Did you not know that was the tdp for launch 360 and PS3?
The switch from lead solder was a factor, but they also just plain crammed too much into small boxes and had pretty simple cooling. Which would still happen today if they made 200 watt consoles.
PS3 was anything but cheap.
Of course you don't. But you don't skimp on materials if it'll cost more in the long run due to system failures and warranties.
You're saying these companies would wilfully waste money on warranties and bad PR?? RROD == $1 billion. You reckon Sony/MS would choose to save $10 per console for cheap ass components and accrue a billion in costs?
Where does greed fit in with knowingly designing a system that'll lose you a billion bucks?
Does scratches on discs cost MS anything in warranty repairs? No. Hence why they'd do it. You penny pinch everywhere you can where you can. Like cutting excess weight off a racing car, you do it without compromising the structural integrity otherwise the thing breaks and you're out of the race. The whole purpose of penny pinching and cheap solutions is to save money and increase profits, and doing that to excess where your system no longer works costs money. So no, RROD it isn't going to happen again. A 200W console will sound like a leaf-blower before it'll overheat and need replacing.
Except you have said that.
It went nowhere.
There are reasons not to have 200 watt consoles. Widespread system failure and a PR nightmare like RROD isn't one of them. The engineers were shocked and confused as to why it happened. You don't knowingly release a product where a third of your first years sales are going to need replacements. No-one does that. Companies have been known to consider if the cost of a recall is more than the cost of getting sued if something goes wrong, and pick the cheaper option! 360 happened because they didn't know it would. With that experience in hand, another console couldn't suffer the same overheating issues unless the engineers are incompetent.
