According to the report coming from Insider Gaming, there seems to be a considerable difference in the amount of money spent on developing the next-gen PS6 from Sony and the upcoming Xbox console from Microsoft. This leads to a $200 difference in the amount of money used to develop the console, which may have a bearing on what the console will cost for consumers when the time for launch comes. If you’re looking forward to playing games on the next-gen console, then this difference may play a role in how they retail their console.
Sony console reportedly costs less to develop than Microsoft's next system
The report goes to explain that this difference isn’t official, but based on internal numbers of development costs. Sony is getting the PS6 ready, while Microsoft has been working on their new console that will follow Xbox. The market is a competitive one, and having a good margin on hardware is important for the long-term health of any given console ecosystem.
According to the report on Insider Gaming, the costs of development for the PlayStation 6 console are around $200 less than the new Xbox console. It also says that the cost to manufacture the PS6 is almost the same as the new Xbox console, even with the difference in development cost. These numbers are based on internal data and have yet to be confirmed by Sony or Microsoft.
As far as official announcements, Sony or Microsoft have not said anything about these specific numbers and how they compare to each other. Leaks like this are always pretty important for the gaming industry as they tell a lot about how competitive a given system is before it gets officially announced. We already wrote about how Sony PS6 Handheld Could cost over $600 because of memory costs. So you know that component costs matter a lot to Sony.
Source: Insider Gaming
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