Quote Originally Posted by rbudrick View Post
They make about 2% on consoles since, well, forever.

System Cost Price Margin
Playstation 2 Console Silver $126.56 $129.95 2.61 %
PlayStation 2 Compact Silver $125.00 $129.95 3.81 %
Nintendo DS Lite all colors $128.25 $149.95 14.47%
Playstation PSP Core $197.43 $199.95 1.26 %
Xbox 360 Core $297.68 $299.88 0.76 %
Xbox 360 Platinum $392.80 $399.88 1.79 %

Those costs are within 1.25%

You can see why resellers love the DS.

-Rob
Sorry if this steers the thread off topic, but I'd like to compare the figures from my distributors to those listed above. Here's what I can get:

Playstation 2: Slim: $125.00 $129.99
Playstation 2: Fat: $146.00 $149.99
Gamecube: $98.00 $99.99
Xbox: $145.00 $149.99
PSP Core: $195.00 $199.99
DS Lite: $126.50 $129.99
Xbox 360 Core: $295.00 $299.99
Xbox 360 Premium $388.00 $399.99
Playstation 3 20gb $488.00 $499.99
Playstation 3 60gb $585.00 $599.99
Wii $240.50 $249.99

Each retailer is given different pricing, so another store might have slightly different numbers, based on the distributor they use and the quantity they sell, but you get the basic idea. We don't make much. Most people don't understand the little money retailers make on video game hardware/software. If you keep excess inventory you're screwed. We do better on the accessories though. Sorry, You can now resume the PS3 bashing.