Investigation Puts PS5, Xbox Disc Cost at $10.50 per $70 Game
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Updated · Golf Level Up · Aug 11
Investigation Puts PS5, Xbox Disc Cost at $10.50 per $70 Game
1 articles · Updated · Golf Level Up · Aug 11
Summary
$10.50 is the estimated manufacturing cost for a physical PS5 or Xbox copy of a standard $70 game, according to Stephen Totilo's reporting based on anonymous industry sources.
The inquiry found publishers must first notify Sony or Microsoft, then sign contracts that leave them handling inventory, certification, artwork and disc specifications such as single-layer, dual-layer or multi-disc Blu-ray formats.
Sony and Microsoft declined to comment, and sources said the process is tightly protected by confidentiality rules and treated as an industrial trade secret.
The findings land as physical media keeps shrinking and after Sony said it will stop supporting disc-based media from 2028, underscoring why publishers may prefer digital sales with higher margins.