makingmusic476 said:
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). |
I understand, I agree with your points but generally. I believe its going to be hard for the PS3 to get past the 360. And considering you said fans are waiting for the PS3 for a price cut. How long can they wait for a decent price cut?? How long? Some of those users are going to get fed up and switch to the cheaper 360. I think you said in another post that since the 360 is cheaper in Japan its still not selling good. Well its not and with the original Xbox giving them a bad taste, they felt that the 360 was awful. But seeing that 360 is getting the games, Japan is actually changing a different a apporach to the 360. Right now the 360 sold better than the original Xbox in Japan. So we are seeing improvement, but not no PS3 numbers in Japan.
