Considering gaming is one of there few profitable sectors I don't think they are about to abandon making hardware.
Considering gaming is one of there few profitable sectors I don't think they are about to abandon making hardware.
Ji99saw said:
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The fact that PS+ is an option, and not mandatory speaks for itself. If you're willing to sub to PS+ then that is on you. Sony is not forcing you to sub to PS+ to buy games at a discounted price, they're not forcing you to get into beta test early, and to try out games without buying them. If they wanted to go like MS then everyone will have to pay to play online.
Actually first thing that has always come to mind is 3rd party support above everything else he mentioned.
This article is quite funny in light of recent sales numbers... |
Totally. I can see the point but they should get real : PS3 is the top hardware this week and it is... OMG 5 year-old already! I f it keeps this momentum it could even be flat or almost YoY. Sony should just scale back where the comptetion is too intense (TVs, phones) and resist entering every single market despite high entry barriers (tablets).
fauzman said:
You are wrong. Sony dont make consoles so that they can make back money on the software. They sell a defective console at launch at a loss and make that money back by selling the later SKUs at a profit (since the price of parts falls considerably over the years). They did this very successfully for both the psx and ps2. However, with the ps3 they lost so much money in the initial launch years that they probably wont make back the money they lost by the end of the ps3's lifetime. But this is slightly different from them selling hardware and just expecting software to cover for it. Also, considering the position sony are in, the ps4 will probably be sold at a profit or very close to manufacture cost to reduce/eliminate any losses from the get-go (or at least that is what indications are). So I dont think they will do as badly as this gen. |
Fixed for you.
http://techspyblog.blogspot.com.es/2010/03/conclusive-proof-of-sony-timer-aka-sony.html
Look at the reliability of the consoles sold at loss and those that aren't. And don't mention the words "more powerful" or the Gamecube will destroy you.
Player2 said:
Fixed for you. http://techspyblog.blogspot.com.es/2010/03/conclusive-proof-of-sony-timer-aka-sony.html
Look at the reliability of the consoles sold at loss and those that aren't. And don't mention the words "more powerful" or the Gamecube will destroy you. |
Not sure I follow you. Neither the article or the clip mentioned a difference in the reliability of the initial fat or the later "slim" consoles. And even if there is a greater reliability in the slim consoles, this could just be from sony learning from their mistakes (though I understand from your article that the point was that the same problem occurred with both the psx and ps2). Personally I find it hard to believe that sony would be deliberately making defective consoles since they have a reputation for solid products though I guess its a possibility. Either way, Im sure that most of their sales were probably NOT due to replacement psx or ps2s like you are suggesting... unless you have some proof?
And im not sure where your "more powerful" or Gamecube comments come from since they are irrelevant and fairly silly to boot.
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Actually the first thing i think about when i hear Sony is TV's and Walkmans
VGKING actually made me laugh. What a way to start a day.
Imagine not having GamePass on your console...