PlaystaionGamer said: yeh.. the PS4 is going to come in 2013.. because sony want to spend another Billion releasing a system when the PS3 has incurred massive debts and is starting to make money..
PS4 won't come till 2014. sorry, but they won't be able to get stock holders on board with loosing such a massive sum releasing another system yet |
Wow, is this a professional opinion ? Cuz FACTUALLY speaking.. if I was a Sony stockholder Id keep being concerned about how much money the PS3 is losing me now. The PS3 has lost more money then the original Xbox did. BILLIONS... and recently with the price cut Sony lost more money although it helped sales.. it may not make a difference. Just because you sell more lemonade then the guy on the other corner doesnt mean you take more cash home. The odd thing is you dont seem to understand that the PS4 launch at a slightly higher cost ( lets say 399.00 ) could have hardware that cost 375.00.. meaning the PS4 could launch profitable ( something the PS3 didn't do ).. The PS4 could be a turn in the right direction for Sony. If you think stockholders want to stay with the PS3 Im sure its border line... The PS2 was way different. It was profitable its entire life. From a business point of view they controlled the market. They could milk it as long as they wanted almost. They competed against no one. The first xbox launched nearly two yrs after the PS2 did.. MS goal was to just launch and they knew it would be a total loss that generation financially. The only goal was to steal some fans and they did that. Nintendo launched an underpowered gamcube nearly a year after the PS2.. It was a perfect storm for Sony ! They could do no wrong. Fast forward to today.. If im a Sony stockholder - I'm looking forward to the PS4 !
The main difference between PS2 and PS3 is not the huge gulf in sales.. its that PS2 was a money maker from start to finish.. PS2 made so much to the overal profitability to Sony.. that up till now stockholders have been excusing the PS3 over it.. The PS3 has been a money loser from start to finish.. even when it became "profitable" a year ago.. for each unit sold it barely made more then it cost to make a PS3.. and from a long term point of view even if they made ALOT of money off PS3's from here on out .. the fact is it will never make enough to make an overall profit for what it has lost this entire generation. I owned a PS2.. we all did.. may of us bought more then one. My first one last two years.. it was as much my DVD player as it was my gaming console..
If Im a stock holder Im making sure we're moving to a better ( but cheaper ) console in the PS4.. If im a stockholder and the PS3 is still losing money.. which is lost 300 million recently I'm wating to get away from under the PS3. Yeah.. you can blame the currency issue on PS3's losses.. BUT THE TRUTH is.. they made such little profit on the PS3 they had no business lowering the price of the PS3 the point where those issues might be a factor. From a business point of view.. as a fan or not.. the PS3 has been a poor invenstment for this generation. The hope is next gen they will release at a decent price.. because the launch cost definately hurt.. the bluray player alone pushed the system over the edge price wise. They actually made cuts that hurt the system overall.. the Cell processor is being held back by an under powereed GPU.
If im a stock holder Im wanting the PS4 out sooner not later. The Ps2 lasted so long because it made money the entire time ! As it got cheaper they made even more.. a lod of cash !!! The PS3 is not doing this. Companies don't extend the lives of products that barely lose money and AT BEST barely keep them afloat !
The last I heard was Sony was wanting to launch AT or slightly before MS next time.. they planned to launch the PS3 with Xbox 360.. remember ? They delayed then the price of it was awful.. This time they want to launch close... and I have a feeling they will make sure this time they DO IN FACT Launch closer then last time !!