How much is Sony losing per PS3?

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thismeintiel said:

@Icyedge

I also find it funny he decided to add that little quip about PSP no longer being profitable because of the Go. Since when did high sales numbers equal profit, while low sales equal loss? PS3 has been having its best months in years, but it's still at a loss. However, I don't think anyone believes that the Go, at its price point, is selling at a loss. Hate the Go all you want, it's still bringing extra profit to Sony they might have otherwise not gained.

@damndl0ser

Production costs don't go down weekly, but most likely every few months. Otherwise, we wouldn't have a profitable PS2 at $99. Your point about we would be paying less for items off the assembly line is incorrect. Companies find ways to save money on the production of their goods all the time. That doesn't mean they are going to pass it along to the costumer all the time. Usually it is only passed along to help it stay afloat in tough waters, or if the product is several years old and isn't selling as well as usual.

The Wii is a perfect example of this. Nintendo is still making money off of the Wii. Do you honestly think that they only just put into place measures to make the product just cheap enough for them to produce, so they could drop it to $199? Of course not. Most likely it's been produced for under $199 for months.

I have no idea if PSP Go is breaking even per unit or not...it most likely is, which then only adds more to my observation as to what is dragging down the division.  Everything else is profitable, hmmmmm.....let's think about it?  As to Mr Moderator (aka Icyedge), maybe if people would actually READ financial reports before spouting silly comments on this site, these threads wouldn't spin off.  I'm not sure how you don't see the relationship between how much it's losinf now, and the expectation for profits...maybe we have some economics majors here to explain these theories to you.