According to research site Sust-it.net , if you spent ?400 on a PlayStation 3 this year, you'll find that over an eight-year period you'll spend another ?400 just powering the thing. It has a 380w power supply, meaning that if it is maxed out for two hours every day, it will cost you about ?48 a month to run - and that's on top of the ?40 a game that Sony also charges.
Hidden costs
So if the figures are to be believed, your PlayStation 3, power and all, will probably end up costing you about ?800 ($1,600) and that's without playing a single game.
And while many gamers will see this as a worthwhile investment, it's important to point out that running a Nintendo Wii for the same amount of time over the same eight years will cost you ?17. Yeah, just seventeen quid.
The Xbox 360 would cost you ?165 while the original PlayStation 2 would use up only around ?50 over the same eight years.
Figures used are based on numbers provided by Sust-it.net .
Hidden costs
So if the figures are to be believed, your PlayStation 3, power and all, will probably end up costing you about ?800 ($1,600) and that's without playing a single game.
And while many gamers will see this as a worthwhile investment, it's important to point out that running a Nintendo Wii for the same amount of time over the same eight years will cost you ?17. Yeah, just seventeen quid.
The Xbox 360 would cost you ?165 while the original PlayStation 2 would use up only around ?50 over the same eight years.
Figures used are based on numbers provided by Sust-it.net .
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