inb4 VITA HACKED SONY IS DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMED
Lol its actually kinda funny. Sony will be getting my money if this hacking works. Weird huh?
The console sells for a loss so they will be losing money unless people buy games and or their memory sticks. Plus you don't know what profit margins the memory sticks are so it might just be a loss, draw or lets say $5 profit each one at best.
It's kind of fuzzy whether or not the Vita sells at a profit. I don't think an official statement has been made either way, but a breakdown of the components has been made, and the conclusion is that
without R & D costs, various factory costs or labor, the vita is manufactured for least $100 cheaper than it's sale price.
Now, I know with almost unwavering certainty that the memory cards are cheap as chips to make, but in a free market, Sony is free to charge whatever they like for them, since there is no competition for them, and it might very well be one of their only means for profit on the Vita.