It would be stupid to argue that the PS3 was a sucess from a marketshare or profitability perspective it currently has the least marketshare and isn't directly making alot of profit for Sony.
But the PS3 is a sucess in ways that aren't neccaserily quantifiable. The PS3 was able to sell well at a price point which no other console this generation would have been able too, this demonstates the power of the playstation brand .Granted the PS3 didn't actualy sell to well but I think we can agree that it would have been much more competetive with the Wii with a lower price point ( it managed to outsell the 360 for most of this year with almost 2X it's price point).
The PS3 also won the HD Format war for Sony this could result in years of royalty fees from the use of Blu-Ray technology which could potentialy cover the PS3's losses but this is entirely dependant on Blu-Ray's sucess.
It also boasts some of the most significant games this generation MGS4 , LBP , Killzone 2 , GT5:P , Uncharted all pushing the boundaries of graphical quality and creativity.
Yes the PS3 isn't the high flyer that we all anticipated it to be but it still managed to achieve things that it's competition wern't capable of.
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