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makingmusic476 on 17 September 2007
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W29 said:
makingmusic476 said:
FishyJoe said:
makingmusic476 said:

Same could be said about the 360.

Also, ps2 sales are making Sony money, which in turn allows for ps3 price cuts. Turns out well for the consumers, no?


If you look at their financial reports, it's not nearly enough.


They're using other divisions to cover for the losses overall. They're still doing better than MS and the Xbox/360. They haven't made a profit from their Xbox division since it was formed almost 10 years ago.


Can you think before typing seriously. You say the other division within the company is covering them. Well Microsoft is a software company remember. Does Windows ring a bell. They are the only reliable Operating system in computers today. Please don't start with money cause I will run down what Microsoft makes.

Who cares if they don't make profit. Microsoft is just laughing hard considering Sony is last and is losing money per unit every console that is sold. So Sony is in a hole this gen.

 

You don't think I know that?  I was just pointing out that a company can still operate despite it's gaming division being in the red.  After all, it's only one division.  I was using MS as an example of this.

And who cares if they don't make a profit?  LMAO, that's the whole reason the companies entered into the console race - to make a profit.  If a company continues to lose money in a specific area for an extended period of time, stock holders become unhappy, and the division is either completely reformed in the hopes of turning a profit, or else completely dropped.

We don't have to worry about either company dropping their gaming divisions though, because Sony has a history of dipping into the red with the launch of a new console, and it allways turns out good in the end, and MS's strategy revolved around being in the red for many years after the XBox was launched, in the hopes of making money come the third generation they took part in (i.e. next gen).