Sony Losing Money On PS3 Slim

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CGI-Quality said:

durtysouthhustlah said:

CGI-Quality said:

durtysouthhustlah said:

CGI-Quality said:

durtysouthhustlah said:

CGI-Quality said:
The PlayStation division is making a profit, as a whole. The PS3 is not.

Why do you guys love to focus on the negative aspect of this while ignoring the positive side?

The thread title says "Sony losing money on PS3 Slim," not "Sony losing money on PS division."

Of course the PS2 and PSPs are making money. They are old as dirt. However, their baby, the PS3, is bleeding like a gunshot victim in ER.

I am curious what shareholders are thinking about this *experiment* and the lack of money this product is making nearly 3 years after launch. And this is coming from a 2-generation video game leader. You'd think Sony would know a thing or two about winning. Apparently not ...

Ummm, I'm aware of that. I'm just saying that people too often jump all over the negative aspect while ignoring anything positive.

I don't think so, CGI. I think folks want news - not propaganda and not spam - but news. The positive is - the Slim is here and the $299 price point will generate sales. The negative? Sony's still bleeding money off the PS3. That's the truth. And the biggest piece of news is - how in the world Sony let the crown loose after two generations of being on top? Even if they stick to the 10-year plan and the PS3 outsells everything on the planet, it was still in last place for 3 years. That's a poor, poor start for the former champs any way you slice it.

But mistakes can happen, just look at Nintendo.

I definitely agree. I nearly bought a Virtual Boy back in the day. However, they learned from their mistake and marketed the devil out of the Wii. And they relied on word of mouth. And nongamers to ignite the fire.

Sony's biggest obstacle, in light of this recession we are in, is to make folks say 'I need to buy a PS3.' They need to make folks want a PS3 so bad they'd plop down $321 bucks to get one. And right now, I don't see Sony doing it and they desperately need to to be victorious this generation.

With that said, this is Sony's first blunder. I doubt the same will be repeated in the future.

Um.... what? PsP-Go = $249.99 ? ? ? ?

it doesn't even have a touch screen and it's as much as an iPhone

Take a look at the admittedly incomplete list of proprietary devices or formats that Sony has introduced in the last fifteen years or so.

Mini-Disc (1991)--custom disc format, and used ATRAC audio compression, which is proprietary.
Sony Dynamic Digital Sound (1993)--a competitor to the Dolby Digital 5.1 standard.
Multi-Media Compact Disc (1994)--Sony's proprietary format for high-density optical storage, developed in conjunction with Phillips. Negotiations merged this format and Toshiba's Super Density disc format into what would become DVD.
Music Clip (1999)--Sony's first digital player, used ATRAC audio compression.
HiFD (1998)--a competitor to Iomega's Zip drive.
Memory Stick (1998)--proprietary memory device as a competitor to SD and Flash memory.Super Audio CD (1999)--an optical disc format with higher fidelity than the CD.                                                                                                                                                                          Hi-HD (2004)media storage format as a further development of the Mini Disc                                                                                                      PSP (2004)--Uses Universal Media Disc (UMD) media, a proprietary media format.