(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Game analyst Michael Pachter, like all of us, is pleased that Sony priced the PlayStation 4 at $399. In fact, Pachter believes that Sony now makes a profit on each PlayStation 4 console made. His guess: about $25 to $30 profit on each console.

However, Pachter provided a bit of inside news as well, saying that Sony waited for Microsoft to announce the price on the Xbox One. Microsoft announced that the Xbox One would cost $499, but had they said $399, Sony “really couldn’t go lower than $399, they really couldn’t go to $349″, said Pachter, who spoke to a Sony executive after the announcement.

Pachter also comments on the DRM issue, saying that he doesn’t see any publishers turning on the DRM feature on the PlayStation 4. By default, Sony offers DRM on the PS4, but it’s not on — it’s up to publishers to do it.

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Small profit good to see they won't take a big hit like the PS3 caused. Only so long you can make hardware which costs you $300 more than you sell.

I'm glad they're making profit, I remember they last year they announced they wouldn't make
the same mistake like they did with the PS3, wich is making it way too expensive.

Although the console itself isn't out yet, I'm already curious what the PS4 Slim would look like!

It is a low profit for something so great. Thanks Sony!

Low profit?

Sure $25 is low but think how many consoles their selling... it all adds up