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[–] Arcane2077@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

Okay, but, they’re already selling a product with a BOM of $20 at most for 70-90 monetary units. They can absolutely afford a few cents less of profit

[–] CallateCoyote@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago

8bitdo sells a fantastic controller that does everything the Switch Pro controller does besides gyro for $25. It has hall-effect sticks, hall effect triggers and a much better d-pad. It really sickens me how greedy the console manufacturers have gotten with controller prices.

[–] Burnoutdv@feddit.org 8 points 2 months ago

Nu nu, it would be way more expensive, have you thought about all the not sold controllers with incredible markup due the stick not drifting? I not saying that it is planned obsolescence but it really quacks like a duck

[–] DacoTaco@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Im not saying i disagree, im saying its more complex than "just a few cents".

[–] Arcane2077@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I'm disagreeing. It's really that simple. $60 million fewer dollars from $1 billion in revenue over 8 years (using your numbers here, please correct me if you think it'll make your case stronger) is still about $1 billion. Any way you cut it, it doesn't change the fact that it's just a few cents