| Louie said: Guys, why exactly should Sony cancel the Ps3? Sure they are going to lose money on it but Microsoft lost much more on the original Xbox and I guess the PS3's sales as a Blu-Ray player make somewhat up for it. I highly doubt they are going to cancel it. That would be much more expensive in the end. |
Well, cancelling the PS3 (and I agree that that would mean the complete division, maybe minus PSP) would save Sony loads and loads of money. They can sell most of their development houses (they have a lot) and keep the profitable ftranchises (like GT and GoW) which will get the company massively in the black.
The PS3 done its job as the device that deliverd the victory against HD-DVD, without the loss making SCE division there would be much more liquidity to fund the HD battle versus formidable competitors like Philips and Samsung.
I DON'T THINK THIS WILL HAPPEN, but you asked why they would to it. There are definitely benefits for Sony to kill SCE. That Microsoft lost more on the Xbox is irrelevant. MS has always had a much better balance sheet and their goal for the Xbox wasn't profit, but a way into the livingroom. Not to mention thatXbxo didn't cost anywhere near the insane 3 billion + Sony has lost so far on the PS3. (All the profits of the PS2 - the most successfull console ever - gone in just 2 years).
