| EvilChronos said: OK I didnt think I would have to explain this cause I thought it would be obvious but I guess not... Sony prooved with the ps2 that u can take SIGNIFICANT hits in price in the first half of the life of a system knowing that on the back half u will earn quite a bit not only off the system "cause the tech gets cheaper over time therefore cheaper to build year after year" but with a huge increase on accessories "wich have the highest % of profit from store bought merch" not to mention the fact that games will increase in sells and somewhat unique obviously to this gen is the dl's straight from the source "wich are quite profitable too" AND having your name in the house more will cause a person to buy your other products if u show them how nice 1 can be. So to get back on point the FACT is that there are ten's of millions of people worldwide "especially Asia" who own a ps2 who have not bought a ps3 or any next gen for that fact cause there system is still being published for. Now if you stop support of the ps2 "like MS did for xbox" it will force people to go out and buy another system. Now when they get to the store they see that sony is now in the same ball park for the price comparison with Wii and 360 and it also comes with the cable u need to make it look good on your new high def tv and a good game. Then u read on the box that all your old ps2 and ps1 games will work on this new system and u can also watch high def movies and get on the internet and etc... and GEE look at them fly out of the store, imagine that. This is honestly simple. Not only has sony prooven my point with the ps2 but microsoft proved it with the xbox/360. This truly is not a hard thing to grasp. BTW just incase u are one of the shit talkers earlier I have taken Micro Eco, Stat Eco, World Eco, Eco 101, 201, 303. I love the subject and I do know a little bit about what Iam talking about here. Grant-it Iam obviously not as qualified as the sony eco's however how good have they been doing so far? hmmmmm |
This post had me rolling my eyes out of their sockets and I believe it hasn't been attacked enough. I'll take a stab at it.
First, it has already been established that the losses of the PS2 where nowhere near as monumental as those of the PS3. You know you have a problem when the company is letting go of not just a few people, but a few thousand. Sure, this is mainly other divisions but the losses are now so monumental it'd be a feat if they'd recoperate their losses even if they'd continue to pursue a ten year plan. And yes, that's taking the Pareto effect into account.
Then we have the main section. It has already been established that a lot of the PS2 generation are jumping ship towards the Nintendo Wii. Furthermore you assume that people are lining up for a console to put beside their new HDTV. Newsflash: the majority of homes do not own a HDTV. 23% In Western homes, and significantly lower in Asia.
And even if there was a rush on HDTV and people desired a console with it, what makes them not chose the still cheaper Xbox360? Mind you, backed by a company who is not in a financial shitstorm and can more easily lower price.
As mentioned, your ideas are running Sony into the ground for what, marketshare? That battle has already been lost, survival is now key. They need a somewhat steady cashflow if they plan on making any investments or keep somewhat of a budget.
BTW, Argueing with credentials online is like going to a Jerry Springer show. You can be any sort of person you like. I'm (honestly) close to my masters of science in Business Administration - but I could very well be a nobel prize winning phyicist.
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