PS3's future

[dunno001]

Dno said:

dunno001 said:
Well, to sum things up, the Sony fanboys will say that yes, it'll be around because of the 10-year plan, and surpass the 360. (A few that are delusional will say that it'll even pass the Wii.) The anti-Sony fanboys will say that it will be dead in a year. Both sides have been saying this for a couple of years. Truth is, we don't know. Games being in development mean very little; look at the number of games cancelled in the prior generation.

My take is that Sony will still be around in a year with the PS3, but I don't know in what condition. Do they do a price drop that causes sales to skyrocket? Or do they do too little, too late, and find themselves on life support? That I can't tell you.

anybody who thinks sony wil be on life support this gen is delusional.

Cant wait til the price drop. because everyone seems to 4get the xbox is only selling how it is now because of a series of price drops. Everyone also forgets that the xbox has of yet to sell more then 15k of the ps3 weekly total lately. if ps3 is on life support so is the 360 so the OP should get a wii. 

OT: get w/e you like. its your money dont have people on the internet tell you what to get. look for games you like and buy the system that plays those games.

*sighs* Try reading what I said again. I did not say that Sony would be on life-support. I said that merely as a potential situation, hence it's opposed point of skyrocketing sales. I make no case for either, but I refuse to let any fanboy blinders exclude any possible situation.

As for my use of life support, you're also twisting what my intent was. Notice how I say that SONY will still be around, not just the PS3. It's a known fact that the PS3 has been losing money hand over fist. It may be nearing break-even now, but none of us has the numbers to prove one way or the other. But if there is even a penny lost on the sale of a unit, the PS3 remains a short-term liability to the company. And when things were good with the PS2, it was able to prop up the parts of Sony that were doing poorly. However, those parts have not improved, and the red ink that has been generated by the PS3 isn't helping Sony any. Sony MUST find ways to shore up some of these losses. A company that can not stop the red ink will go bankrupt. Now, I'm not saying this will happen to Sony, but as of now, the red is still flowing, and they will need to take action.

Sure, sales of the system are very close to the 360. However, Microsoft's financial situation is better. If they really want to stick around, they can for now, and as things stand, the 360 is showing profit, even if only a small amount. They have stopped the red ink. And the 360 does continue to outsell the PS3, even by small amounts. This will widen the gap, making developers think if a PS3 port will remain feasible. This is the tough spot Sony is in, and truth be told, none of us know exactly how they will come out of it. Will they do a price cut, raising sales, thus potentially raising royalty dollars? Or would that price cut worsen the red, forcing the shareholders to look hard and want to sever the brand? Keep the price the same, and the PS3 will eventually make profit per unit. But will it allow the 360-PS3 margin to grow large enough to push the PS3 to obscurity? And what about the rest of Sony? If they can stop enough red in other divisions, they may be able to look more long-term, and use those divisions to prop up the gaming sector.

Week-to-week sales do not mean the 360 is on life support. What needs to be done is looking at the large picture, and there are too many variables to determine the true future of Sony as things stand. For the record, I do think Sony as a company will pull through. But I do expect to see some parts lost or severely cut back. Will Playstation as a brand be safe or cut? I don't know.