Originally Posted by
BacteriaInfection
Can someone explain to me why the hell the powerpak costs $140. No matter how I do the math, the total production costs etc don't add up to anything near that figure.
Even if we assume worst case scenario it costs them $100 per unit to make so that for each sale they are making $40, I still don't see how it's costing them $100 to make this thing??
I mean, a famiclone system like the Retro Duo, that is 2 systems in one, comes with two controllers is still only about $40-60. Or what about the Gen Mobile? Comes with 20 games built in and still doesn't cost half that amount. It doesn't add up....it just doesn't add up.
A part of me thinks their "it's expensive and requires a lot of work" argument is a bunch of baloney. NOW I'm NOT saying there aren't any legitimate costs associated with producing the thing, but $140 seems completely UNREASONABLE. I really feel there's a lot of greed involved in that number