$99 for an X-Box 360.... Smart move? Or an act of desperation?

[damndl0ser]

ChrisIsNotSexy said:

damndl0ser said:

ChrisIsNotSexy said:

nightsurge said:

ChrisIsNotSexy said:
If they wanted so much marketshare,and so many sales like youre saying,why didnt they put the launch price 300$ and gameover?Why drop the price 100$ a year because the production cost got lower,when they could have done that?

Because they would have lost so much per console they'd have literally gone bankrupt at that point.  They would have lost like $800 per console...  It would have definitely been game over, though... for Sony

They are still losing money per console sold.  Accept this as it is a fact.  I'm sorry, bud.

Exactly.They knew they will loose money,they knew the ps 3 wont sell amazingly-like.

They wouldnt have went bankrupt after 130 million Ps2s sold,50 million PSPs sold.

Its clear that Sony only wanted to prepare for the future with Blu ray and the Cell Processor.

If they wanted to win this generation,they wouldnt have put Blu-ray and have a lower price,with no loss.

You think they are stupid?They dominated 2 generations in a row

Seriously dude, your going to lose this one.   Your trying to twist your original words.

 

Do I think Sony is stupid?  Apparently so, they went from a gigantic profit on the PS2 to a gigantic loss in the PS3 wiping out all of the previous ps2 profits and more.  So ya they aren't that bright.

Wiping out all the previous Ps 2 profits?Do you have a source or something?Another biased statement,you guys can talk all night,but you cant give anything real can you? PS2 and PSP were there to clear of the PS3 ''gigantic'' loss alot,Blu-Ray was also there,and also software sales.

They beat Microsoft in Japan,and Europe,atm is currently selling more in the NA too.

Its not a gigantic loss as you think,thats just how your little brain sees it.Yeah they lost alot of money,but that was to introduce the Blu Ray into gaming.

Go check the financial statements from just before the PS3 released till now.  You will see that it did indeed lose more than the PS2 made.