By: Aaron Spink (aaronspink.delete@this.notearthlink.net), April 25, 2019 12:08 pm
Room: Moderated Discussions
Jukka Larja (roskakori2006.delete@this.gmail.com) on April 25, 2019 11:40 am wrote:
> If you say so. I have no idea what you are basing your calculations (mostly,
> why is it beneficial to do this next year, but not now or last year.
>
They are actually already doing this now. Sony/MS make more money off of a digital store purchase than a physical disc purchase. They do this by simply pocketing the distributor and retailer margin (and possibly sharing some of it with the publisher).
> > And they save 10% on the console cost by nuking the optical.
>
> As long as we are pulling figures out of our asses, they can sell the model with optical drive for
> 20 % more and increase their profits, especially since most people will buy downloads anyway.
>
The optical drive costs between $25-30 on a console that retails for ~$300. That's reasonably 10%.
> If you say so. I have no idea what you are basing your calculations (mostly,
> why is it beneficial to do this next year, but not now or last year.
>
They are actually already doing this now. Sony/MS make more money off of a digital store purchase than a physical disc purchase. They do this by simply pocketing the distributor and retailer margin (and possibly sharing some of it with the publisher).
> > And they save 10% on the console cost by nuking the optical.
>
> As long as we are pulling figures out of our asses, they can sell the model with optical drive for
> 20 % more and increase their profits, especially since most people will buy downloads anyway.
>
The optical drive costs between $25-30 on a console that retails for ~$300. That's reasonably 10%.