HappySqurriel on 02 November 2009
I suspect that profitability within Sony's gaming division will be short lived being that the money they will soon start to make will have to be funneled into the increasing R&D costs of successors to the PSP and PS3 ... The PS2 was a profit monster, and when profit generated from it was highest (in the years leading up to the PSP and PS3 release) the gaming divisions profitability took a serious hit. It is highly likely that Sony will need to spend $100 to $250 Million per year for each console every year from now until they release it, and possibly $250 to $500 Million the year they release it, to design and licence the technology that will make up the system.
