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Why is Sony willing to drop the price of the PS5 Digital Edition so low?
- Higher margins for digital games and services
- The user will never buy a disc (lower margin)
Sony earns around ~50% more when you buy a third party game digitally vs physically. ~30% more on 1st party.
- Higher margins for digital games and services
- The user will never buy a disc (lower margin)
Sony earns around ~50% more when you buy a third party game digitally vs physically. ~30% more on 1st party.
The above is assuming a standard $60 game sale.
The two PS5 consoles are essentially the same internally, minus the disc drive on one. That disc drive only costs Sony around $20-$30.
Sony is willing to price $100 lower knowing they'll make it back later on digital games.
The two PS5 consoles are essentially the same internally, minus the disc drive on one. That disc drive only costs Sony around $20-$30.
Sony is willing to price $100 lower knowing they'll make it back later on digital games.
The other aspect is that you're essentially forced into buying games from Sony's PlayStation Store
You can't buy a used game from a third party. You have to use Sony's store directly
For Sony it makes sense. For a lot of people, saving $100 and going all digital will make sense
You can't buy a used game from a third party. You have to use Sony's store directly
For Sony it makes sense. For a lot of people, saving $100 and going all digital will make sense
