ars sez that the usual post-launch problems are popping up…systems overheating, crashing, etc.. they also link to an article examining the cost of the components in the systm and theorizing that ms is losing a whopping $120 per full 360 system (that means not the shit-box known as the core system) sold.
Ya. And, I bet that $126 doesn’t include marketing costs nor R&D costs. Damn… If only I could help MS lose more money by getting my hands on one of those.
Yeah, the $120 was strictly based on the materials in the box itself. They did say they expected volumes to drive down the cost of the cpu and gpu by $50 in a year, but weren’t clear if that was $50 each or total.
It looks like walmart was the place to go, actually, judging by anecdotal evidence. I also have a sneaking suspicion there may be some being held for black friday, but that’s probably just the paranoid in me.
At this point I’m planning on saving my change until I have enough to give it to amazon and get a 360.
ars sez that the usual post-launch problems are popping up…systems overheating, crashing, etc.. they also link to an article examining the cost of the components in the systm and theorizing that ms is losing a whopping $120 per full 360 system (that means not the shit-box known as the core system) sold.
Ya. And, I bet that $126 doesn’t include marketing costs nor R&D costs. Damn… If only I could help MS lose more money by getting my hands on one of those.
Yeah, the $120 was strictly based on the materials in the box itself. They did say they expected volumes to drive down the cost of the cpu and gpu by $50 in a year, but weren’t clear if that was $50 each or total.
It looks like walmart was the place to go, actually, judging by anecdotal evidence. I also have a sneaking suspicion there may be some being held for black friday, but that’s probably just the paranoid in me.
At this point I’m planning on saving my change until I have enough to give it to amazon and get a 360.