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PS5 has announced the design, but the price and specific release time are still a mystery. Recently, according to Digital Foundry, the PS5 without the optical drive version may be 50 dollars cheaper.
Digital Foundry said in the analysis that after removing the optical drive from the PS5 without the optical drive, it will save about 20 US dollars in the original manufacturing cost. However, for Sony, it may also be profitable to sell more digital games online on the PlayStation Store, because Blu-ray manufacturers, transportation companies, and retailers are all slashing physical software products, but Sony is not affected. Therefore, for every digital game sold by Sony, it can earn an additional income of 8 dollars.
Digital Foundry speculates that if a player buys 4 games with the PS5 without optical drive, and the cost of the optical drive, then in theory, Sony can sell the non-optical drive version at a price of $50 less than the optical drive version. PS5 (4*8=32+20=52).
However, after sacrificing the optical drive, second-hand games cannot be traded. So, are you willing to sacrifice the flexibility of second-hand transactions provided by physical games for cheaper models? Will you buy a PS5 with an optical drive or a version without an optical drive?
Digital Foundry said in the analysis that after removing the optical drive from the PS5 without the optical drive, it will save about 20 US dollars in the original manufacturing cost. However, for Sony, it may also be profitable to sell more digital games online on the PlayStation Store, because Blu-ray manufacturers, transportation companies, and retailers are all slashing physical software products, but Sony is not affected. Therefore, for every digital game sold by Sony, it can earn an additional income of 8 dollars.
Digital Foundry speculates that if a player buys 4 games with the PS5 without optical drive, and the cost of the optical drive, then in theory, Sony can sell the non-optical drive version at a price of $50 less than the optical drive version. PS5 (4*8=32+20=52).
However, after sacrificing the optical drive, second-hand games cannot be traded. So, are you willing to sacrifice the flexibility of second-hand transactions provided by physical games for cheaper models? Will you buy a PS5 with an optical drive or a version without an optical drive?
