Leaker puts PS6 memory costs above $680

A leaker estimates that the PlayStation 6’s RAM and NAND memory alone will cost more than $680 per console, a figure that Sony has not confirmed and that does not establish the console’s retail price. Kepler_L2 posted the estimate on the NeoGAF forum, writing that “RAM NAND alone is over 680.” The leaker did not explain how the figure was calculated. The estimate concerns two components, not the full cost of manufacturing the console. Kepler_L2 had previously estimated the PS6’s bill of materials, or the cost of its components, at nearly $1,000. That earlier figure was described as an estimate, and the new memory claim does not confirm a total production cost. Some reports have speculated that the console could cost more than $1,000 at retail, but no price has been announced by Sony. Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Hideaki Nishino told investors in June that the company does not intend, as a matter of principle, to sell hardware at significant losses. He also said Sony was monitoring the market and evaluating its approach to pricing. Those remarks do not establish how Sony will price the PS6 or whether it will subsidize the console. Nishino has said the company’s...