makingmusic476 said:
Guys, Sony won't be leaving the gaming industry. >_<
At worst, Sony just won't drop the price of the ps3. With the drop to 65nm RSX at the beginning of the holidays, and the drop to 45nm Cell at the beginning of 2009, ps3 hardware costs are getting lower than ever. As shown through the holidays, the ps3's sales are drying up at the $399 price point, and probably won't be very high at the beginning of the year. Low sales + lower hardware costs results in much less lost on ps3 hardware overall.
This combined with more big 1st party releases next year than ever before (Killzone 2, White Knight Chronicles, and InFamous all in the first five months), plus the new revenue source found in Home (whereas before it was just a money sink) should lead to Sony losing much less in 2009 than previous quarters, if not making a profit.
When they begin breaking even on every ps3 sold near the end of the year, they'll be doing fine. They may be far in third place, but they'll be profitable.
And that's assuming things are at their worst.
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oh i know like i said there will be another sony system i simply said i would love to see them drop out even though i own and love a ps3. Then after they dropped out i would love to see either microsoft or nintendo drop out. I don't care which two drop but i want one console for all third parties to develop on.
