1.0The Escapisthttps://www.escapistmagazine.comBrett Slabaugh Legacy Authorhttps://www.escapistmagazine.com/author/cognimancer/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="f8WGKyfMwT"><a href="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/playstation-4-selling-at-60-loss-for-sony/">PlayStation 4 Selling at $60 Loss for Sony</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/playstation-4-selling-at-60-loss-for-sony/embed/#?secret=f8WGKyfMwT" width="600" height="338" title="“PlayStation 4 Selling at $60 Loss for Sony” — The Escapist" data-secret="f8WGKyfMwT" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> PlayStation 4 consoles are selling for less than the cost of manufacturing, but Sony expects to recover those losses before customers leave the store on launch day. The logistics of console sales aren’t as simple as they used to be. In order for Sony to stick to the PS4’s $400 price tag, they’re taking a direct loss with each sale – the console takes about $60 more to produce than it’s selling for, Eurogamer reports. Multiply that by the five million units Sony anticipates selling by the end of the year, and the company is losing a good chunk of […]http://cdn.themis-media.com/media/global/images/library/deriv/547/547387.jpg