OctaBech said:
newbie3 said:
Vetteman94 said:
So how much is the E&D Division in the red since the original Xbox came around? Its nice to see they are starting to pick up the pace diggin themselves out of that hole. |
I dont remember anymore, but for what it's worth Sony has probably lost more with PS3 than MS has with the entire Xbox project (1 and 360). Or it should be close anyway.
The last two fiscal years (which end each June 30)the Xbox division profited 469m and 169m or around there. So about 650m profit. But remember before that they had a 1B write off just for RROD, so they haven't even made that back. They start off this fiscal year with a nice 312m profit now.
Then on the other hand theres no telling what is Xbox profit/loss and what is other products in the division either. My gut feeling is if anything Xbox profit is higher than division profit (in other words, rest of the division loses money).
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What makes you think Sony has lost as much, if not more on the PS3 than MS did on the original xBox?
I mean the PS3 was sold at $600 for quite some time where as the original xBox had a dramatic price cut almost adjacent to its launch.
Then there's also the whole debacle MS had with the hardware suppliers, preventing the xBox from being made cost efficient, while Sony steadily have been cutting production costs for the PS3.
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I don't think the PS3 has cost as much as the entire Xbox division, but the PS3 has pretty much wiped out any profits the PS2 made and eating into PS1 profits as well.
"According to a Kotaku report, Sony lost USD 2.16 billion in 2007 and USD 1.16 billion in 2008 on the PS3. The console allegedly cost over USD 800 to manufacture but which was sold in the USD 500-600 range when it was launched in 2006."
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/ps3-pricing-caused-3-billion-loss-for-sony
