I've given up on Sony taking 2nd place

[Comrade Tovya]

radha said:
What i find really sad about the ps3 's history up until now is that fans have been more committed to the console than sony it self, i mean people have made an effort of buying a 600 or 500 buck console, but sony is concentrating on profits so they are willing to give up on not only sales but the reputation of the PS brand, before the PS3 sony has been a winner with every console and now they have become the worst of losers. They will never reach the 360, not because of the 1 year lead but because they loss so much money on the ps3 already that they cant lose more so they cant keep up with MS's strategies.

 

I know, it's kind of a paradox.  Sony included a BD player capability in the new PlayStation to beat Toshiba handidly with their HD DVD format, and now because of the significant added cost this adds to the PS3, it's almost like their strategy backfired in the console war.  Really, it's too early in the game to tell.  But I do wonder how low Sony can go without running themselves into the ground?  I know it doesn't help them that stand alone BD players are $100-$150 cheaper than the PS3 now.

Then again, the BD victory will probably be more profitable for Sony over the long run anyway, so while they may not be able to dig themselves out of the whole this generation, the huge profits from the BD format may justify the sacrifice over the long run... that is unless streaming video destroys disc based movies.  Who can know such things?