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0 pointssp33213y ago0 comments

Even if this fails (I don't expect it to but of course it could), I'm willing to throw some money at serious research into what's so hard about making tiny $99 consoles, and how to address those problems in the next project.

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illuminate13y ago· 3 in thread

"I'm willing to throw some money at serious research into what's so hard about making tiny $99 consoles"

Generally, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economies_of_scale

Wilduck13y ago

Could you clarify? Do you mean that it's harder to make these things smaller? Because that's not what "Economies of scale" refers to.

Even if you are trying to make a point about the long run average cost of console production, I still don't see the direct connection and I'd like to know what you're getting at.

sp332OP13y ago

Xbox 360s were sold at a loss until years after launch. (MS made their money on license sales from games.) At a production run of a few tens of thousands, the Ouya is not much better off than a full-custom hardware build, and it's difficult to make such a box for ~$100.

illuminate13y ago

The sort of design one would want in a forward-thinking console wouldn't be offered in small quantities, certainly not for 99 bucks without subsidization.

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