Sony's profit is almost 50% with each unit sold
PS Vita teardown reveals that its real value is less than $160
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Mod edit- tweaked the title a bit from "PS Vita worths less than $160"
PS Vita teardown reveals that its real value is less than $160
Intrigued by PS Vita "high-end" parts cost? Are you sure you want to know with how much of your cash is Sony filling their wallets with each unit sold?
Well, the final percentage is that the PS Vita real value is 50% of its retail price. Yeah, it hurts to know but this is only about 150-160$ for the parts it has.
A recent teardown of the machine, part by part give us the following price list:
Touchscreen: $50
Battery: $3.60
Cameras: $3.50
Wi-Fi/Bluetooth/GPS: $3.50
NAND chip: $6.00
SDRAM: $9.25
Processor: $16.00
BB+XCR: $16.25
Non-electronic components: $11.00
Other: $30.00
Supporting materials: $10.00
But hey, this is only the "hardware" part, engineering is not included .
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Mod edit- tweaked the title a bit from "PS Vita worths less than $160"