During a conference call for overseas investors following Sony’s Q1 09 financials, Nobuyuki Oneda Sony Corp’s CEO and Executive Vice President has revealed that manufacturing costs of the PlayStation3 have dropped by 70%.
"The cost reduction since we introduced the PS3 is very substantial and this is on schedule," Oneda-san replied when asked about manufacturing costs. "We don’t disclose how much of the PS3, specifically the cost deduction was achieved during the past two years. But that is on schedule."
"About 70%, roughly speaking," Oneda-san added when pressed further on the matter.
Although a precise manufacturing cost isn’t known, it’s widely believed that the PlayStation3 originally cost Sony approximately $800 (£485) per unit. In January 2008 reports surfaced that the manufacturing costs had been reduced by 50% to approximately $400 (£243). Although Sony wouldn’t elaborate on exact figures, the 70% decrease suggests that costs have come down to around $240 (£146) per unit.
The 80GB PlayStation 3 currently retails for £299.99, $399.99 (£243), and 39,980 yen (£254) in the UK, US, and Japan respectively, which suggests Sony has room to make the widely rumoured $100 price cut.
Sorry the post is late, hectic day yesterday. Anyway who picked up Fat Princess? Worth it? Other than that, it’s a meh update. Anything for you?
DEMOS
► Madden NFL 10
○ 932 MB
► Watchmen: The End is Nigh Part 2
○ 807 MB
GAMES
► Fat Princess
○ $14.99
► Watchmen: The End is Nigh Part 2
○ $14.99
► PSOne
○ Spec Ops: Airborne Commando ($5.99)
► PSP
○ Brave Story: New Traveler ($14.99)
○ Pocket Pool ($9.99)
○ Strikers 1945 Plus ($11.99)
ADD-ONS
► Cross Edge
○ Enigma Synth Pack
○ Hero Pack ($0.99)
○ It'll Come in Handy Pack ($0.99)
○ This is Equipment Pack ($0.99)
► Dynasty Warriors 6 Empires
○ Eclectic Armor Set (men)
○ Norse Armor Set (men)
○ Priestess Armor Set (women)
○ Valkyrie Armor Set (women)
► Guitar Hero World Tour
○ Knuckle Sandwich Track Pack ($5.49 | $1.49 each)
♪ “I'm Shipping up to Boston” – Dropkick Murphys
♪ “New Wave” – Against Me!
♪ “Bloodmeat” – Protest the Hero
► Rag Doll Kung Fu
○ Time Saver DLC ($1.99)
► Rock Band
○ Blink-182 Pack 01 ($5.49 | $1.99)
♪ "Down"
♪ "Feeling This"
♪ "The Rock Show"
○ KISS Pack 01 ($5.49 | $1.99)
♪ "100,000 Years (Live)"
♪ "Deuce (Live)"
♪ "Parasite (Live)"
○ Weezer Pack 02 ($5.49 | $1.99)
♪ "My Name is Jonas"
♪ "Pork and Beans"
♪ "Undone – The Sweater Song"
♪ Damone – "Out Here All Night" ($1.99)
► Rock Band Unplugged (PSP)
♪ James Gang – "Funk #49" ($1.99)
♪ Alien Ant Farm – "Smooth Criminal" ($1.99)
VIDEOS
► Dark Void
○ Composer Interview
► Killzone 2
○ DLC Bundle Trailer
► MAG
○ Dev Diary 3
○ Dev Diary 4
► Pulse
○ 7/30 Edition
► Unbound Saga
○ Between the Panels Issue 1
THEMES & WALLPAPERS
► College Football
○ Themes (x5 | $1.99 each)
► G.I. Joe Rise Of The Cobra
○ Cobra Theme ($0.99)
○ G.I. Joe Theme ($0.99)
► God of War III
○ Wallpapers (x3)
► Harry Potter
○ XMB Theme Pack ($1.99)
► Katamari Forever and Noby Noby Boy
○ Theme
► Strikers 1945 Plus
○ PSP Wallpapers (x4)
► Tomb Raider: Anniversary
○ PSP Theme ($1.49)
► Tomb Raider: Legend
○ PSP Theme ($1.49)
DEMOS
► Numblast
○ 392 MB
► Numblast PSP
○ 31
► Watchmen: The End is Nigh Part 2
○ 807 MB
GAMES
► Fat Princess
○ €14.99 | £11.99
► Samurai Warriors: State of War (PSP)
○ €17.99 | £13.99
► Unbound Saga (PSP)
○ €14.99 | £11.99
► Watchmen: The End is Nigh Part 2
○ €12.99 | £9.99
ADD-ONS
► Buzz! Quiz TV
○ AFL Quiz Pack (€7.99 | £6.29)
► Dynasty Warriors 6 Empires
○ Eclectic Armour Set (Men)
○ Norse Armour Set (Men)
○ Priestess Armour Set (Women)
○ Valkyrie Armour Set (Women)
► Guitar Hero World Tour
○ Knuckle Sandwich Track Pack (€5.99 | €1.99) (£4.39 | £1.59)
♪ “I'm Shipping up to Boston” – Dropkick Murphys
♪ “New Wave” – Against Me!
♪ “Bloodmeat” – Protest the Hero
► Rag Doll Kung Fu: Fists of Plastic
○ Time Savers Pack (€1.99 | £1.19)
► Rock Band
○ Blink-182 Pack 01 (€3.99 | €1.49) (£2.49 | £0.99)
♪ "Down"
♪ "Feeling This"
♪ "The Rock Show"
○ KISS Pack 01 (€3.99 | €1.49) (£2.49 | £0.99)
♪ "100,000 Years (Live)"
♪ "Deuce (Live)"
♪ "Parasite (Live)"
○ Weezer Pack 02 (€3.99 | €1.49) (£2.49 | £0.99)
♪ "My Name is Jonas"
♪ "Pork and Beans"
♪ "Undone – The Sweater Song"
♪ Damone – "Out Here All Night" (€1.49 | £0.99)
► Rock Band Unplugged (PSP)
♪ James Gang – "Funk #49" (€1.49 | £0.99)
♪ Alien Ant Farm – "Smooth Criminal" (€1.49 | £0.99)
VIDEOS
► DC Universe Online
○ Behind the Scenes Trailer
○ Sizzle Trailer
► Killzone 2
○ Flash & Thunder Trailer
DEMOS
► Minna de Sukkiri Demo 2 (PSP)
○ 22 MB
► Ragdoll Kungfu
○ 673 MB
► Yamamura Misa Suspense Kyouto Kuramayama Manor Murder Case (PSP)
○ 36 MB
GAMES
► Simple 500 Series – Vol 1 The Mahjong
○ ¥500
► PSP
○ Coded Arms PSP the Best (¥2300)
○ Shin Sangoku Musou PSP the Best (¥1200)
○ Salamander Portable (¥2300)
○ Gitaroo Man Live! (¥1200)
○ Koei Standard Series Nobunga’s Ambition (¥1200)
○ Koei Standard Series Mahjong Tournament (¥1200)
○ Koei Standard Series Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 2 (¥1200)
ADD-ONS
► Project Witch (PSP)
○ Group Clothing Collection
► Record of the Agarest War Zero
○ Additional Items (x3)
○ Additional Costumes (x1)
► Shin Sangoku Musou MULTI RAID (PSP)
○ Add-on Content ver. 23
VIDEOS
► Janline R
○ Promotional Video
► Uncharted 2
○ Promotional Video 2
THEMES & WALLPAPERS
► King of Fighters XII
○ Theme 3 (¥150)
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Un coup de coeur pour ce gilet.
Modèle en taille 100 pour mon petit de 17 mois.
Toile à matelas et doublure lin et coton.
Vous pourrez voir plus de détails chez moi et sa tunique assortie.
Avec mon ventre qui prend de plus en plus d'ampleur, je continue ma garde-robe de grossesse. Cette fois, j'ai fais une robe et une tunique, toutes légères, c'est bien agréable à porter en ces grosses chaleurs.
Tunique d'après la robe T du 1er "Stylish dress book" n°64, en voile lin blanc et Liberty Wiltshere berry.
Robe 10 du libre "Every Day Camisoles et petits hauts" n°1, en lin fuschia et Liberty Capel.
Ben apparemment pas ! On y a droit tous les 3 jours dans notre coin... chaque secteur de quartier faisant le sien...
J'ai l'impression que les japonais abusent des Energy Drink ^^x
Et ça continue ce week-end... en plus, y'a aussi plein de hanabi (feux d'artifices) !... Celui du côté d'Asakusa la semaine dernière comptait 21 000 tires... soit plus d'une heure non-stop... les japonais réservent généralement en groupe leur place dès le matin (avec un désigné d'office qui devra faire le piqué toute la journée sur une bâche bleu) et viennent diner le soir venu (20h00 il fait nuit noir) en regardant le spectacle... Autant vous dire, il y a un monde fou (ce qui nous fait souvent rester chez nous quand c'est un peu loin... parc'que prendre le métro blindé avec la p'tite.........) !
Bon aller, moi je retour à l'ère Meiji ;-)
