How Microsoft defeated Sony.

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MontanaHatchet said:

FastFord58 said:

MontanaHatchet said:
1. Sony sold their console at an even bigger loss. Companies have been doing this with consoles for quite a while now.

2. If RPGs were so significant, wouldn't they be the highest selling genre this generation? Microsoft just wanted to gain a bigger fanbase in Japan, that's it. The main fanbase of the Playstation consoles is the casual fanbase, and Nintendo snagged them, not Microsoft.

3. Sony did this too with the Playstation, and they could have done it this generation if they wanted to. If Sony wanted to buy downloadable content for 50 million dollars, they could have. They're a global corporation. That's not even that much to them.

 

Allow me to finish your statements:

1...which is partially to blame for their currently horrid economic state.

2...It's not just about the games, it is the perception of the consoles ability to attract developers. I couldn't give two heated turds about FF13, but just the fact that it is coming to 360 impresses me and shows that Sony has weakened in the marketplace.

3...No, Sony absolutely can not throw money around like MS does. Given the current financial situation and given that Sony is losing BILLIONS, I would say 50 million means enough to them and their share holders to not be able to do these types of business manouvers. Sony will sink the Playstation before the Playstation sinks Sony. Have no illusions on that.

Let me correct your statements.

1. Well, I guess Sony was in a "horrid" economic state when they were selling the PS1, PS2, and PSP at a loss, right?

2. So it's not about the games, but it's about attracting developers? Well, answer me this: What do developers do? In fact, I'll save you the trouble. They make games. So it's not just about the games, but getting companies that make games. Hrmm. Why do you write this again?

3. Apparently you don't understand the market. Right now, Microsoft is in dire straits as well. The economy is affecting everyone and they've even been forced to make layoffs. And yet they still pay for Xbox Live servers, developer support, game development, etc. Microsoft may be wealthy, but by your standards, $50 million would mean a lot to them as well. It's not like it's an insignificant amount of money. Rather, it's something that either company easily could have paid if they wanted to.

I'm not going to respond to the bajillion other people who quoted me because I just don't care and at this point, you're just flattering me. I know I'm amazing and controversial, but I just don't feel the same way about the rest of you.

 

1- Did Sony sell PS1/2/P at as big a loss as they did with the PS3? It certainly doesn't seem to be the case, especially after they cut the price by 200 € in Europe (before the PS3 had even seen its first holiday season).

3- Microsoft is not in dire straits. Unless I really don't understand the definition of dire straits.