How long before PS3 manufacturing cost matches 360's
Toshiba has recently announce that they are going full steam ahead with CELL products in your living room (sony already has 4 products in the works):
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,128312/article.html
Blue Diodes are being consumed like mad and HDMI seems like no biggie to be included in an HDTV nowadays (used to be only the expensive models).
These are arguably the most expensive parts of the PS3 and with all this mass production of them happening, was this Sony's plan all along? Will the tech cost of making these machines reach that of it's nearest competitor sooner than we think?
I predict PS3 core will eliminate the manufacturing cost difference between the 360 in 2 years.
What do you guys think?
[please note I say Manufacturing cost. Actual price depends on business model which cannot be predicted]
For those who are confuse by the comment:
Mass production is the production of large amounts of standardised products on production lines. It was popularised by Henry Ford in the early 20th Century, notably in his Ford Model T. Mass production is notable because it permits very high rates of production per person and therefore provides very inexpensive products.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_production