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EL SEGUNDO, Calif.
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (Nov. 26, 2013)—The combined hardware and manufacturing cost of Microsoft Corp.’s new Xbox One amounts to $471, suggesting that Microsoft is subsidizing the cost of the video game console at the time of launch.
The Xbox One carries a bill of materials (BOM) of $457, according to preliminary results from the Teardown Analysis Service at IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS). Manufacturing is estimated at $14, which means the console’s total cost of $471 is only $28 less than the retail price of $499.
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