Does it Matter if Sony’s PS5 is More Expensive Than The Xbox Series X?
A few months back, Bloomberg revealed that each PlayStation 5 cost $450 to manufacture, higher than the $381 it cost to manufacture the PS4 at launch. The PS4 went on to retail for $399 but Sony still lost a sizeable chunk of change for every PS4 sold after taking out distributor and retailer share, marketing, and other expenses. Losing money on every console at the early stages of a console’s life, isn’t unusual or troubling for Sony and Microsoft, since they generate most of their profits from software and more recently, subscription services.
