition, the new graphics processing unit from AMD that supports 8K resolution, support for Ray-Tracing technology, and a larger capacity of RAM confirm that the PS5 will come at a much higher launch price than its predecessor, and it is expected to touch the $ 500 barrier, equivalent to 1875. sr.
The Bloomberg report also stated that Sony is working on a new version of the PlayStation VR virtual reality glasses, and plans to release it after the PS5.
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